Tahl's birthday weekend!

We had a great weekend celebrating Tahl's 4th birthday. We went on Friday to Great Wolf Lodge. Here they are before we went down swim and play posing in their wolf ears. 

Just doing a little howling... 

Zev and Tahl loved the kids splash area, the wave pool, and the lazy river. 

Zev was afraid of the big rides where we shared a tube with two holes in.  He was sure he would fall through the hole, but he went on a big ride with a tube with a flat bottom.  He loved it, and he asked to go again right away. 

Here are the boys posing in the lobby. 

 Posing in the lobby with a big wolf.

Tahl got to stay up late and go to story time in his pjs in the lobby. 

He loved the show. 

The next morning, Zev got lucky and he got to see it on his way down to the pool. 

 The boys had a fantastic time, and Mimi was so great to watch Isaac for us over night.  She and Isaac came up to swim with us on Saturday, and we all had so much fun. 

 Here is Tahl before bed on his birthday eve. He couldn't wait to wake up and be four.

We had his door and hallway all decorated and ready for him. 

Here he is trying to break through. 

 He was so excited to get his unicorn on a stick.  He saw it in the gift shop at the JCC, and he has been wanting it for months. 

 He named her Sprinkles. 

He also got a unicorn hat.  He is the daddy unicorn and Sprinkles is the mommy. 

Silly boy

He wanted his birthday hat on top of the unicorn hat. 

 Ari made him a heart shaped pancake with sprinkles for breakfast. 

(That was the inspiration for the unicorn's name.) He LOVED them.  

They were delicious. Ari might be the best dad ever. 

 Here he is "pink sticks" a villain who rides a unicorn and throws pink sticky stuff at people from off of his helmet.  

 He was joined by "green sticks" the guitar playing villain. He casts evil spells on you with his songs.

Even a villain needs to take a bath. 

Then Tahl spent his morning "helping" Ari plant flowers.  

We all went out to lunch at Mattito's with Mimi and Wanda.  Before we left, Zev gave Tahl this card he had made him. 

 The bottom left say "younukikorn", which translates to unicorn, and there is a picture of a regular unicorn and a unicorn on a stick. 

 They watched a little TV in the afternoon because it was yucky weather. 

Nana gave Tahl this little unicorn that sings and walks.  She is the baby unicorn of his family, and when she wears that ring on her horn, she can fly. 

He even got a unicorn shirt from Emily that I need to get a picture of.  I would say that he got the "unicorn" birthday that he was asking for. 

We love you sweet Tahli!  I can't wait to spend another year playing and imagining with you.