Ella's This and That....

 the front of the thank you card she made for her ballet teacher

(the skirt is made from a cupcake wrapper)

(ballerina template and idea sources)

 morning of school pictures

 striking a pose

 tippy-toes

 ballerina pose

 blueberry muffins

(She liked "the brown parts," but not "cooked blueberries")

 "Bear Bear" tries the muffins

 making "skinny" shepherds pie for dinner with Rob

(recipe source)

 buddies

 so sweet

 Ella writing a story called, "One Hundred Puppies"

 started with "Once upon a time..."

First page said, "Once upon a time, there were 100 puppies playing at the park."

Then she worked on her illustration.