Happy 6th Birthday Ellie!!! Welcome to camp silly swamp. This was the theme of Ellie's party this year. We planned to set up a tent, have a fire, roast hot dogs, have water balloon fights, etc. The kids all wanted to play in the pool and pour water over each other.

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The invitation read:

Ellie is itchin to have you join her at camp silly swamp to celebrate her Birthday!

We then made poison ivy shaped invitaions.

We also decorated flower pots and made dirt pie for her cake. We put some realistic fake flowers in the pots and Evan and I would pretend to look around to make sure no one was looking (when we knew they were). We then snuck bites of "dirt". After dinner, Evan dared some of the kids to eat a mouthfull of dirt. Ellie and Lana stepped right up because they knew what it was. The other kids had to be just as brave and tried it too. Their moms were starting to ask what they were doing and telling them not to eat the dirt. Finally we served it up for desert. Lot's of fun!

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Ellie was so excited that Auntie Nettie was able to make it to the party.

Everyone was soaked! Alyse kept pouring buckets of water over her head.

Alyse and I went to the Breckel campout this summer and had lots of fun together. This was one of the few times she's had me all to herself.

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Attitude! .

. We finished up the trip by going to see Mom. We love you Mom! .

I will try to catch up with a brief overview of Winter/Spring 2009. .

Buddies during Ellie's school year. .

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She has a fashion sense all her own. .

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Easter at the cabin with all the cousins.

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Ellie and Lana both played soccer this summer. .

Summer on the Lake.

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Alyse would jump continuously for up to an hour! .

More soon!