Cousin Wes had the brilliant idea to bring Ellie a crown from home. Great thinking Wes :)
Lake LahontanWe celebrated Ellie's birthday at Lake Lahontan on her actual birthday. Holding to the tradition Dorothy, Julie and Brandon started at Lake Lahontan it was an adventure. The tradition is something adventerous happens each time our extended family visits Lake Lahontan.
We had a few hours of nice weather, food, and lots of water fun. We opened presents and then Julie, Lauren and Alyssa went home. I just thought we would pack up and follow since we had been there 4 hours. Well, Brandon and Ryan went home to pick up a boat and Tom (oh man I am leaving out a lot of details). About 1 hour later the wind starts to pick up, the boats are clearing off the lake, and my mom keeps thinking the weather is going to get bad. As the wind keeps picking up and up, my mom and I decide to put the kids in the car and pack up. THANK GOODNESS we did. Within minutes the wind became so powerful that everything was blowing. The EZ Up was elevated into the air by the wind and literally tossed like a tumble weed. The scary part was it headed straight for the car with the kids in it. We stopped it and said goodbye to EZ- up which was now a tangled mess of metal.
Things got better. The winds died way down and the boat showed up. The kids took a ride in it. That night Ellie and Daddy went and bought Ellie her own beta fish. She is now an official owner of 2 pets- Minnie the Kitty Cat and Alexa the Fish. **For those that don't know poor little Daisy we think had a tragic end or was catnapped**
Ellie's birthday celebration ended on Sunday with our postponed pinata and cake! Thanks to all the California and Nevada Stockards for making it so special. And we were really glad Grandma Dorothy was there and not on vacation!
One more picture! The Ryan provided a humorous moment during the pinata festivity. He looked Lauren straight in the eyes and said, "This is for my 9th birthday!" Ryan broke the pinata open with one hit and poor Lauren didn't get a chance to hit the pinata.
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