Ellie turns 4!

I can't believe it was 4 years ago that a doctor handed me the most beautiful baby girl I had ever seen. Ellie has been a bundle of joy from day one and we love watching her grow into the young lady God has created her to be. She is full of personality! I thought it would be fun to list a few things that describe Ellie at this point in her life so I can look back and remember her as a little girl.


1. Ellie loves yogurt. Seriously she asks for it at every meal!

2. She adores Jacob. She hates to be without him even for a few hours and the worst punishment I can give them is be in their rooms alone.

3. She loves books and asks me to read to her all day. She especially loves princess books and books with stickers or animals.

4. She loves Benny to the point of torturing him.

5. She has a difficult time walking, running or doing anything that requires motor skills. Not sure why but it may be because her mom is the same way :)

6. She was avid thumb sucker until a few months ago when Shad finally put that yucky tasting nail polish on her. That was it. Four years of sucking was over in a day.

7. She wants to be a boxer when she grows up. Yes, a boxer. If you ask her about it she says she'll box you right up :)

8. She loves to sing and is quite outgoing about it although it seems she has inherited Shad's musical abilities....

9. Her favorite activity is to go on a daddy date with Shad to the "girl store".

10. Peter Pan and Black Beauty are her favorite movies

11. She makes the best "mad face" and "surprised face".


That's all I can think of right now but maybe I'll add some later.



For her birthday this year we went to Disneyland which was a big deal since we don't have passes and haven't gone since the kids were babies. It was a crazy and memorable day!