Happy Birthday---Freedom for Goldie

It is just hard to believe but my baby is SIX! He said he really like being 5 and didnt know how he would like being 6. So far so good. Of course a few new arrows, some cash and a new sling shot helps a lot. :)

Here is a shot of the birthday boy with the famous chocolate cake. Nate picked the yellow icing, kisses and over sized m&ms. You can see he has a bit of cotton in his ear. Thankgoodness he was feeling good enough to eat cake :)

These are some decorations the kids made, without me knowing I might add. Pretty cute huh.

As you can see we have GREAT lively parties :)

Here's the team.. happy to celebrate together!

I have an announcement to make!
Our family is pleased to announce that one of our members has moved away. Of course I could have said "flown the coup" but he/she is a fish.. so I guess I could say .. "left the tank"
We have had Goldie for about three years. We bought her at walmart for 26 cents along with 5 other goldfish. She was the sole survivor. She has gotten so large she can hardly turn around in our 10 gallon tank.

Thankgoodness there is a wonderful lady at church that has an AMAZING goldfish pond in her back yard. We asked if she would take him and she agreed. :) Above I am trying to get him out of the tank.

heres a close up shot of him in the tank

And HERE HE/she GOES! FREEDOM! I thought I heard him scream.. "TTTHAAANNKKS"
At first we were a little worried cause he went to the bottom and stayed there for a bit. After a few minutes he came to the surface to meet his new friends.

He is the light gold fish.. heading away from us.

And here he is smiling .. he came back up to say thank you. :)

WE are so happy he is in a pond now.. The other goldfish were close to the same size as he/she and right before we left we saw goldie swimming underneath the waterfall. :)We all agree she will be very happy. Thanks Eleanor!