On the front door
Ellie sees the elephant for "Pin the Trunk on the Elephant"
Enclosures for the Punkalunk Zoo...Ellie says, "Ta-da!"
Special exhibit: Worms of the World!
The sock monkeys get wild & crazy in their special enhibit
Mmm, cupcakes! (Yes, these are essentially the same cupcakes as last year. Ellie loved them!)
Tiny animal sandwiches
The food tableEllie wanted a zoo-themed birthday party this year (different from last year's animal theme, I swear!), so Annette and I designed the Punkalunk Zoo for her. Since "Punkalunk" is one of Ellie's many nicknames, she was delighted to have a zoo named after her! We replaced all of the toys in the living room with Ellie's stuffed animals...when she came downstairs the morning of her party, Ellie was so happy! She spent a lot of time examining the various animals in their enclosures. She also got a kick out of the cupcakes and animal sandwiches. She was so proud to be the birthday girl, too!
