Izzy's 2nd Birthday Party

 This year Izzy celebrated her 2nd birthday in the Franklin Park Zoo.  We were able to choose from a list of animal encounters.  We picked one "girlie" and one "boy" animal thinking all would be delighted.  This was Alpha, a female boa.  When she arrived almost no one wanted to get close.  But in the end almost everyone touched her.

 Our other animal encounter was Clyde, a chinchilla.  He was the biggest hit with both the kids and adults.  I think Izzy would prefer to have one of those over Mr Clay.  Not only was he super soft, but his whiskers were so active you couldn't help but giggle.

 Izzy was one of the few at the beginning when Alpha arrived to go right up and want to touch her.

 He's sooooo soft!

 After our party, we all had tickets to ride the carousel and jeep.  We piled in 3 of this kids thinking they wouldn't be as scared since last time they all cried when they rode by themselves.  That was the trick.  It was so funny to watch them try to drive the jeep.

 After the zoo, we had an exhausted Izzy.  She slept almost 4.5 hours!  When she did finally wake up, we had presents to open.  She enjoyed Oma & Opa's gift wearing throughout the rest of present opening.  She also loved the purse she got from her friend Jonah (riding with her on the jeep).

 The Firetruck was a hit Oma & Opa!  It was so real sounding she wouldn't stop pushing the buttons.

 Izzy blowing out her candle.

 This was mom & dad's gift for Izzy.  She didn't notice them at first but when she did she didn't put them down.

 I spent 2 nights working on the cupcakes after Izzy went to bed.  They turned out much better than I expected.

Oh the choices….  Good thing we have left overs!