Ellouise 1st Birthday!

I can't believe a whole year has already gone by and our little Ellouise is just growing up too fast. She is just the sweetest little thing and always so happy. She has brought so much love and joy to our family. We were glad we got to celebrate this special day with her.

 The morning started off with us waking Ellouise up by singing her Happy Birthday! She loved it and Evelyn was also so excited to celebrate with her. Evelyn always wants to share in every moment with Ellouise and be right by her side. Ellouise had fun opening up some presents and try and figure out what all the excitement and cameras were about. But in the meantime it was time to get ready for a PARTY!

Though it's a lot of work and a bit tiring I love planning and setting up for my girls birthday parties. For Ellouise since she really is our little sweetheart we decided on a "sweetheart" themed party. Thanks Aunt Brittany for the perfect invitation.  There were lots of sweets to eat and lots of heart shapes around the house. We of course had to do pink frosting with yummy strawberry cake, it was delicious.

Ellouise had lots of cousins, friends and family come to celebrate with her on her special day. She is so loved and such a sweet friend to everyone.

Then it was cake time!

At first she wasn't quite sure what to do with her little piece of cake, but after looking at it for a minute, trying to eat it without touching it, she finally picked it up, took a bite and then realized, "hey this is really good" and went for it.

Ellouise was so spoiled and got so many wonderful and generous gifts. She was truly enjoying herself while opening them and looking to see what was inside. We got her a little bouncy zebra, which once she got on it, she loves it!

Evelyn had a great time as well at the party and was such a good helper. She is such a great big sister and loves to help take care of Ellouise. I love how they get along and can make each other laugh and are growing such a fun sister relationship.

We love you so much Ellouise and hope you have another wonderful year. Your sweetness and happiness is more than we could have asked for and as your parents we feel so blessed to have you as a part of our family. Hope you had a great 1st Birthday!

My Girls...

 

We've been having a lot of fun this winter, because unlike other places, we can still enjoy the sun by playing outside, being in our swimsuits, going to the park, going on walks, and best of all going to the beach like we did over Christmas.
These two girls have been playing so nicely together and have been good helpers to me. As you can see Evelyn has fully enjoyed the fact she can still wear her swimsuit, and Ellouise has been really good and keeping her car clean and ready to go on a ride at any moment.

Evelyn is very helpful by taking her sister on walks around the house to keep her entertained, and the advertisement said this was for dolls, not so in our case.

The girls are also very helpful with the dishes, Ellouise likes to check each one before it gets put away, you never know there could be some left overs.

Evelyn is very helpful with her little sister at the different play areas we go to, making sure no one tramples her or gets in her way, and she loves the fact she's about twice the height of any other kid that's there.

I just love these girls and that I get to spend all my time with them!