My Second Birthday at the Bavariann Inn Lodge

My mom, Papa, Grandma, Aunna and Keisha took me to Frankenmuth for the my second birthday. My daddy couldn't come because he had to work (him and mommy are going to Mexico next week). Anyway, here is a pic of our hotel. I've stayed here before and mom said I can come back again soon with daddy. It is a great hotel!

Here I am taking us up to our room....When we got to the hotel we all got ready to go swimming right away. They have a lot of swimming pools in the lower level and we were all very excited.Here I am with my Papa and Grandma in one of the pools....I loved playing in the big pool with my green ball...Even my Aunna came into the water with me. She doesn't like the water very much, but she came in just for me to make my birthday very special. She loves me a lot...I love her too. We shared my float. This pool was the most fun. I loved playing with the squirting water and my Papa liked being silly with me. We also played lots of games in the fame center. I was pretty good at shooting hoops!After all of the fun in the family fun center I was super tired. I took a nap so that I could be ready for my big birthday dinner.We went to the Bavariann Restaurant for a big chicken dinner. This is my mommy and me posing as a waiter and a waitress.The chicken there is soooooo good. I ate a lot of food and kept asking for more.The noodles are the best! Slurp!!!!This is a pic of me with our waitress. She was very nice.I got my very own cake for my birthday....yum!I loved blowing out my candle.When we were all done I showed everyone my full belly! Then we went to the courtyard to listen to music and have some fun.
We got to see the clock show.....

But, all I really wanted to do was to play with the horses. I got to see them everyday.Here I am on my Papa's shoulders with Keisha and my mommy....we were going back to the hotel and are coming out of the covered bridge.Here we are on our balcony just before bed time on our first night in Frankenmuth.The next day we did some more playing and swimming in the family fun center and we went into town. Here is a great picture of my Grandma and my Aunna...sisters!!!

Here I am with my Aunna on a BIG rock!

I loved watching them make peanut brittle and fudge.

On our last night my mommy bought an accordian for me. There was a man playing the accordian outside in the courtyard and I played along with him.

Then I got distracted by the doggy...he was so cute!

Here I am with my backpack all packed up and ready to go...we were done at the hotel and getting ready to go to Bronners.

I loved looking at all of the trees at Bronners. They were everywhere.
Keisha and I like the big bear. I am still talking about him almost 2 weeks later.I had a great time in Frankenmuth. I can't wait to go back and do it all over again!!!!

My 2nd Birthday Celebration

I had a fantastic birthday celebration today!!! I seen all of my family and was even able to see my friend Hannah and her mommy and daddy. I played and played all day long and was sooooo tired by the end of the day. I am so thankful to everyone that came over to celebrate my 2nd year of life with me and for the love that everyone shares with me. I also loved all of the wonderful presents. I've already watched an Elmo video, read some new books, played baseball, put a construction toy in my bath, drove a new car, packed my backpack with a coloring book and put some new clothes in my room. I get to take my Thomas Train with me on my trip to Frankenmuth tomorrow and I can't wait. It was a wonderful day filled with laughter, balloons, and everyone I love!!!!

Here I am with my Aunt Joan...she made my birthday cake and it was soooooo good!!!!!This is my cousin Melissa and my Aunna. Here is pic of my Grandma and Grandpa Cripe, my cousin Emma, and my aunt Renee. Here I am in my Grandma's arms with my Uncle Mike and Aunt Rhonda.I was SOOOOOOOO excited that my mom and dad put a pinata up for me. It was loads of fun. I loved "bamming" the horsey. The candy was good also :-)Here I am with my Aunt Joan and cousin Melissa. Isn't that a great cake!?!?!?!I just LOVE Winnie the Pooh!!!!Make a wish and blow out a candle...Let's eat cake....Delicious!!!!!I had a great time opening up presents with Keisha...I started out sitting nicely and then.....I was up and at 'em tearing through my gifts in record time....Mocha even tried to help me open my presents....she was such a good girl at my party and had a lot of fun also.I love books and this one was rather funny...I read it at bed time and mommy was very silly reading it to me :-)I love playing baseball and had a hard time leaving this outside to go in for bathtime.My Aunt Rhonda, Uncle Mike and Nick gave me a very cool Thomas the Tank train set....I climed all over it and even stood on it. I can't wait to set it up!!!!I also got my first quad car....mommy is happy that I also got a helmet for my birthday...this is a fun present :-)I was so thankful that my good friend Hannah came over to see me on birthday. She and I had a lot of fun bouncing in the bounce house.

Here is Grandpa Cripe, Uncle Jim, Aunt Renee, and Ian watching me take a swing at my new T-Ball set.

Check it out...I am learning how to use my quad already!!!!

Silly times after everyone left playing "get you" with Mocha.

Today was such a wonderful day. Jesus created a beautiful day and I am so thankful that I was able to experience God's blessings in my life in such an abundant way. Thank you everyone!!!!!

Two Year Old Pics

Mommy took me up to Sears the other day to get a few snapshots of me for my 2nd birthday party. I was such a good boy and had so much fun! We still want to get some "spontaneous" shots and outdoor pics when I get my pictures taken again from our new friend Miss Trenda. I love looking at all of my pictures. And I loved sharing them on my birthday. The one below is one of mom's favorites....

This is another favorite!!!!!

My first parade!

Today was such an incredible day. My mommy, Grandma, and Papa took me to the Farmington Founder's Parade and Festival. This was the first time I've been to a parade and I loved it! We arrived at the parade just in time and enjoyed every second of it. I was fascinated with all of the sights and sounds of the parade.I thought it was pretty cool when the clowns and other parade participants gave me candy. Mommy let me have my first lollipop. It was SOOOOOO good! I love being a kid!!!!The music was great. I also liked watching the diffferent groups of dancers. God has blessed many people with lots of talent. I'm happy they were willing to share it. The clowns were funny. They drove silly cars, had goofy hair, and made the parade a lot of fun.

I was surprised to see someone SO TALL. Stilt walkers are very cool.

Of course I was super excited to see all of the horses in the parade. They were beautiful!

One of the most surprising parts of the parade was seeing my friend Hannah and her mommy walking in the parade. They were there supporting their church and sharing with people how wonderful Jesus is! I talked about Hannah for the rest of the night.

I was also really happy to see some of my mommy's friends from her "old" job walking along with the school bus. When I seen the bus I started shouting for my Aunna. She drives a school bus and it made me think of her.

The balloon truck came by and the clowns gave me a blue balloon for my birthday. I LOVE balloons!!!

When the parade was over I was ready to go check out the rest of the festival. Ahh, a great day!

I will be sure to tell my mommy to post some new pics very soon. I will be celebrating my birthday tomorrow with my family and then heading to the Bavariann Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth for my birthday day (my daddy is staying home because he has a cold, but my mommmy, Aunna, Grandma, and Papa are coming). I am so thankful to be such a blessed little boy!!!!