Eleanor is 6!

Eleanor has been so excited for her birthday all week. I'm sure it was a very long week for her, but Friday FINALLY came. Before she went to school, she opened a gift from Jerry and Judy Booth.
Bubbles!

Zoe did Eleanor's hair, which at first Eleanor wasn't too crazy about, but she did leave her elastic in all day at school. It was perfect that Eleanor's birthday landed on a Friday because Friday is a fun day in Kindergarten. All of the specials are on Friday, so the kids have Art, Gym, Library, and Music class and then they do a special activity at the end of the day, which is different each week. I picked Zoe and Emily up from school and then I picked Eleanor up and she was in a great mood and ready to go pick up her friend Lucy for a sleepover.

Eleanor has been determined to have a big birthday party with lots of friends, but I was thinking smaller, so when I came up with the idea to invite Lucy over for a sleepover, I thought it was brilliant because Eleanor would get to share her birthday with a friend, but I wouldn't have to put together a friend party. I was so happy when Eleanor thought it was the best idea ever, too. So we drove to Bar Harbor, all of the kids enjoying their Nintendos, picked up Lucy, and then drove home. Matt was in the process of making pizza when we got home, so the kids played and we waited for the pizza to cook and for my mom to arrive. Eleanor wanted to open her presents before dinner, but we made her wait until after dinner.


Eleanor was very pleased with the presents she got.







Eleanor's last present turned out to be a box filled of little presents to unwrap from Grammie & Grampie. Fun!


Time for cake!



Zoe and Emily left after the party with my mom to spend the night here at my parents'. Eleanor and Lucy played for a while, got ready for bed, and then we set up their "beds" in the living room with Zach. Eleanor and Lucy were ready to party all night. I'm not sure what time they fell asleep, but Noah finally settled down around 11pm and the girls were still going strong then. When we got up in the morning, there was evidence that Eleanor and Lucy had some cake at some point in the middle of the night and there was also a container on the table full of crumbs from either cereal or crackers I guess. They had fun watching movies and playing with Eleanor's new and old toys.

Eleanor had T-Ball this morning. They practiced fielding ground balls and then throwing to first base, and then they split into two groups to use both fields to practice hitting and running around the bases.

Eleanor is in the pink shirt. Here is a picture of her fielding the ball after it was hit. She loves the pitcher's spot.

Eleanor is not afraid of the action.

We went home after practice and the kids have been playing. Now we are getting to ready to leave my parents' home where there has been face painting (I'll have to post pictures later), eating, and playing. Now we are heading to the park.