Party clean up!

This evening we took down the decorations from our party - a few balloons and some streamers. Ellie and Wes had just come back from the pool and E really wanted to help out with the clean up. She quickly figured out that that if she walked around with streamers Tilly would chase around the house after her. Normally when Ellie is around, Tilly is running in the other direction!! They spent a long time tearing around the house together... Ellie giggling histerically.

Happy Birthday to E!!

Yesterday we had a get-together to celebrate Ellie's birthday. She loved every minute of it. The party was fun -we had eleven kids here (7 toddlers!) and their parents. Who knew we knew so many people in Greenville??

Ellie's favorite song, for several weeks now, has been "Happy Birthday." When the moment came for everyone to sing to her, she sat back with a sweet smile and enjoyed having her favorite song sung to her. Shortly after the singing and the candle-blowing-out, Ellie discovered FROSTING! The day just got better and better.

After cake and presents, Ellie headed to the back yard with some of her friends to try out one of her gifts: A gardening set (what a great idea)! The older kids helped the little ones dig up some soil (directly from the middle of the lawn) and plant some seeds. Now we are awaiting forget-me-nots.