Ella Marie turns one!!
I can't believe my little girl is a year old. It seems like just yesterday I was big as a house and awaiting her arrival. She is such a blessing to our home. I remember crying one time wondering how I could ever love anyone as much as I love Luke. It is true, your heart grows. First came Jay my true love, then it grew for Luke and I thought it would burst. Now my b
eautiful, wonderful Ella. I am truly blessed! We had a wonderful birthday party for our little girl. I decided a cupcake theme would be fun. Her sweet daddy, who has a birthday 4 days before her, insisted that we separate her birthday from Christmas. It was a crazy time, but we pulled it off. It was a great party. The kitchen was finished - ha ha. I even made her cake. If you remember I made Luke's first cake, elmo, so I was determined not to short change Ella. I am sure it would have been cheaper and easier to buy one, but it was fun. My mom and I ended up making and decorating 48 regular cupcakes, and one GIANT cupcake. I will definitely remember this birthday. I love my family and friends, thanks for making it special for Ella.
Here goes....
Ok, so I have been viewing all of the blogs of my friends and others and thought they were adorable! I decided I would take a crack at it for myself. I am not so sure how to do this, so I am just going to do it. I really enjoy sharing fun things about my family with others, and I love reading about their adventures too. My family is my number one priority these days, so I just thought I would share some of what goes on with us. We are so blessed to have two beautiful children, and a happy home.
With the beginning of this new year we have Luke at school two days a week, at St. Laurence Catholic church. He loves going, and enjoys playing with his friends there (mommy enjoys the time off too). Luke also has soccer practice once a week and games on Saturday mornings. This is hilarious! Luke loves soccer, just not the games. He is doing great though, and we love going.
Jay is well into his "civilian" job, and loves it. He is really doing wonderful, which is why he works a lot! The traveling is crazy, with places like Dubai, Aberdeen, and Singapore, but it is a heck of a lot better than year long deployments! We are very proud of him, and I am grateful to be allowed to stay at home with the kiddos.
Ella is fabulous! She is getting so big, which I am in denial of because I keep buying her clothes to small (we went to the zoo when she was 8months old and I bought her a 6month size tshirt). I guess I am just not ready to have two big kids. She is crawling all over the place, and loves standing. When she stands up, she is so happy until she realizes she doesn't know how to get down. Check out her new stand up toy! On a side note, you will never catch Ella with out a bow on top. I took her out at St. Patricks day when she was only a few months old, and she was called a boy. I vowed it would never happen again, so she has been a "bowhead" ever since.
Well, I have babbled enough for the first one of these. Let's see how long until I actually do another. :)
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