ella's birthday was great! our little girl is one now. all the baby books/sites call her a toddler now. but i'll probably always call her baby. hopefully not in a dirty dancing kind of way. except maybe to say "nobody puts baby in a corner!"
ella wore a gorgeous tunic and pants that were embroidered and sequined. a gift from auntie lisa and family, from that great store with the terrible name, the frog kisser's den.
she was tired from all the excitement of the 50 party attendees, especially the 20-odd kids that were there! but she held it together, trooper that she is. she ran around and cuted it up. and she was frickin' hilarious with the cake. dipped her face in it and all.
our dear friends dorrie and bill and their little one lillia drove up from calgary just for the party, and we appreciate it soooo much. ditto to my mom and my brother and his wife for coming all the way from sk, just a couple of weeks after xmas. we had a wonderful weekend with them. ella soaked up their love like a little sponge, like she knew intuitively that she doesn't see them as often as her other family. smart girl.
