Ellis turns 2!!!

It's hard to believe but yes, we have a 2 year old! Ellis is so much fun and she is truly our joy. We love this little girl so much. With her there is never a dull moment and we are never lacking laughter. She's smart, talkative, funny and sweet.

Ellis, here are some things you are doing at 2:

• You weigh 25 lbs and are 34"
• You love playing outside and in water. We had your birthday party at the splash park and you had so much fun
• You are completely potty trained during the day and have been for a few months
• Your favorite foods are: turkey, hot dogs, cherry tomatoes & hummus, applesauce & rice cakes with almond butter. You eat a lot of other things but these are your staples. 
• You talk all the time and we can understand most of it. You tell us about your day, books you've read, sing songs, talk about your friends and like to tell "stories". We've even bribed you to eat dinner by telling you that you couldn't talk any more until you took a bite of food :) 
• You still consistently take at least a 2 hour nap every day
• You are opinionated but you come by it naturally. You have great examples (mommy & daddy) to mimic
• You are strong willed and a problem solver. If something isn't going how you planned you are determined to find a solution.
• You are a sweet big sister and always ask Nora "Are you okay baby?" when she's crying
• Your favorite songs to sing are "Let It Go", "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" (both from the movie Frozen), "Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye", "This Little Light of Mine", & "Jesus Loves Me"
• You have your first obsession and it's the movie Frozen and the soundtrack. I might have told you that the CD in the car is broken just to have a break from the music...
• You're a ham. You will show us your mad, sad, scared, happy and cute faces. They are all adorable. 

This girl loves water & has no fear!

Cousins having fun

All the party guests

Blowing out the candles

All the kids (minus Copeland who's in his mommas lap,

Graham who's in the bottom right corner & Nora)

Ellis was so excited about every present she opened

Big girl on her new bike

After the party

Pretty Princess

Of course we had to take pictures in her chair. 

This is her "cheese" face.

"Happy" face

"Mad face"

I wasn't planning on a basket picture but I had it out for Nora so of course Ellis had to hop in.

It's amazing how much she's grown!

Sassy girl wearing her swimming suit around the house

These girls love each other & for that we're thankful!

Miss Priss... she LOVES jewelry & SHOES... 

Ellis Claire-bear,

We are so glad that God gave us a little girly girl who is full of life, energy, spunk and sweetness. You  are smart and always learning new things. You keep us on our toes and we love it! You are such a special part of our family! 

Love you,

Mommy & Daddy