Ella turned 3!!!

This weekend celebrated Ella's 3rd birthday. On Saturday we had a party at Whit's End at Focus on the Family for her and her little friends. They had a lot of fun decorating their own ice cream cone cupcakes and running around Whit's End. It was a great place to have a party. It's free and the kids all had a great time.

The next day Grandma and Papa came down and we went out for lunch. We had a great time at Mimi's and she got a mug of ice cream in honor of her birthday, they even put a candle in it for her. She got a bunch of great movies and moon dough from her grandparents. We got her a toy dog that walks and barks. She loves taking her puppy for "walks." We learned that morning that my cousin gave birth to a healthy girl and now Ella shares her birthday with one of her cousins, this is very special to us, because I share my birthday with said cousin, so this is really neat. The odds of that are so high, it's amazing the timing God puts together.

Today we took her to her 3 year check up. She did great and the doctor says everything looks prefect. She's gained some weight which is great news. She is now in the 15%  for her weight instead of the 1/3 of 1% that she has been in for the last 2 years. It is good to see those results, it's nice to know that going gluten free for her has done her a lot of good. Other news is the doctor says her motor skills and development is right on track. Over all Ella has had a really good 3rd birthday. It's hard to believe that she is my big 3 year old now. It's true what they say: they do grow up so fast.

Halloween

Ella got to go to two Halloween parties this year. The first one was hosted by our apartment. She dressed up as a hula girl and had lots of fun. They did a hay ride, face painting, balloon animals and a pinata.

The next party we went to was our church's Weird, Wild and Wacky Show. It was a lot of fun. They had a bounce house and a magic show. Ella got to have her picture taken with some Disney princesses too.  She got lots of candy at both parties.