Today was Ellen's birthday so I took the day off work and the 2 of us had a special girls day out. Before we could go anywhere, however, Ellen got a call from her favorite Disney princess, Ariel - wishing her a happy birthday. We then went to a local salon to get our nails done - orange with yellow hearts for Ellen. Then we went to Toys 'R Us so Ellen could pick out her present - a Little Mermaid doll in her wedding gown. The kind folks at Toys 'R Us gave Ellen a balloon and birthday crown. We then went to lunch at her favorite restaurant, Applebees - the only one that she knows by name - besides McDonalds which I told her wasn't an option. She brought in the balloon and crown and got many "Happy Birthdays!" and the waitstaff did their b-day schtick complete with song and ice cream. After lunch we went to the mall to buy some school clothes. At the mall, Ellen wore her birthday crown but was very confused that everyone knew it was her birthday. We decided Sebastion told everyone since it was on his calendar so Ariel would know to call :-) After some shopping time, both Ellen and I were pretty beat and ready to head home. Of course as we were getting into the van, her prized Toys 'R Us balloon went out the window. Ellen immediately melting down so off we drove, chasing down the balloon throughout the parking lot. Luckily there was a weight tied to the end of the string and it got caught on a car about 1/2 way around the mall. Ellen was very pleased to have her balloon back! After we got home, I ordered pizza - on her request. After dinner Ellen opened up her gifts from the kids and Jenny and then we all got in the car and headed to the creamery for her b-day treat - choc chip cookie dough ice cream with extra rainbow sprinkles! Happy Birthday, Ellen! It was quite a day!
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Laura--you are the best mom! What a fun day you gave Ellen! And driving around the parking lot to chase down the balloon makes you the hero mom of all time (the image of this is killing me and Rhett!)
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