Ok.. so I am going to be one of “those moms.” I am going to dedicate yet another blog post to my little girl, Elena Joy. Today she deserves it! It is her birthday! I just can’t believe how quickly it came! This time last year we were holding our new baby girl. And at that moment, I thought I couldn’t love her anymore. Boy was I wrong, I amazed at how much more I do love her now. She is a precious gift from God. Thank you LORD!

Some of my favorite things about Ellie… 

-Her amazing eyes. She has this way of smiling with her eyes. It is just mesmerizing.

-She’s a chatterbox. Can you believe she can say more than 10 words? And she knows what they mean? My favorite is still “hello!” but, apple is a close second.

-I love watching her sleep. She is such an angel.

- She gives great hugs.. and says “AAHHHH!” while she is giving you one.

- I love watching her figure things out. She is so smart sometimes!

- She loves boys. I think it is pretty cute. Daddy, might not so much.

- She is such a girl. She loves pretty things.. and will even tell you when you look “priddy”

- She has an awesome laugh and loves to play the “boo” game. Always a guaranteed giggle.

- I love the way her face lights up when she talks with Luke on the phone. PRICELESS.

Oh gosh. I better just stop or this list will be 8 billion pages long. I love my little baby and the little girl she is becoming! 

I have been working on a book for her first year. So, I have been going back through over a thousand photos we have (I know that is pretty ridiculous). Here is a little recap of the last twelve months…

2 weeks before she was born (Thanks Kal for the photo)…

February 10, 2008

Valentine’s Day last year

The first twelve months….

And we are taking some one year photos today! I will give you a peak of those later!