Monday, March 7, 2016

Our baby girl turns one

I can't believe it's been a year (more like 14 months! oops!) since we welcomed our precious Ella to her earthly home. She has brought more happiness into our lives then we could've ever imagined.  

We were able to celebrate her birthday over Christmas break with both her Snow and Cottle families in St. George. I was worried about Ella always having to have her birthday so close to Christmas; I want her day to always be special and not get lost among all of the holiday festivities. But I actually think it's going to be so fun to always be able to celebrate her special day with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins! It will always be a party--this year was no exception:

We are obsessed with this girly. She is silly, sweet and sassy--the perfect combo, if you ask me! 




Just the details.. It was so fun to plan this simple party with my amazing chef-sister! She made ALL of the goodies--and let me tell ya, they were delicious! If you ever need an amazing cake or baked good, hit her up. She has major skills! Love you, Panda!!

Princess Ella--soaking up the attention! 

"Get this thing off of me, and get me that cake!" I knew the crown wouldn't last long! 

"Mmmmm.... so good!" Ella did a great job of NOT destroying her cake! Rather, she broke off little pieces here and there like a little lady. She LOVED it, though. 

This is the little tent I made for Ella as her birthday gift. I have very little sewing skill, and this tent is quite lopsided (don't look too closely!) But I think Ella loves it (even if she just uses it as her hideout while she fills her pants.) 

It was so fun to spend this night with our family as we celebrated this little girl who has brightened our lives! We adore you, sweet Ella! And I am SO lucky to be your momma! 

No comments:

Post a Comment