Happy Birthday Ellie!!!

Ellie, I apologize this is so late. We have had a busy month. I can't believe that you are 2 already. We had such a fun day. In the morning, we chatted via Skype with Grandma Wendy, Poppy DeVon, and Uncle Jeff so we could celebrate a little with them. You opened up some of your presents and said "Happy Birthday".

After dinner that night, we chatted with Grandma Connie and Grandpa Steve so they could sing "Happy Birthday".  You were so excited to blow out the candle that daddy had to light it close to 10 times before the song ended. Again you opened some more presents, ate ice cream, and licked the frosting off your "happy birthday cupcake".


2nd birthday cheeser.

 

And that time it stayed out.

 You have gotten so big in just over a year. You now weigh 25.5 lbs and are 35.5 inches tall, a body like mommy's. You hated being at the doctor's office but love the idea of going.


Ellie at 1.

You fit right in with the family by talking non-stop. Luckily I understand a good portion of it. You have refined your walking skills so decided to move onto climbing and jumping. Sometimes you drive mommy and daddy crazy with all the things you climb up and jump off. You enjoy hanging out with your friends and cousins. One of your favorite things to do is cuddle on the couch with mommy or daddy and watch either Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Sid the Science Kid, or Word World. Recently you have started to watch movies more. You love dancing and take the chance to do so whenever or where ever there is music.

You recently have started to help say prayers at dinner or before going to bed. It's about the only time you whisper. You can identify all the letters of the alphabet (most of the time) and the numbers 1-10. You struggle a little with colors but that is simply because you are silly and love saying "lellow/pink". Somehow without help or influence from your parents, you have decided that pink is your favorite color and you love princesses and Tinkerbell.

Also, you are so independent you have decided to potty train yourself. We as your parents did nothing to start the process but you are doing very well as using the toilet although one day you will learn that you really don't poop snakes or tinkle stars (from the song twinkle, twinkle little star).

We love you so much and are so glad you were born into our family. Even though you are still learning to make right choices and struggle with consequence to bad choices, you always manage to do at least one thing a day that makes mommy laugh. Stay the happy, fun loving girl you are. Remember that you are a princess for the time being, but that one day you can become a queen. You are of royal birth, the daughter of a Heavenly Father who loves you so much. Ellie, we love you too. Happy Birthday, big girl.

Ellie just 1 day old.