Happy Birthday, Ellie!

The big 1-4.  Somehow that seems much older than 13.  I don’t know if it is that or that you will be in high school next year (which is this age year). 

We had Grandma and Grandpa over for white Texas sheet cake, your latest sweet addiction. 

         

You choose to have a friend party.  You started with a big group sharing supper and dessert.  Then, you all went to the boys’ basketball game.  Finally, you came home with 2 of them in tow for a sleepover.

It is so fun to watch you grow up.  You love to laugh, play with make-up and hair, tell stories, share thoughts, and be involved.  If there is ever a spare moment and a friend is free, you want to hang out.  While it makes for some louder moments at our house, I wouldn’t trade that!  It is a joy to be a part of all of it!