Happy 4th Birthday, Sweet Ella!

My dear little Ella turns 4 today! I can't get too mushy because I need to save that for her 2nd official "Gotcha Day" post that will be coming up in a couple weeks...so as I did for Sophie I will make a list of sweet little things she does at this time...

*Has talked about her birthday for the past month...non stop! Recently she would ask my mom to right on a piece of paper, "It's almost my birthday"-then she would decorate it and give it back to my mom and ask her to save it for her birthday.

*Continues to have a heart of gold-will ask Mommy how her day was and would always ask how Abbie slept when she was going through that phase of not sleeping through the night

*loves Ni Hao Kai Lan-also any little girl that she thinks is from China...there is a little girl in her school from China and she always tells me on the drive home from school that "I played on the playground with Tia!"

*LOVES sports-gymnastics, field hockey, baseball-does not matter the sport-she loves them all!

*Has amazing work ethic-Ella will try and try until she can do something-She took it upon herself one day to learn to tie her shoes and with a little help from Daddy learned to tie her shoes at the age of 3!

*Will pray for Kate everynight-a little girl battling cancer who she never met but heard Mommy pray for her one night and took it upon herself to pray for her as well...

*Is always on "Pray Patrol" at home...if somebody dares open an eye while saying Grace Ella will be right on top of you! We are trying to teach her to take it down a notch! :)

Mommy, Daddy, Sophie and Abbie love you so much, Ella! We hope you have the best birthday ever!