Ells turns 2

Ells turned 2 on Tuesday. Kinda hard for me to swallow. Late in blogging but I have been trying to pack up this joint as we are moving a majority of our stuff this weekend. And of course trying to squeeze in some naps as interrupted sleep through out the night never seems to keep you as rested as a full 8 hours. No complaining though - Sage is a great sleeper.


Well the birthday girl spent a good majority of the day hanging out with Grandma Darcy while my mom and I tried to pack up this place but Shadd and I managed to get her some balloons and a couple small gifts at Dollar Tree the night prior. Her birthday party is next week so we will do more celebrating then. Let's just say - Shadd isn't quite certain he likes celebrating Ells birthday as he wanted candles on his pancakes and the special attention. I kept telling him that his birthday will be here soon enough - then the two of us would plan for the big angry bird bash. More to come later on that...

The birthday girl blowing out candles

I tried a new pinterest recipe - birthday cake pancakes as this little girl loves her pancakes. Daddy and Shadd weren't too thrilled with them but momma and sis enjoyed the sprinkles.

Here are a few things this little birthday girl loves...

-Movies - Lion King is a favorite. In fact, her line each morning is, "watch movie?"
-Pancakes - She can eat quite a few. Breakfast maybe her favorite meal.
-Fruit snacks and laffy taffy (and I love the way she says it)
-Shadd - pretty much everything he does she does, don't get me wrong they fight like cats and dogs too
-Daddy - her favorite line "i need my daddy"- she spent an entire day in the nursery with me at church saying that one
-Shoes - just like her momma - now if only i could get her to wear the pair that matches her outfit
-Painting her nails and toes - its actually tempting to take her for a pedicure (she would love it)
-Playing with her dolls - she is a great momma
-playing the ipap (ipad) and watching Curious George

Other little tidbits on this sweet girl...
-she is extremely loud - her voice carries just like her momma and she gets in trouble a lot for it too
-she hates to be in trouble but she is really stubborn
-she is a dare devil - in fact, today she practically gave my grandma a heart attack as she jumped off the side of the chair and fell head over heels. And she just laughed about it
-she has the best giggle in the world
-she loves to say "watch this mommy"
-if you ask her how old she is she will tell you "3" - I guess she is kinda right as that is how she act
-she has the biggest vocabulary ever - not that you can always understand her
-she has entered the terrible 2s and has been there for a little bit - tantrums are her favorite way to express her opinion on matters
-she loves to snuggle especially with momma when she is upset
-she has to have her tears wiped away "wipe my eyes"

Overall, she is one energetic sweet girl and we are so thankful that God gave us her. Ells we love you so much! Can't wait to see what this year brings. Thank you for bringing so much joyful noise into this home! We love you.