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Ellie was spoiled this year as we had two birthday parties--one for some of the grandparents in Bakersfield and one at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood with family and friends. Papa made a really fun clown birthday cake and Grammy Liz provided the fancy party hat. Ellie was overloaded with toys and clothes and soooo excited about everything that she hasn't been wanting to sleep. When she wakes up in the morning its like Christmas!
The El Capitan theater was awesome. It's an old theater on Hollywood Boulevard now owned by Disney, and of course they only show Disney movies and always put on a little pre-show in good Disney fashion. We saw Sleeping Beauty and had cupcakes and ice cream after.
We just can't believe that she's one. The following are some "tricks" and things she enjoys to do now that she is ONE.
She LOVES dogs. Max is the Elms family dog and Ellie is in love; she follows him around the house making doggy noises and tries to eat his food. She tells us the sound a doggy makes on cue.
She also squints her eyes when we say "ojitos" (literally "little eyes" in Spanish) and calls us "Mommy" and "Daddy" respectively.
She also has a "hiding spot" under one of the corners of our sofa where she likes to stash things. There have been many a time where we can't find the remote or something similar and, sure enough, we can always find it in Ellie's spot.
We've also tried to teach her to hold up one finger when asked her age. But instead, she sticks her one finger up her nose. Great stuff.
There are so many things, but we won't go on and on. If any family members or friends read this and want to relate a fun Ellie story or moment, we'd love for you to share.
I'm One!
The Crew
When the movie got boring we broke into the candy shop.
6 comments:
Beautiful girl! Are you guys in Germany yet? I'm looking forward to your pictures.
I love the hat!
I love Ellie's "language". Her jibberish is said with such conviction that you know she's really saying someting.
And her dancing ablility. She just hears some rockin' tunes and she gets her groove on.
I LOVE her mischeivious laugh! It cracks me up!
My angel face is FULL of personality. I think she should stay with me while you go to GERMANY!!
She is so big! Did she get a baby stroller? I love your blog! I'm sad we missed the party at El Capitan... I need to take Hannah there.
This is to die for- adorable. You are such a cute mom, I love how you celebrated her birthday all out but in a sweet perfect way. She's a lucky girl! And so smart- she can do so many great tricks, I was totally entertained reading this and looking at the photos. Happy birthday sweet little Ellie, I still remember what I was doing when you came into the world!
xo Erin
P.S. good luck with the moving preparations- we'll be thinking about you!
Somehow I missed this post! We had such a great time. Thanks for inviting us and making Ryder and Lila's day. Happy Birthday to Elle, that sweet little thing!
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