Elli's 4th Birthday

Belle cake, number 4 cupcakes and princess dress cookies for dessert. French toast, peanut butter cinnamon bagels, fruit bowl, banana bread, casserole, hased browns, juice, and milk for brunch. Lots of presents, a video about Elli, and a book for entertainment. What a great party!

Lots of presents opened with the help of lots of little girls:)

Story time with Mrs. Lori. I wrote a story about King Brentisk, Queen Lorianna, Princess Ells-a-Bells, Fergville, and the beast. The kids colored a character from the story and then held the character up when they heard the name in the story. Fun times.

The little girls eating their food. These girls are close in age and it has been fun seeing them grow together on our care group. Life long friends? We hope!

Elli told her daddy she wanted flowers that go in a vase for her birthday. How pretty! She is wearing her princess Belle dress embroidered(sp?) by Jeni. It says "Happy birthday Elli" on the back as well.

Happy Birthday my baby girl. You are so enjoyable. You love to play games, pretend play with babies and mommies, and play with dolls and all your stuffed animals. You like lots of different foods and do not seem to be too picky of an eater. However, if you could eat sweets all day, you would:) You are learning to put letters together to make words, you write your name and lots of other letters as well. You memorize Bible verses very easily and remember them all! You are learning to be more patient and are sharing better with friends. You tend to like one-on-one attention and thrive when it is given. However, you are doing well in school too both home nd preschool. I could go on and on about how much I love you, but that is a given:) You are a fun little girl and I thank God for you everyday. I also pray that you will grow in your love and fear of the Lord, which you are. You have an insight into God that makes me realize new things about him as well. Happy birthday my little one.