Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday Sweet Ella
Happy Birthday to you!!
My E,
On October 30, 2007 at 11:12 am, you entered this big world and changed my life forever. With daddy's eyes and a little button nose, I don't think I have ever smiled so much as the moment you were handed to me. You made me a mom. You have taught me more in the past two years than I ever imagined. My heart has grown immensely with love from day one...you are my heart, my soul, my precious child.
Your laugh makes me laugh. Your smile makes me smile. The sound of your voice saying "I love you mommy" is the sweetest sound I have ever heard. Last year at this time, you were trying to be a little chatter box and this year, well you are quite the garrulous little girl. Speaking in complete sentences, singing songs and reading books to me (from memory of course), telling knock-knock jokes (especially when you get in trouble and you try to distract me from being mad), trying hard to color within the lines (Uncle Bryan would be so proud), putting your own shoes on, picking out your own clothes, comforting me when I am sad and missing daddy, and traveling the world with me...how has so much changed in 365 days? You have grown into a big two year old and you make me so very happy. Thank you for teaching me patience, giving me strength and for loving me unconditionally.
Happy 2nd Birthday, Sweet Ella. I love you bunches upon bunches.
Love,
Mommy
**Guest blog****
Dearest "E",
I can't even begin to tell you how hard it has been watching you grow from a distance. The last six months of the second year of your life has found me trying to get you to answer me on the phone or prodding your mother to follow you around the house on a Skype loaded computer. I know you don't understand why I am away but I am sure you understand that I love you. You have made me hate teenange boys already. In fact, when I get home I am buying a gun, to be cleaned when the boys start picking you up, when you are 25. I adore your excitement when I come home from work. I dread the thought of your face at airports. You have taught me to be a grown up, a provider, a dad. Though it is time for you to expand your library on "knock knock jokes" I still crack a smile when a "puppy" is "who's there". I love that you are a world traveler, like your mother, though you have a pretty high carbon footprint for a two year old. Good thing your mom and I aren't carbon credit buying granola eaters. So stay strong little root...I love you...until I am home again, Your Pops.
October 2008
November 2008
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January 2009
February 2009 (Missing a photo...I'm in Korea...photos are hard to come by on Tom's computer!) Imagine her in little red sweater for Valentine's Day...
March 2009
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October 2009 Two Years Old
Happy National Candy Corn Day! Ella is dressed for the occasion:) Before I went into labor with Ella, I was an emotional wreck. I was six days overdue and bored and was doing research on dates that she could possibly be born on. October 30th is National Candy Corn Day and even though I had NO clue that day actually existed before the birth of my daughter, it has special meaning to our family now. Not to mention Ella is a HUGE candy corn fan and calls them "mini corns". So not only is it her birthday, but shoot, it's a day to celebrate candy corn. Do you need more of a reason to celebrate than that?
5 comments:
You made me cry.... all the memories..... so sweet!! I love you all!! Gma Don Don
You and Tom are amazing parents! Ella is very lucky to have such artistic, soulful, loving, adoring and did I say amazing? people to watch over her and protect her throughout the years! Have a great day Ms. Ella, you are one special little girl!!!!
Thank you SO much Lauren..that was SO sweet:) Jackson is one lucky little guy, too and just wait til baby Landon gets here...he will be in awe of how great his parents are!!
Happy Birthday, Ella! Melissa, you are such a great mommy! I love all of the pics. I know Ella loves you and Tom and she's such a happy little girl. :)
Happy Birthday Miss Ella. You have grown so much over the last 2 years and are such an amazement to us all. You have 2 wonderful parents who would give you the moon if they could! I know we have watched you grow from a distance but I am so very proud of you. I hope you had a wonderful day bowling and eating cake.
By the way we had a awesome play date in Honor of Ella and we even ate candy corn for her!!!!! Wish you girls could have been here for it WE MISS YOU TONS!!!!
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