it's official been one year since Great Wolf Lodge Southern California opened here in Orange County! and last week, baby Dani and i headed over to the lodge to celebrate at a special birthday party. to commemorate this exciting occasion, artist Linda Mihara was commissioned to create the world’s largest origami birthday cake!
the giant paper cake stands 9 feet tall and took more than 2 weeks to create. it featured paper bears and trees, plus it was topped with a candle and a howling wolf!!! an origami cake was chosen, because paper represents the first anniversary. so a paper cake was perfect!
the General Manager, Phillip Cunningham shared his gratitude for the Southern California community for making the Great Wolf Lodge’s first year such a success!!! then we celebrated with cake! those in attendance, hotel guests and media were treated to delicious cupcakes. Click Here for Some Great Deals at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California!
Time for Lunch
we then headed to eat a special lunch the Chef Hany Ali created with his team. it was amazing and showcased the fabulous food that is being offered at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California. they have really focused on bringing fresh, less than 5 ingredient dishes to their guests. and their love of food shows. check it out....those colors!
and Chef Ali couldn't resist holding baby Dani for a minute while i enjoyed his fabulous food. he really is the best...and so caring. he's made sure to make some of my favorite vegetarian dishes the past few time we've visited. he has remembered us every time.
it was so much fun celebrating this special day with Great Wolf Lodge SoCal, after all, my family and i have created some amazing memories there this past year.
A Year in Review at Great Wolf Lodge SoCal
there have been many firsts in Great Wolf Lodge Socal's first year, and our family was very excited that we could celebrate each little milestone with them. here are some of our family's favorite moments this past year.
our family took our first ever visit to an indoor waterpark...
my boys played Magiquest for the first time...
i got my first ice cream pedicure at Scooops!
my son surfed on the Flowrider for the first time...
i felt confident enough to walk around in a swimsuit without a towel in public for the first time...
my husband rode the drop out slide Wolf Tail for the first time...
i've met a bunch of my Sandy Toes and Popsicle blog readers just by chance...how cool is that!
we celebrated Halloween at Great Wolf Lodge SoCal for the first time...
our first pajama dance party...
we even checked out the Snowland rooms during Great Wolf Lodge SoCal's first Christmas.
and finally, Baby Dani's first visit to celebrate Spring-a-palooza and Great Wolf Lodge's 1st Birthday!
our family has definitely had an amazing time celebrating all the fun that Great Wolf Lodge Southern California has had to offer during their first year open. we are so glad it came to Orange County...it's one of our favorite places ever. we feel like family every time we visit.
Happy 1st Birthday Great Wolf Lodge SoCal!!!
we hope there are many more years of fun in your future. Click Here for Some Great Deals at Great Wolf Lodge Southern California!
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