Ella!

Ella's turn!

Ella took swimming lessons at the YMCA this summer and generally spent a lot of time in the pool. She is capable of swimming alone, but doesn't realize it yet. She is 4 1/2 now, but she's as tall as a 6 year old, so we get a lot of double takes (why isn't she at school?). She is in her 3rd year of Mother's Day Out at a local church and she loves it! The only downside is that it is only 2 days/wk, so Kindergarten will be a shock.


First Day of School

This summer Ella donated 10 inches of her hair to Locks of Love. We were all ready for her first haircut, and when we realized she had enough to donate, everyone agreed to it! She loves her new do, and we showed her the Locks of Love website so she could see before and after pictures of children who received wigs from donations.


Before


After

Ella's favorite activities are working on her calendar in the morning, swinging, playing with friends, school, playing with Little People toys and entertaining Naomi. She is also a great helper in the kitchen.


With her Little People Toys

Ballerinas

This year both of the girls were ballerinas for Halloween. We didn't get the best pictures, but they were cute. Our next door neighbors gave Naomi a couple of pieces of wrapped candy and she held those for the next 30 minutes as she rode in her stroller. Ella, on the other hand, met up with her friends Katelyn, Ashlyn and Faith. I'm pretty sure they burned a trail across every yard around the block!