Anda's Sixth Birthday

For Anda's Sixth birthday, she wanted to go camping and go to Amazement Square, so we spent a long weekend in Virginia to do both. A good time was had by all.

We started the day with her traditional birthday pancakes with sprinkles (blue this time).

Then we did Amazement Square on the actual birthday. Nana and I took the girls while the boys stayed home with a napping Benjamin. I love Amazement Square, but it's pretty dark, so the pictures never do it justice, but we had fun. 

When we got home, we ate pizza from Anda's favorite upscale pizzeria (Little Caesar's), opened presents, and ate her fish bowl birthday cake.

 

Ben particularly enjoyed the cake. 

The next day, we headed up to my parents' cabin for Part II of the birthday celebrations. A picnic, s'mores, and camping! 

The girls were really excited to sleep in the new tent, but by 9:00, Lilah was just excited to sleep anywhere, so Dan, Anda, and Papa were the only ones who ended up camping. The rest of us roughed it in the comfy cabin. 

Dan says Anda fell asleep immediately when they got back to the tent, but she told me she saw stars and had a great time, so I think it was a success. 

Then to top it all off, she finally got the lizard she has been begging for for months when we got home. She named him Graspy.

Happy birthday, Anda chicken! You are growing up so fast.