Lucy is Six!

We have been celebrating Lucy's sixth birthday since last Friday when we took the girls to Great Wolf Lodge.  Lucy loves that place, and she was so excited to get a yellow bracelet and go down some of the bigger slides for the first time.

Getting ready to go swimming at the water park

Lucy with Violet the wolf

We didn't do a party this year (mostly because Mommy still can't walk) but she did get all of the presents she asked for--baby Lady (a.k.a. Lady McTramp) baby Stitch, baby Marie, and baby Dumbo--which she has been asking for since we left Disney World in March.

So many Disney babies!

Rapunzel cake!

She asked for a Rapunzel birthday cake and decided she wanted that at Great Wolf Lodge as well, even though it wasn't quite her birthday yet.
Last night--on her actual birthday--we went to a local pizza restaurant and she brought home a giant piece of chocolate cake, so we put a candle in that. Overall, I think she's had a pretty nice birthday!
This year, Lucy has learned so much! She's becoming quite the little reader and writer, even though I haven't been pushing her at all. I know she's smart enough to get it with her teachers' help, though of course I love to hear her read and we read together.  She loves to draw, like her big sis, and she also has a bit or a knack for math. She really loves to talk about "part, part, whole!" She had a great year in kindergarten with a wonderful teacher and lots of friends. She's still convinced that she will be a princess when she grows up and live in a castle. I hope, wherever she ends up, she always feels like a princess!

Blowing out the candles!

Lucy has always had a flare for the dramatic and that hasn't changed, though I think she had learned to control he temper a little bit this year. We are working on it! She loves to pretend, and listening to her play with her toys is quite entertaining.  I have always said that even though she looks a lot more like Brian, she is my mini me when it comes to personality! I love spending time with her, and this summer is going way to fast. I know I'm going to miss her when she starts first grade in just a few weeks....
Happy birthday, Lucy Kate Annabella!  Many, many, many more to come!

Pictures from our Excursion

We had a good time at Water-Owl and here are the pics to prove it!

Getta Go Water-Owl? Ok!

If you ask Imma if she could go anywhere in the world, where would it be, this is what she would say, "Getta go water-owl? Ok!" And tomorrow, she does getta go water-owl!
What is water-owl you may ask.  Why, Great Wolf Lodge, of course.  I'm sure you had that all figured out already, didn't you?  If you've ever been there before or seen a commercial for it, you know that Great Wolf Lodge is an indoor water park with an attached hotel.  There are various locations but the one closest to us is in Grapevine and that's where we are headed tomorrow.  Imma loves the water park and she'll even go down some of the scarier slides. But her very favorite part is the storybook hour that they do in the evenings.  At 9:00, all the children can gather under the clock tower to hear a musical with animatronic animals--including--you guessed it--an owl! Guess which animal is Imma's favorite?!? Although she loves all of the animals, she really does love the owl the most and I can't blame her, what's not to love about the wise old owl?
There are a lot of fun things to do at Great Wolf Lodge besides the water park and story.  They also have an amusement park, a bakery, and an ice cream parlor.  They will also deliver pizza to your room, which the girls think is awesome.  We were actually able to get a pretty good deal on one of the suites this time so I believe the girls will have bunk beds, which I hope they like!
Even though we have now been to Disney World and several other fun, amusement type places, Water-Owl is still Imma's favorite and it probably always will be.  What is your child's favorite place to visit?  Do they have any cut names for the places they love?

Imma's second trip to Great Wolf Lodge in January 2012.  She went once before Lucy was born.

Lucy's first trip to Great Wolf Lodge in January 2012.  She was just a little wolf cub then.