My girl

Ella is 5 years old today.  Sigh...  How did 5 years fly by so quickly!  I can remember the day we found out we were having a girl.  I thought it was a joke.  I had never even considered that God might bless us with a girl (matt is one of 6 boys, his dad is one of 4 boys, etc...).  Then she came.  We fell in love.  She wrapped herself around her daddy's finger tighter than I thought was possible.  Her smile is infectious.  She is loving and kind.  She can be fiesty and sassy.  She is my biggest helper (sorry Noah, but it's the truth).  She takes care of Luke like a little mommy.  She loves her friends.  She loves to be in charge.  She loves to dance and jump.  She loves to  be creative.  I can't remember a day when she hasn't made me something (cards, pictures, and other crafts).  She has the biggest imagination and can get wrapped up in a pretend world and stay there for the longest time.  She loves to dress up.  She loves to talk about heaven and Jonah from the Bible and she's afraid Lady Gaga is going to hell (this is a really, really, long story).  Her prayers are the sweetest, purest, honest prayers you can hear.  She loves potatoe chips, strawberries, and chicken nuggets.  And eats peanut butter from the jar.  Her blue eyes are the prettiest on the planet.  In fact, she is the prettiest little girl on the planet.  She knows how to be patient, and uses that knowledge most of the time.  She makes me laugh, hard.   She loves to spend time with her daddy.  She loves to be outside. 

I am the lucky one.  To get to celebrate her 5th year.  To be her mommy.  To get to love her, care for her, snuggle her, and experience life with her.   Happy Birthday Ella.  I'll love you forever.