Abby's Birthday (our camping post follows this post)

Abby enjoyed her birthday at school. This is her BIG sticker she came home with. She gave out gift bags to all of her class and got sung to.
She got a necklace from the Amstutz, she was excied and said she wanted to wear it to church. Then she wanted to wear it to school, and when I said I didn't think so she argued about what the other girls are wearing to school. When did she become a teenager?

This doctor cart is what we bought her from Mom. She's been eyeing it for a while. This was the reaction when she first saw it. We made her cover her eyes, it was too hard to wrap.
Last but not least here she is with her cake. She chose it CARS she just wanted the toy car that came on top. Read the new post BELOW this on for camping pictures.

Camping

We went camping this weekend for Abby's birthday. The first pictures are of both girls gathering wood for the fire. I think this was the most fun they had. They were both scared of the fire and wouldn't go near it so no campfire pictures this time.

We survived the night, but decided we need a bigger tent. This is the girls the next morning. We were right on the lake as you see behind them. We could see fish jumping out of the water after bugs.
Here they are waiting for the water to get hot for oatmeal. It was perfect camping weather couldn't have asked for better.
And the birthday girl taking a walk with Daddy.

End of Summer Fun & My Scar

Here's Abby with her new school haircut, on her first day back.
Abby needed a family picture for their school family tree so this is what we ended up with. Everyone was tired of pictures at this point. Emily kept looking at Abby instead of the camera.
Here's Emily with her "ponies" She would LOVE to have them in everyday if I'd do them. She has to run and look in the mirror as soon as they're finished.
John got a slip and slide just before our visit so they spent Sat afternoon playing while I spent it in bed with the stomach flu. :P
And below you will find my scar for anyone interested. This is at 2 weeks post op, and it's still a little sore and swollen in places. And yes, it really has faded that much and isn't that bad looking even this soon.