Happy Easter !

Hope you all had a nice Easter weekend. Anora got to spend some time with the Easter bunny.  She liked the bunny, and one even got a really nice hug!  Now, who wouldn't be jealous of that nice warm embrace!?

 Earlier in the week, we dyed some eggs.  Anora mostly like mixing the egg around in the dye, spilling the liquid everywhere...but her eggs did turn out pretty!  She liked eating the eggs like an apple too - straight up.  Ben's favorite part?  The invisible crayon!

 Saturday morning we went up the block to the park where they hosted a neighborhood easter egg hunt!  We arranged by age, then went off to collect eggs.  Anora did a nice job filling her basket full of eggs and treats.  We were amazed by all the kids in our area!  Wow!

   

 Easter morning was a delight, with hidden Easter eggs and a hidden basket.  The Easter bunny brought her lots of Frozen items like stickers, crocs, and socks!  Anora was also spoiled by both Grandparents with even more Frozen goodies.  It was like a second Christmas.  Her favorite part was certainly shaking, and opening all the plastic eggs to discover what was inside. 

 

Goodies from Gammy & Grandpa

 Showing off her new headband!  All dressed and ready to go to church.  Too bad it was raining :(
We had such a lovely Easter together.  Hope you all did too!

Anora is going to be a BIG SISTER!

Anora is excited to announce she is going to have a little brother coming in September!  We are all excited to welcome a new little baby this year.  Anora doesn't really comprehend what's coming yet, but she does sweetly kiss my belly from time to time.  She will be a really great big sister, but the splitting of attention is going to be a challenge I expect.  Can't wait to meet this little man!

2 Year Stats - Anora

Anora is still our little peanut!  The doctor said she is looking great and still on her growth curve, so all is well.  She did a great job at this appointment and didn't freak out like she has the past couple times.  She even got to weigh herself on the big girl scale!  As a special treat for doing so well, the doctor gave her a Frozen sticker :)  She was pretty proud of herself.  She's growing into such a big girl.

Height: 32.5" / 23.15%

Weight: 22lbs 9.6ozs / 5.23%

HC: 46cm / 14.55%

Anora turns 2!

Happy Birthday, Anora!  The past two years have flown by.  It's amazing to see you now and how far you've come.  You are certainly finding your own sense of self these days which means some tantrums for us....but more often than not, you are sweet, silly, and fun.  Being that your a Pisces, you have always loved water.  So what better way to celebrate than a water park!?  We went back to Great Wolf Lodge again this year to celebrate.

You could not wait to dig into your birthday cake!  Mommy made a special chiffon cake with strawberries and cream.  You were so excited to blow out the candles and then dig in with a spoon!  You really went to town on that thing.  I'm glad you liked it.  Last year you wanted nothing to do with your cake.

 

 

You did a second round of candles and cake for the cake we brought to share. You wanted to dig into that one too!  Then you opened a couple presents.  Godmother Heidi & family got you an Anna dress up gown along with a few other dress up clothes!  You will be all set to go.  Momma and Papa got you a trampoline for all that jumping you like to do. 

 One of your favorite parts about Great Wolf Lodge was all the animals.  You gave the lady wolf a high five and a hug.  You weren't so sure about the fox, but you did give him a hug too!

 The arcade was a big hit!  You didn't need or want any of the games to move, you just liked pushing the buttons, or pretending you were driving the ice cream truck or the motorcycle.  All the lights and kids got you very excited.  We don't have pictures from the water park, but you went in the wave pool this year for a little while and watched Papa go under the waterfall.  Your favorite was doing the water slide and sitting on the banana boat.  You liked seeing all the buckets of water dump out and guessing which one would dump next.  Since it was your birthday, you got a wrist band for free ice cream, wolf ears with a birthday hat, and a special wolf birthday wish at check in.  SOOoo special!

We did get a fairly early start in the morning walking around the lodge and grabbing more pictures with the scenery.  We even caught story time where the trees and animals talked and sang.  We had a buffet breakfast and got some swimming time in before check out.  You played with Shayli and Aliyah one last time in the arcade before we headed back home.  It was a wonderful way to get out and celebrate you!  We love you, Anora!  Happy Birthday!