Lana's 2nd Birthday

June 15, 2011:  Lana's turning 2!

   What a fun day Lana has had on her 2nd birthday!  Since family is so far away this year and Alex has to work all day and has class this evening Lana and I have been doing fun activities all week.  We will throw her a birthday party Saturday June 25th while her Gigi and Grandpa are in town.  We hope some more extended family in Colorado can join us to celebrate, and of course Lana's friend Dillon. 

    Monday Lana went over to Dillon's house to play while Mom and Dad went to check on their new little girl via ultrasound.  Baby girl looks great, but she didn't want to stay still this time, and that's what the ultrasound technician wanted, go figure.  We do not have a name yet, but we're working on it. 

    On Tuesday Lana had her second gymnastics class.  She loves playing on all the equipment and on the mats.  She enjoys singing songs and playing instruments, but doesn't want to sit still for long, there is too much to explore.  We are walking across a low and high balance beam, bouncing on a trampoline, hanging on the rings, and uneven bars, playing in the ball pit, and even trying some forward rolls.  All in all it is a great time.  Afterwards we went to play at Northridge Park right next to the rec center.

 
     On Wednesday, Lana's actual birthday we had a playdate with Dillon.  Alex has the car, so we took the carseat and put it in Melissa's truck and we all went to Civic Green Park.  There are fountains and a stream for the kids to play in and a large playground.  Lana loved walking in the water and playing catch with Dillon.  Then she played on the playground before we headed back to our house for a hot dog lunch.

the fountains

rock climbing in the stream

cheese!

throw

2 friends on a rock

weeee

holding hands, too cute!

almost lunch time

   After lunch we had a big surprise waiting to Lana in the backyard.  A brand new sand a water table was waiting for her on the patio.  Lana and Dillon loved playing with the boats and digging in the sand.

New toy!

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Playing with boats on the water side.

   Tonight I am making Lana Shrimp Francesca, she loves shrimp.  I'll make cupcakes for Lana's party later.  Tomorrow we are going with the Littleton Playdate Exchange to Belleview Park.  We are going to pet the farm animals and ride the train.  Looking forward to another fun day tomorrow.

   Sarah