Our little Chloe turned 7 today. Can you believe it? She is growing up to fast. We love her so much and realize that our lives would be very, very dull without her. She is our little ray of sunshine or more like our little "fireball". She is one of those people who from the moment they wake up are instantly happy and full of energy. She in never sad and has a mind of her own. She definitely keeps us on our toes and we love her for the fact that she is who she is.
The new movie Tangled that recently came out is what Chloe wanted to theme her party around. We found lots of great and inexpensive party ideas from a website called
supermommoments.com. and then of course we had Grandma to make a totally awesome Birthday cake. So here are the pictures and details from the party...
The Guests (cute group of kids-huh)
-lucky for Chloe she has a talented Daddy who free handed this poster-
The Treat (sailboat jello treats)
The Cake
-You would have thought that having a Tangled party she would have wanted a Rapunzel cake but she insisted on a Pascal one (the chameleon on Tangled). Here is what Grandma came up with. Like I said she has a mind of her own-
The Party Favors (Rapunzel Paints)
More Fun (after the games and treats we walked down to our neighbors to swim)
Many of you know Tanner has been playing baseball on a traveling team for quite awhile. He was playing with the Rebels. However the Rebels had been together for 2 years as a team when Tanner joined, thus being the case he was the low man on the totem pole, he always was the one sitting on the bench, playing in the outfield, last on the batting order, that kind of thing. He liked it but we were ready to move on. During little league the league commissioner decided he was going to create his own traveling team, and he really wanted Tanner to be on it. We debated but finally decided to have him switch over to the new team. So he is now a St. George Gator. He isn't the last man any longer. He pitches or plays third most of the time, sometimes he is shortstop. He isn't last on the batting order, and he doesn't sit on the bench very much. 
The team had their first tournament as a team this weekend. Though they didn't win any of there games (nobody really expects a new team to), they improved so much every game and did some really awesome stuff. Tanner pitched the first game, and in the last game he had back to back outs throwing from third to first. Grandpa and Grandma Ellison were able to come down to his game on Thursday-which was very nice of them. Tanner likes the new team because he has friends on it and gets to do more, but he is also a little frustrated because it is hard coming from a winning established team to one that is just starting up. We are pretty sure that with some hard work and dedication this team will soon be able to compete with the best of them, but we have to remind Tanner that it will take time and patience, and in the end it will be for the best.
The kids heard an advertisement for a new place in town called anti-gravity. They had been begging to go ever since. I was pretty expensive so I was hesitant to take them,. but I found an early bird special deal, so we went on Monday with a few of the neighbors. The kids had a blast I mean what kid wouldn't with a giant trampoline that even covered the walls. There was also a bungee run, some bounce houses, and obstacles, and a dodge ball arena. The kids had a blast and they were really worn out when the fun was over. Now they can't wait to go again.
(The kids favorite thing is when Uncle Brandon makes a wave pool with giant waves-they think it is the greatest.)
The Game (Pin the Frying Pan on Flynn Ryder)
The garden is really prospering. A lot of the plants are taller than Chloe. We have been enjoying beet greens, peas, and crook-neck squash. Everything is on and doing well. We'll keep our fingers crossed that when the heat hits in the next few weeks things continue to grow as well as they are now.
Some of the things he had to do to earn his award were.....