6 Years Old

On September 6th, Ella celebrated her 6th birthday!  It was on a Friday (a school day) and she was excited to dress up and have cupcakes during the day with her new classmates.  When she got home, at her request, we made homemade pizzas then went out for dessert at U-Swirl after she opened her presents.

The week before, we had a camping themed party at our house for Ella's friends and our family.  She had a great time!

We are so grateful to have Ella in our lives.  I really cannot believe she is 6 years old.  It seems like just yesterday when we were moving into our house and getting things ready for her arrival!  She is such an inquisitive, determined, and kind girl.

Happy Birthday, Ella! :)  We love you!


(I have no idea how these pictures got mixed up...they are all out of order).

A special day!

 Molly eyeing up Ella's dessert, too!

 one of the party favors that we made for Ella's party

(graham crackers, mini Hershey bar, and giant marshmallow)

 silly/messy girls

 Don't wipe our mouths, Daddy!

 yum!

 doing ballet poses on the shiny floor

 the start of the present pile

 some of the party favor bags

 up close

 some of the camping themed decorations

 starting to open her presents

 the morning of Ella's birthday heading to the school bus

 birthday girl!

 showing her special new shoes from Great-Gram

 Ella's bed before she left for school in the morning

 What her bed looked like when she got home in the afternoon

One of her presents was a new comforter, pillow, picture hanger, and painted canvas for her wall

 all ready for her to see

 cozy little owls

 a "clothesline" with owl themed clips to hang up her special photos and items

 the owl pillow that Molly insisted on buying for Ella when I was getting the comforter

 canvas above her bed

 pretty fresh flower delivery that arrived right after school from Baba and Pappy

 Ella's first time seeing her "new" bedroom

(Blurry, but her smile was so fun!)

 checking it all out

 Thanks, Pappy and Baba!

 Molly giving Ella the card she made for her

 Molly pointing out the things she drew and the stickers that she chose for Ella

 giving Ella the owl pillow---she was so excited to give it to her

 She wanted to hug Ella when Ella told her that she loved the owl and the card---so sweet

 rolling out the dough for pizza

 pizza girl

 ready for the oven

 Molly eating the sauce and cheese combination right from the pizza with a spoon

 ready to eat!

 another present

Molly "helping"