Day 8 in the Mountains- Ellie's First Birthday

It was so fun and special to be able to celebrate Ellie's first birthday with family. Here are some fun facts to enjoy about Ellie as we celebrate her first year of life:

* If you can't tell by pictures, Ellie loves to eat. She will eat anything and everything and she always eats double the amount of Lucy. The only thing she doesn't like is milk, go figure.
* She has been to 5 countries- Costa Rica (her birth country), USA, Honduras, Panama, and Mexico. That is twice the amount of States she has visited.
* #1 things everyone comments on are her eyes. #2 is usually her thighs. #3 lack of hair.
* She is very active and explorative (much more than her sister) and she started walking just over a week after her birthday.
* She has only 2 teeth, both of which she got on the week of her birthday.
* Her all time favorite activity is knocking down blocks.
* Although we have our days, in general, she sleeps like a champ 15 hours a day. And because we live where we do, she can sleep through anything!
*She doesn't have any other words besides Mama and Dada but she is just now beginning to really babble, so hopefully that will come soon. And she is getting very good at sign language.

Here is the beautiful, and very yummy cake we enjoyed.

Opening gifts.


New books.


Shape sorter.


A new puzzle.


And at last enjoying the cake.



We love you little Ellie and we praise the Lord for your first year of life.