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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Anna turns 2!

Testing the chocolate frosting for her cake.

One decorated "Anna" Minnie Mouse cake!

The Minnie Mouse birthday balloons were a big hit!

Cousins (this is the best "posed" picture I could manage)!

Opening her presents: Play Doh!

Thank you, Mallory's, for the pretty pants and shirt!

A new broom set and snow shovel (thanks, G&G Griffin)!

Anna: "A BIG present!"

Cake time!

She was already cleaned up once after her spaghetti dinner...

Her actual birthday: waffles for breakfast!

She loves her new Legos (and so does Daddy)! ;)

Sonic birthday lunch!


Our "baby" turned 2 on the 7th! Just in time for her, "Anna can do it" independence stage! 

We had a Minnie Mouse birthday party for her on the evening of the 6th, made extra complete with her cousins (well, the local ones)! The balloons were a big hit at the party, keeping all the kiddos entertained for quite a while. Spaghetti, green beans, berries, and bread (the favorites) were served as the main meal, followed by a Minnie Mouse cake! I wish I would have caught it on video, but when Jesse first lit her birthday candle, she kept blowing it out before anyone could start singing. It was hilarious! After several failed attempts, we explained that she had to wait before she blew out the candle. See video for the final, successful attempt! 

On her actual birthday, a Saturday, we had a waffle birthday breakfast, played with her new toys including her Legos and Play Doh, and had a fun shopping trip with a Sonic birthday lunch. I think Anna had a very fun 2nd birthday. We love you, sweet Anna!

2 comments:

Tom said...

Great birthday party Anna! I downloaded every pic :-) Mommy's cake looked yummy! Love Papa Tom

Sandy said...

Thanks for sharing the pictures. It has been so much fun watching her grow up through the pictures and video's. She is lucky little girl to have you guys as parents!