^^cake made by our friend Danika! I was absolutely in LOVE with it!
^^parents opening the presents, typical ; )
^^waiting patiently for her cake...
^^she was such a ham once she got some of that yummy frosting in
^^grammy spent the weekend with us loving on the birthday girl
Four days ago our girl turned ONE! On Friday the 5th we had several friends over and my mom join in on the celebrating! Ellie didn't know what was going on and she won't remember, but she will have pictures and know we loved spoiling her on her special day. Opening presents went fast, because really how long can a one year old sit and hold still! But she has enjoyed each and every present since that day. And as you can tell by the pictures above, she didn't mind her cake ; ). At first she was a little skeptical (it was her first real experience with artificial sugar), but after a few moments she was definitely into the frosting.
There was a lot of hype and excitement leading up to that day (for me at least) and when the day was over, I was a little sad. Our girl was... is ONE! She means the world to us and every moment we've had with her, has been special. All the highs and all the lows Steven and I have felt and lived this past year are memories we'll look back on, and cherish. All the hard moments have taught us how to be better, and all the good moments swell our hearts with pride. As Ellie is learning, we're learning. She's learning us and the world around her. We're learning her and how to teach her the world around us. All the happy and hard tears I've shed this past year are good. Our family of three is good.
The shirt Ellie wore on her birthday (one of her Aunts got it for her for Christmas and this was a perfect day to wear it!) said 'TODAY IS MAGICAL'. It is true. The day she came into the world was magical, she is magical. I know I'm sugar coating a little and made that sound all happy and sugar plums and dancing, etc. But really if you think about it, life is amazing and mind blowing. Looking at Ellie makes me say, 'Steven, me and God made her'. Wow. She is going to continue to grow, learn and amaze us. We love her so much.
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