Happy Birthday Sweet Ella!!

4 Years!!
Happy 4Th Birthday to our precious Ella...we love you so much!!

November 24, 2005 (6lb 7oz)

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Party like a princess

We celebrated Ella's 4Th birthday this weekend. The day was filled with lots of fun, family, friends, food and of course pink. The princess themed afternoon was the perfect way to celebrate our special little girl's birthday. She was greeted by her first surprise early in the day...with her eyes closed, we slowly led her out to the backyard where she found a gigantic princess castle jumper! Ella wasted no time and dove right in bouncing away till nap time (she of course was not too excited about that part).

We are so grateful to all our family and friends who helped to make her day so special. To our precious little Ella, we love you so very much...you are such an amazing girl who has brought more joy into our lives then we ever thought possible. We are so proud of the little lady you are becoming each day. Mommy, Daddy and Chloe love you sooooo much!!

The Royal Castle

Chloe loved the jumper

Royal Cupcakes

Taking a peek at her cupcakes

Goody Table

Ella and Grandma

She wanted to wear her Sleeping Beauty costume for cupcake time

Ella and cousin Tuppy (her guest of honor)

Our birthday girl

It is hard to believe our sweet Ella is turning four...why can't they stay little forever? I often times ask her if she will stop growing, she of course says "no way" but makes up for it by telling me she will always be my baby....I love her so much!!

We kicked off the birthday week with a little party at preschool. This year Ella chose a princess theme for her birthday, so I put my creative hat on and made some fun princessy cupcakes.

The class sang to her and she even got to wear a special tiara...I think she really felt like a princess!

Such a little pill

Poppa and Pink Gramma are in town this week, Chloe wasted no time getting into their things...what a little handful she is becoming!

Disney Days!!

She did it! Ella made it to the castle!! As a reward for her much improved sleeping habits we headed to Disneyland to do a little celebrating. Ella was ecstatic when midway through our car ride, we finally told her where we were driving ...we just couldn't get there fast enough!!

Waiting for Mickey Mouse

Grandma and Ella on the teacups

Ella and Ariana with Goofy

Our private viewing of Fantasia Mickey..pretty cool

Waiting for the Playhouse Disney Show to start

Ariana loved the Ferris wheel....her mommy, not so much!!

A rare Chloe moment: falling asleep in the stroller

Princess Ella we are so proud of you!

Girls Night

Simone and I enjoyed a much needed girls night out this week!! Several boutiques in the area got together and planned a ladies night filled with shopping, limo rides and food!! We had so much fun getting in a little uninterrupted shopping and of course laughing our heads off to things that probably no one else would find funny. Simoney you were an awesome date!! Let's do it again soon. Thank you to Barth and Grandma for watching our babies!!

Progress report

I am so happy to give a positive report on the princess chart! Ella has been doing so well during her bedtime routine. I must say that this chart has been a success....thank you Grandma!! Every night before bed, Ella decides which sticker she will place on the stone the next morning, and there is usually a very specific reason for her choices. As soon as she wakes up she usually asks...."mommy, did I sleep good?". Once this has been confirmed she excitedly runs to her chart and puts the carefully selected sticker on the stone. The cutest part is her daily call to Grandma to tell her the good news which goes something like this:


Ella: "Hi Grandma"
Grandma: "No, don't tell me you are calling to tell me something"
Ella: "Yes Grandma"
Grandma: "What?" (grandma totally knows what she is going to say, but she pretends that she has no idea)
Ella: "Grandma...I sleeped good" (she says it this way exactly with a little smirk on her face)
Grandma: "No Ella, I don't believe it....I don't think you are telling the truth"
Ella: "Yes!! I did!!"
Grandma: "How come you are sleeping so good?? Now Grandma has to do a flip!" (this is the part that Ella anticipates and waits while grandma puts the phone down to do a backwards somersault....yes, she really does it. Pretty good for a grandma huh?)
Ella: "Did you do it Grandma?" (laughing)
Grandma: "Yes...now you are going to have to stop sleeping so good so that I don't have to keep doing flips...Grandma is getting old!"


It is the exact same conversation every day, but Ella just can't get enough of it and looks forward to each morning knowing that Grandma is going to have to do another flip!! Another one of the many reasons we ♥ Grandma!!

Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you Ella...keep up the good work!!!