One year! (& one month)

Well our little Ella Grace was recovering from a high fever on her birthday, which unfortunately put a damper on any kind of celebration. Then the day after her birthday she and I flew to Texas and spent the next 4 weeks with Aunt Wendy, Uncle GG, & her new baby cousin, Jake. So this is a month late, but in honor of our sweet one year old, here are a few things we love about Ella:


~The way her entire face lights up when she smiles

~The dimple on her left cheek (still there!)

~She seems to be keeping her daddy's beautiful eyes.

~When she's sleepy she lays her head on your shoulder & sucks her thumb & index finger.

~Whenever she hears music (in the car, a commercial on TV, coming through speakers in a store) she immediately smiles and starts swaying back & forth.

~The way she can look at her Daddy like only a daughter can, & reduce him to a pile of goo on the floor.

~All she has to do is reach out her hand and give a high pitched little grunt & she gets anything she wants. (Who needs words?)

~Her hair is finally long enough that Mom can stop giving Caleb pig tails. (Just kidding about CJ - but I have come close!)

~The way she can eat an entire banana in three bites. (Just make sure the peel is out of sight or she gets really mad that she can't eat that too!)

~She seems to have skipped the open-mouthed baby kisses & actually puckers her lips to give you a kiss - LOVE it!

~She would chose her brothers to play with over any toy or baby doll.


Here is a collection of pictures from our first year with our precious girl: