Ellinor is officially a one year old!! She is the ABSOLUTE CUTEST one year old that I have ever seen. Ellinor had a very busy, fun packed weekend with family and friends. She is currently sleeping to catch up on the lack thereof - usually the result of a crazy good time. We had my parents, Seth and Caleb, and Andrew and Jeff come into town for this occasion. It was wonderful having them here to help us celebrate - I couldn't have imagined the festivities without family around. It was sad to see them leave today, but I'm grateful for the time we had all together.
Friday, the 24th, was Ellinor's official birthday. At 10:15am she went from my tiny little baby to my beautiful one year old daughter. Bryan and I still cannot believe how this last year has flown by. I remember the day Ellinor was born like it was yesterday. I couldn't have imagined that tiny little newborn as this boisterous amazing baby I have today. I am more in love with our daughter every day. Ellinor's personality is hilarious and fun. She is a total joy to be around and brings unimaginable happiness into Bryan's and my life.
Here are few Ellinor'isms today:
* Her favorite thing to say is "uh-oh." She coughs out the 'uh' part as if she needs the momentum of coughing to say it. Haha. She will lay on her changing table and throw every single diaper and item on the floor just so she can say 'uh-oh' each time.
* She is starting to take little steps from one piece of furniture to another, as long as her hands can hover near them. As soon as she decides it's time, she will be walking in a breeze.
* Ellinor can stand alone for a couple of minutes before she tumbles back down. Working on that balance. :)
* She is on all normal foods, after waking up one morning and deciding she is threw with baby food, period. It was an overnight decision on her part. Some of her favorites are bananas, chicken nuggets, anything pasta or rice, and green beans. We also discovered yesterday that she LOVES guacamole.
* She continues to dance the days and nights away. Her grooving is not inhibited by anything - it truly does seem like another part of breathing for her as frequently as she is dancing.
* Ellinor is quite the little daddy's girl. Mom is cool until he walks in the door, then all bets are lost. Daddy and her have tons of fun together playing, growling at each other, and just having adventures.
There are SO MANY things about Ellinor that I would love to share, but that would take pages and pages to read.
On Friday, for her birthday, we just spent time together as a family and enjoyed having Grandma and Grandpa and uncles in town. She wore a cute birthday outfit from Grandma Foster and had a fabulous time playing with toys and all her people. Saturday, the 25th, we hosted Ellinor's birthday party. We had some more family and friends come over to party. It was great to watch Ellinor float around in the adorable tutu skirt that Aunt Colleen made, complete with matching onesie and birthday hat from my friend Brittany Calkins. I don't think she could have looked more festive. Thanks ladies for your help with that!! :)
We had a big sheet cake for the rest of us, but Ellinor was given a giant cupcake for her to dig into. I don't think I've enjoyed myself around cake as much as I did that day. Haha. Ellinor loved the frosting and dug right in. She is not shy about eating anything delicious. I think everyone had a fun time watching her smear that frosting all over herself - she even tried to share with Uncle Andrew's dogs at one point. Such a giver. :) LoL. Her cheeks are still slighty pink from the frosting, but it will wear away eventually. All in the name of a good time.
The next post will be a bombardment of pictures. We had just under 700 pics taken by my camera alone between Fri and Sat. It can be hard to narrow down the ones to share on here. I hope you enjoy them - I know I could stare at them all day. But luckily I have the real thing here with me. :)
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