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!