Ellie turns 5

For Ellie's birthday, all she wanted to do was go to Cedar Key and play at the beach, and eat shrimp at a seafood restaurant.  So, that's what we did (a few days early)!  First we stopped for lunch at a little place on the water, then we played at the beach for a few hours.

Garrett brought his net and a bucket so he could catch bait to take fishing the next day.  The girls had a great time picking up all the fish from the net and putting them in a bucket.  Olivia got really good at reaching into the bucket and pulling the fish out, too! It was so funny.

Abbie found a jellyfish, too:

Ellie also requested breakfast in bed (on her actual birthday).  She said she wanted scrambled eggs, bacon, and pancakes with a square of butter on top "just like in the commercials".

She also wanted sushi for dinner, so we picked some up at the grocery store.

We LOVE having Ellie in our family.  She brings a lot of joy to our home and she is so funny - always making us laugh.

We love you, Ellie Bean!