Monday, February 25, 2008

Happy Birthday, Ella!

On Friday afternoon we had a quick birthday party for Ella. She turned TWO on the 15th, but Joshua and Laney were just now able to celebrate with her!

Joshua helped Ella display her new clothes...


We sang "Happy Birthday" to Ella and then she blew out her candles! Luckily, she did not have a meltdown like she did in Disney World when she got her first birthday cupcake! See Janelle's blog for that story...I don't know how to link to that exact post...sorry!


Ella and Laney enjoying their sweet treats!


Joshua has a game where he stands with his back to our front door, says, "Ready, set, go!", and then runs down the hallway to his room where the race is finished by throwing himself on his couch. I think this game started when my mom was in town after Gabriel's birth, and now Joshua enlists everyone to join in. This was the first time for his friends to race with him. Here they are, lined up at the starting line!


Laney decided racing wasn't for her, so she sat in the cheering section...


Joshua wanted his Daddy to race with him. When I race, somehow Joshua always wins...but that is not the case when Daddy races. He wants to make sure Joshua knows who is the fastest!


The cutest expression...


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1 comment:

Janelle and Ella said...

Y'all are the sweetest friends! Thank you for throwing Ella a little b-day party! Two years in a row. Definitely a tradition! It was SO MUCH FUN! And the pictures of them racing could not be cuter!