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Birthday Party

Today we had some friends over to help Ellie celebrate her birthday! Lots of fun!

Elle and Dora
E, H, and Dora! E and H have birthdays just one day (and 8 years or so) apart!

Nice Weather!

After what seemed like weeks of rain, it finally cleared up last week (though just for a couple days)! We took advantage of the day and ate outside....almost like a picnic, but with Burger King and Subway instead of making our own :)

My Little Helpers

It's strawberry season here and my kids are VERY willing to help get the stems off so the strawberries can be washed and eaten!!

Yummy!

Happy 5th Birthday Ellie!!

Our little girl turned 5 on Wednesday! The first thing she said when I woke her up for her school was, "Am I 5 now, Mom?" Yep, she was excited!

Getting cupcakes ready to take to school
This year she chose to go to Friday's for her birthday dinner because she wanted them to sing to her and she wanted us to wear the crazy hats!
And of course there were presents to be opened!

Happy Birthday Ellie! We love you!

No "Luck of the Irish", or was there??

A few days before St. Patrick's Day our Irish luck ran out...probably because we aren't Irish, right?!?!

This empty spot at the back of our house is where our fridge was until it stopped working properly and had to be taken in for repairs.
The cooler became our "fridge" for the week, and 7-11 became our favorite "restaurant" (cheap)!
My spices had a temporary new home on my counter...messy, I know (they're normally in the fridge to keep them from clumping up from the high humidity here)!
While I wasn't a fan of no fridge, the kids thought they were very lucky, especially when they got food from 7-11 AND McDonald's on the same day!!
Alas, our Irish luck returned on St. Patrick's Day when our fridge was returned. We celebrated with green Kool-Aid and green grapes...
....and big smiles!

Birthday Party for Dr. Seuss

Thanks to my sister's yearly reminder (which I love), we threw a little birthday party for Dr. Seuss last Wednesday! "One fish, Two fish" cupcakes in honor of my favorite Dr. Seuss book!