well, i really had a fun time at our sweet girl's party. it was a good time with friends, and i really think that ellen felt special. she seemed to have a great time. she likes the attention, to be sure. we have one hundred eighty something pictures, but you won't have to look at that many (whew!) and i am too tired to figure out how to do a slideshow, so here goes...
she looked super cute in her cutesy cloths tu tu! my friend michelle made her birthday outfit and it was just perfect! it really exceeded my expectations. go right now and order something from her website! or you could at least finish reading this and then order. :) thanks, michelle, for doing such a great job. her cutie outfit was a hit!
present time!! the big kids were at the ready to watch, or um 'help' ellen open her presents...
she got these pretty butterfly wings from the simmons for a gift! cute! she got this baby doll from her grandma. she 'opened' it first and did not care about much else after that. i love to see the girly side coming out in her. she really is such a sweetie. she held the baby up to her shoulder and carried her around.
we got her this shopping cart, so that she could use it to help her walk. she pushed it around everywhere. i guess since i haven't been great at updating things here on the blog, i could take the opportunity to let you know that she is able to stand by herself, but she isn't quite ready to move once she is in the standing position. she has taken a step or two, but i am thinking that was accidental. :) she got 120 pieces of various food items from her dee dee to fill up her shopping cart. i think i have picked up all 120 pieces 120 times since last night. i exaggerate- maybe 117.
cupcake time!! you will all be glad to know that we averted disaster by not letting the cupcake anywhere within her reach while we sang to her!! :) a lot of you probably don't know that for lane's first birthday, we put his cupcake (with the candle in it) on the tray of his highchair, and while we were singing happy birthday to him, he squelched? extinguished? put out? the fire with his fingers. his tiny one year old fingers. all at once, i was thinking WHO PUTS AN OPEN FLAME IN FRONT OF A BABY?! I AM THE WORST MOTHER EVER!! and also screaming PHIL!! to our friend phil, who is a doctor. because, you know, it was a medical emergency and all. don't worry, he was okay, no really, phil said so- but he is a little uneasy around fire and i take the blame, because i will go ahead save him the counseling bills...it really is all my fault. sorry, big tangent there... notice that joel is holding the candle far away from our birthday girl! lesson learned!
a great time was had by all. we are so blessed with people that the Lord has placed in our lives that love our girl (and the rest of us). thanks, Lord for the fun time and for delighting in our baby girl. that is all, the end.
she looked super cute in her cutesy cloths tu tu! my friend michelle made her birthday outfit and it was just perfect! it really exceeded my expectations. go right now and order something from her website! or you could at least finish reading this and then order. :) thanks, michelle, for doing such a great job. her cutie outfit was a hit!
present time!! the big kids were at the ready to watch, or um 'help' ellen open her presents... she got these pretty butterfly wings from the simmons for a gift! cute! she got this baby doll from her grandma. she 'opened' it first and did not care about much else after that. i love to see the girly side coming out in her. she really is such a sweetie. she held the baby up to her shoulder and carried her around.we got her this shopping cart, so that she could use it to help her walk. she pushed it around everywhere. i guess since i haven't been great at updating things here on the blog, i could take the opportunity to let you know that she is able to stand by herself, but she isn't quite ready to move once she is in the standing position. she has taken a step or two, but i am thinking that was accidental. :) she got 120 pieces of various food items from her dee dee to fill up her shopping cart. i think i have picked up all 120 pieces 120 times since last night. i exaggerate- maybe 117.cupcake time!! you will all be glad to know that we averted disaster by not letting the cupcake anywhere within her reach while we sang to her!! :) a lot of you probably don't know that for lane's first birthday, we put his cupcake (with the candle in it) on the tray of his highchair, and while we were singing happy birthday to him, he squelched? extinguished? put out? the fire with his fingers. his tiny one year old fingers. all at once, i was thinking WHO PUTS AN OPEN FLAME IN FRONT OF A BABY?! I AM THE WORST MOTHER EVER!! and also screaming PHIL!! to our friend phil, who is a doctor. because, you know, it was a medical emergency and all. don't worry, he was okay, no really, phil said so- but he is a little uneasy around fire and i take the blame, because i will go ahead save him the counseling bills...it really is all my fault. sorry, big tangent there... notice that joel is holding the candle far away from our birthday girl! lesson learned!she had been crying and unfortunately, like her mom, she gets all blotchy when upset. one taste of that yummy icing and all was better. unfortunately, yummy icing is what helps all of her mom's problems, too, but another blog for another time... :)
she ate almost the whole thing! notice her cutesy cloths bib that matches her outfit! michelle is a sewing genius!
about to eat cupcake pops! yum!
ellen's friend audrey turned one about a month ago. her mom, lee (who is also my friend :)) made her a tu tu for her birthday. she brought it to e's party so we could get a picture of them looking cute.
here she is walking with julia and thinking "this is the happiest day of my life! thanks mom and dad for the wonderful party! i will always be a good girl and never slam my bedroom door or tell my friends that you are lame!" or something along those lines, i'm sure.
here she is walking with julia and thinking "this is the happiest day of my life! thanks mom and dad for the wonderful party! i will always be a good girl and never slam my bedroom door or tell my friends that you are lame!" or something along those lines, i'm sure.a great time was had by all. we are so blessed with people that the Lord has placed in our lives that love our girl (and the rest of us). thanks, Lord for the fun time and for delighting in our baby girl. that is all, the end.
1 comment:
Love the pictures! Wish I could've been there. Can't wait to see all hundred and whatever that you took. It's hard to believe that she's already one!! The tutu is so cute. I really do love the last picture with her crawling. Hugs and kisses to the kids!
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