Happy Birthday to Ella!!!

The little girl who made me a mother turned 9 on July 12th.

Nine.

NINE.

How did that happen!?

I swear she was just 2 months old

and I was ready to sell my soul at the nearest crossroad

to get her to stop crying.

Somehow she has grown long, curly blonde hair,

developed a fierce, tender personality,

has blossomed with intelligence,

and managed to not get ruined by my inept parenting.

We had a great day celebrating her!!

we kept it small and just had local family over for lunch and desert.

 

Ella is unique in her taste is sweets.

As in, she doesn't like it.

She doesn't like candy or cake or pie.

She does NOT get this from ME!!

The exception to this is:

Oreos, chocolate chip cookies, and 'tiger butter'.

Tiger butter is a peanut butter flavored treat I make that she loves.

 SO!!

I put together a few treats that I thought everyone would like!!

 

I asked her which present was her favorite and she very politely replied,

"I liked all of them!!"

My home has had a significate rise in Legos....

So. many. legos.