We Made It!

That's right... we made it. We survived 2 years of Ellie!

Just kidding, we ADORE our spunky little redhead. She is just
a little intense... but at the same time, amazingly fun
and sweet and smart. We had a fun birthday weekend with
her about a week ago.

She was excited when she went to the mailbox with
me one day and was told that there was mail just for her!
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Roggia... she loves the card!

Of course, a birthday for Ellie right now means a new dress.
She looked especially cute in this one, and of course needed
to spend some time out on the trampoline... it was her day.

Homemade mac and cheese made for the perfect birthday dinner.
And, as evidenced on her face... bread with butter for an appetizer.
Dang girl loves butter. Yikes.

We were busy and lazy this year, so we let her choose a cake
at the store... not the prettiest thing ever... but it was bright...
and had balloons on it... perfect for Ellie.

We always talk about how Ellie does everything with purpose
and gusto... eating birthday cake was no exception. Thick frosting
and all... she downed her piece pretty quickly. And yes, those
are Toy Story Plates.... she LOVES Buzz Lightyear.

She got her new dresses and nightgowns (cause even night time
requires a pretty dress), an art easel from Mom and Dad, and a
pretty doll bed for her babies from Gma and Gpa Garner (but
she still seems to think it was made for her).

My men... enjoying the festivities.

Leftover cake... mmmm.

One of her pretty new nighttime dresses.

Quick shot of the Seth... I didn't take many of
his this past week... oops. I'll do better next post.

Ellie loves to hold Seth and takes care of him all the time. We
are so impressed with her big sister skills. Such a good girl. They
both had checkups this week and were big and healthy... Ellie
a strong 31 lbs, and Seth at 10 lb 7 oz already... quite a good
weight gain in his 6 weeks of life.... he eats A TON!