Oliver's 2nd Birthday - Part I

Oliver is 2! Wow, where did the time go? We had a pretty low-key day on his actual birthday. We had breakfast for dinner and went and got cupcakes for dessert. The next day we took him to Shedd Aquarium in Chicago for the day. We had a great time checking out all the underwater life and enjoyed some delicious Chicago deep-dish pizza for lunch. I think he really liked the aquarium...especially the sea lion! What a great family weekend! Happy birthday, buddy!!!

We got him this shopping cart, and he loves it! He carries things around in it all day.

Happy birthday to me!

Pancakes and sausage for dinner...because that's his love language :-)

Cupcakes!

That was delicious!

Downtown Chicago...I love this city!

The VERY vocal sea lion that Oliver just couldn't get enough of...

We were just in time for the feeding of the beluga whales.

They also did a few tricks.

These animals are amazing!

Very cool to see them underwater...

Mama and her baby

All 4 of them

We couldn't keep Oliver away from this cool submarine with lots of buttons!

This might have been his favorite part of the aquarium...ha!

Very cool play area

Wheeeeee!

Penguins

My favorite part...the dolphins!

Playing in the water...

Chicago-style pizza...yum!