Wednesday, July 18, 2012

July 18: Anna Bannana's 2nd Birthday Celebration

We stayed in a motel overnight and then got up and headed over to our son's to celebrate his daughter's 2nd birthday.  His work schedule lead to a change in party plans but it was a wonderful celebration, anyway. 

We started by giving Anna her birthday present of the dress-up wardrobe and some items for playing dress-up.  Then we headed out to a movie, popcorn, and Sweet-Tarts.  Since it was a kid's movie time, there was no issue with just being kids.  Anna was excited, but she has been partying for a couple of weeks so she did not make it through the movie.  Dean and Bryson loved every single minute, as did Grandma, Grandpa, and Great Grandpa.  Managed to get some really good cuddle time with the boys.  Grandparents love that.

We went out for pizza, but Anna fell asleep so we regrouped and took the pizza home.  We followed it up with more ice cream.  That was just about enough time for Anna to rest up and be ready for more play.  Wish my videos would have been shot correctly, because the joy these kids had playing with the wardrobe and the dress up stuff was unbelievable.  There are going to be some major fun moments involving this wardrobe. Here are a few more shots of the birthday girl and her big brothers.

Life is GOOD!

Sharing a sweet look with Great-Grandpa
Goofing with Grandpa


Can you see her fairy wings?
Bryson has an idea.


Check out the bow, the scarf, the bracelets,
the fairy wings, and the BRAND NEW tennies.
Anna loves dress up and shoes
Dean was striking a pose - so much silliness!


2 comments:

Castle Family said...

I love how excited Anna is!

Nancy A. said...

our three girls LOVED dress up, and would have had a blast with that colorful wardrobe! Great effort on your part!