Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy 80th Birthday Dad!

What a day to have a birthday party! Who would have thought we'd have snow flurries and rain turned to ice on March 28th. So much for March going out like a lamb! The party was out in Dad's shop and had a FANTASTIC turnover even though the weather wan't the best.
Ellie was great. She served every person that came in. Asked what they would like to drink and what kind of cake they would like and she took care of it.
All in all, it was a great party and Dad enjoyed visiting with all of his friends. Thanks to all for coming!

another park hopping day!

Another nice day, windy but warm so we decided that we wanted to do some more Park Hopping!

We succeeded in conquering 4 parks before the afternoon was finished! Starting at the new Miner's Memorial. I had never been there, and it's really nice. Ellie had been once before and it was her suggestion. Next we headed to what we call "The Purple Dinosaur" park. Others probably call it the Barney park but for some reason, that is not Barney to Ellie. She had fun there because a boy chased her all over the place. When he'd quit, she holler, "Hey! Are you going to chase me?"
3rd on our list - Deramus. We really like that play set and always have it on our list.

Last but not least - Lakeside! Talk about kids, the place was PACKED. At the end, Ellie ended up in a Girls Only Club on top of the old slide. They were all about 8 years old and how she slipped in I do not know but she thought she was big stuff when they'd holler down NO BOYS when a boy would try to climb up.

Ellie's daddy walked down to meet us at the park and was going to get some shots for his film photography assignment so that ended my day. I drove to their house and left the cupcakes that Ellie whipped up earlier in the day.

I know I slept very well, and bet that Ellie did too!