So I've been writing this post in my head for days, but just never got the time to sit and type it out. Of course, the words won't be as eloquent as they were at midnight lying in bed thinking of what I would write to Ms. E on her 3rd birthday, but here goes:
Ella, you are THREE! You are the light of our eyes and we love you so much. I love how excited you get about the most simple things. Your laugh is infectious and your smile is beautiful. You love to play with your baby (who remains named "Baby") and bring her to "Target" for groceries. And now you love to check out those groceries and say into the grocery mic "clean up in aisle 2" (thanks to Daddy!). When you ask a question, you have started to raise your voice at the end which is hysterical. You say a lot of adult phases and you use them in the correct context which surprises us every time! You say "NOOO" really silly. And you are in the "why" phase, asking "why" all the time. I have started asking you "why" back, and you like to reply "yeah" which makes us both giggle: Ella: why? Me: why? Ella: yeah. HA! You are growing tall and wear 3T clothes and size 8 shoes. When you wear a dress or a shirt that isn't tight fitting you MUST twirl. You sing all the time, especially at the dinner table. If You're Happy and You Know It is your favorite. You love to dance (alone or with mommy or daddy). You sing along with us in the car (Red Solo Cup, 1234 dance song and even Moves Like Jagger song)! You are extremely cautious and it takes quite a bit of coaxing to get you to play at the park when other kids are around. You are afraid of the lawn crew and insist on sitting on Grandma's lap when they are around because "it's too loud" You love to help with laundry, dusting and baking. You are a great helper and so sweet. We love you!
We spent Ella's bday at Como Zoo in St. Paul. It was the first trip there for all of us, and we had a great time. It was TPT Kids day, so we enjoyed a breakfast with Curious George, Arthur, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Martha Speaks. We sort of anticipated that Ella may be a little afraid of these characters, but I didn't think she would completely freak out. We didn't get one picture of her looking at the camera when posing with the characters. What a stinker! But we still had a good time, and Ella is still reminding me that we saw George (Curious George) at the zoo!
First up - Martha Speaks - as you can see, Ella was trying to get out of my arms.
She was scared of Martha! And we laugh b/c Jay is holding our Starbucks!
Next up, Curious George! I was so excited for Ella to meet George, she LOVES George. We did a little better - she was willing to give him a High Five!
But she didn't want to be next to him for a picture.
Clifford the Big Red Dog. Again, can't get her to look at the camera!
Lastly, Arthur. See how I was trying to get her to be next to the character? Still wasn't looking at the camera! These pictures were a LOT of work to get!
At breakfast checking out the characters with Daddy
Still not sure about those characters!
Flamingos and Ducks!
The Giant Turtle - surprise! Ella isn't looking at the camera!
Sparky the seal. So cute!
Watching the seals - Ella thought they were great!
Penguins - they were really active and were singing, but no swimming
Isn't this lion cool?!
See the lion?!
Giraffes!
Ella really liked the giraffes too!
Here's Ella testing out her new camera from Grandma Deb, taking a picture of the giraffes
Waiting for the seal show - yeah!
So much for pictures with Ella looking at the camera!
The giant Orangutan who seemed really sad
The younger Orangutan being silly
Ella's first ever amusement park ride - the Tea Cups with Mommy. See her fear? It got better once we started going, but she was scared at first
She had fun on this ride, even though the pictures don't show it!
Next up - the choo choo train with Daddy!
Ella cried after they got off because she wanted to keep riding the train!
Another trip to see the seals - they were THAT cute. :)
And the Puffins were hysterical!
Another photo op with Mommy!
Ella's first Merry-Go-Round ride. It was FAST! I was a stressed mess because I didn't realize how fast it would be going and I was holding on to Ella. AHHH!!!
Happy Birthday to you.....Happy Birthday to you....
(store-bought cake - didn't have time to make one)
Enjoying chocolate cake and ice cream. A great way to end a busy THIRD birthday!
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