ellie isn't a baby anymore, now she's a big 2-year-old girl. i can tell because she always wants to "do it" all by herself. get dressed, go up and down stairs, brush her teeth, get in the car, wash her hands. she doesn't need me anymore (at least she doesn't seem to think she does.).
ellie loves to sing ("lalala-de-da") and yodel ("yo-da-le-he-hoo" - thanks emma) while she plays, rock in the rocking chair (singing "rock a baby"), love her baby dolls, read books, dress up, and draw circles on her doodle board. ellie also loves shoes, they are her number one favorite thing in life right now. (which is great, because she got a whole bag of them for her birthday! - thanks grama & papa!)
like every birthday, we started the day with number pancakes. instead of using a squirt bottle like i have in the past, i tried to make really pretty ones with a spoon, ala sis. (my sister-in-law makes the most beautiful pancakes i have ever seen! think, lace you can eat, i kid you not, she is amazing! hi, shannan, 3!) as you can see, they did not work out so well, but they tasted really good. i'm going back to the squirt bottle for dan's birthday.
ellie had an awesome party with some delicious cake (it's not leaning, the camera is) and some amazing presents (thank you everyone!).
most notable was this amazing book, a bag of shoes, an ellie sized rocking chair, a tricycle (so she can ride her bike with abbey), and a giant stuffed bear from daddy, who she named "mister bear".
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