Birthday Fun

Watching the Jazz band at Animals and All that Jazz at the Zoo on Thursday

Walking around the zoo we found the giraffes

Walking around the zoo, which was very uncrowded because everyone was watching the jazz group, so we enjoyed walking right up to everything, Grandma and Grandpa F are following along. Despite the heat somebody preferred to walk instead of ride in the stroller

A quick change of clothes before hitting the splash park to cool off

back at home for birthday presents and cake, here she opened the porcelain Mickey Mouse birthday figuring from Grandma and Grandpa A. They had it shipped to our house for her to open on her birthday since they are out of the country still.

Here she is opening her new baby doll. She picked the doll out when we were in Chicago but we put it up for her to unwrap on her birthday.

Proudly showing off her new baby doll which she is calling Baby Cara. Note the matching dresses, of course we had to get her a dress at American Girl to match. Aren't they cute?

Time to sing Happy Birthday and blow out the candles, which she did with ease this year

Then we headed outside so she could give Baby Cara a ride in her car

What a fun birthday or as Cara says a "happy Day"! Our birthday started out with a skype visit with Cyndi, Danilo, Grandma and Grandpa A so they could wish her a happy birthday from across the other side of the world. We played and enjoyed the day and then headed to the zoo for some fun with Animals and All that Jazz. We enjoyed dinner and some jazz music and then headed off to see the animals. Cara would not let us be at the zoo and not see animals. A stop at the carousel for a quick ride, and then off to see giraffes, rhinos, elephants, and lions. It was quite warm so we changed Cara's outfit and let her run around in the splash park to cool off. Then we headed home to enjoy cake and presents.

Cara received this new kitchen for her birthday from Grandma and Grandpa F. Grandpa F came over this afternoon to put it together for us.

Sitting in front of her new kitchen

Playing in the kitchen on Friday afternoon

Hope you had a wonderful birthday Cara!