9.10.2009

Happy Birthday Ella!!

I've been slow in getting the pictures of Ella's Birthday posted, but here they are! We had a fun little party with our family. Here is Ella anxiously waiting for Dad to come home and the party to start (photo courtesy of Lauren): My first version of the smash cake:
Then I realized the candies were probably a choke hazard, so I pulled them off and made the cake Ella-safe.
Singing "Happy Birthday"
Ella ate a cheerio off the cake and got her hand dirty. She didn't want anything else to do with the cake.
While I was busy taking pictures of Ella with her smash cake, I heard Russ say, "Are ya going for the good part?" Apparently he was talking to Lauren who had definitely found the "good part:"
Big Sis always with the helping hands:
One of the best parts of the day was that Dad came home from work early and we had extra time to spend at the locks. Here's Lauren enjoying the sunset.

5 comments:

Ange said...

Oh, that last picture is so sweet. I love that Lauren was "going for the good part". I can totally imagine that. Happy Birthday, Little Ella.

Brooklyn said...

Megan and Ashley love Ella's birthday cake crown! I liked how Lauren ate the other cake, ha, ha! Thanks for the birthday cards you sent Meg and Ash, they loved them!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Ella!!! We wish were close enough to help you celebrate your first birthday!! Much love from all of us.. Cody, Wendy, Colby and Brady!

Russ and Ape and girls... we sure you miss you guys.. but you look so happy! We hope to visit soon!

Deanna E. said...

Cute birthday pictures! Thank goodness for technology...it helps us grandmas feel a little closer to our grandkids! On the other hand, sometimes it makes us miss them more!

Token Asian Friend said...

Ha! Cheerios!

My oldest had the same issues with the cake. So did my youngest, but somehow he found the strength to fight through the pain of having messy hands and choked it down.