Happy Birthday, Dad!

Ellie's 7th Birthday!

Ellie is 7! Wow! We had a wonderful weekend celebrating. Friday after school we had her friend party. It was all about Frozen and all the kids seemed to have a great time! We played "Pin the nose on Olaf," we built a snowman out of marshmallows, had a snowball fight, made beaded necklaces and played freeze dance to the Frozen soundtrack. 

Saturday Ellie chose to go to Jimmy John's for dinner. This is the third year in a row she's chosen this place for her birthday meal. 

On Sunday we celebrated Ellie's actual birthday. She opened her presents and requested Grandma Fotheringham's noodles for dinner. We also walked around BYU and enjoyed the beautiful, quiet campus. Since she had cupcakes for her party, Ellie decided that she wanted rootbeer floats for her birthday dessert. They were delicious! What a great birthday for such a great girl. 

Preschool

Cassidy had her first day of preschool today. She was super excited.  I asked her last night if she was nervous about anything. She said she was worried that her teacher, Miss Morgan, might let the pet bunny loose on the playground. Luckily, Ellie reassured her that that never happened when she went to preschool there. That eased Cassidy's mind. Cassidy had a great time! She can't wait to go back. Her teacher sent me an email today telling me how Cassidy did on her first day. She said she was mindful of her peers, polite and kind. She says she has a kind heart just like her sister, and that she actively participated and seemed to be enjoying every part of school. I'm so happy she is happy!