A Tinkerbell Halloween

Well, Sweetie,

From what I understand you were so excited to go trick-or-treating that your daddy got pretty worked up too! I think he was geeked about being able to take you for the first time where you could walk on your own. Last year you were an Ewok and it was about as cute as anything I've ver seen. Check you out!

But then this year you were Tinkerbell, and just as cute! In fact as we were walking - your mom, dad, Uncle Roger and myself - you made a new friend. His name was Hunter and he was just a little bit younger than you. Your dad had a wagon, and after you took quite a bad fall he decided to put you and Hunter in it and pull you both from house to house. 

You looked so pretty, and you smiled so much! We had a lot of fun and were grateful your mom and dad invited us to tag along! It will be interesting to see what you want to be next year, sweetie!

We ate pizza and laughed and had a wonderful time. And you were the cutest Tinkerbell I've seen!

A Birthday Girl Video

Here's just a little video of Ellie opening her presents and being sung to! 

Officially a Two Year Old!!!

My, my, my Miss Ellie Jane! We visited your parent's last night to celebrate your birthday and have dinner and enjoy your company. You're a toddler now! You're running and jumping and show so much affection for your Uncle Raja and me. 

Your mom said that you were a bit grumpy before we got there, but now that she's pregnant and you're going to be a big sister she has to take care of herself and can't get on the floor and play with you like she used to. But you cheered up and were so patient waiting to open your presents. And what fun to watch you open them too! You learned to flip them over and look for the seam so you could grab it and rip away - and you tore the paper to pieces in your excitement. What fun to watch you in your happiness and with your little smile and beaming eyes! 

For dinner we ate sloppy joes and cheesy potatoes but you seemed more interested in the avocado slices (wow you devoured those!) and the tomatoes than the meat and potatoes. You don't seem to eat much but if you do like a food you'll mow away! You were a good girl at dinner and I even managed to get a picture of you and your daddy taking a bite of food at the same time in pretty much the same way. I made you a birthday cake and decorated it especially for you - two flowers growing from a heart, and your daddy helped you blow out your candles!

You mostly got clothes for your birthday, and when you put on your Minnie Mouse pajamas you started to run all over the house in  your excitement! Your mom told me that when she dressed you that morning and put an MSU hoodie on that you cried and didn't want to wear it and told her, "no, daddy!"....somehow you thought that she was making you wear boy's clothes and you seem to only want to wear pink and purple haha...I thought you looked absolutely adorable though! We gave you some pink suede boots with fringe and your mom put them on you as soon as you opened them up and you wore them until bed-time. It's so easy to spoil you Ellie - you're such a loving little girl and so sweet. You kept calling my name and I have to admit when I was holding you in my arms and you said that you loved me, my heart absolutely melted! 

We love you SO much, Ellie. And your mama and daddy work very hard to make sure that you have every thing that you need and are so proud of you just for being who you are - a beautiful, happy, sweet little girl who gives hugs and kisses and is very silly but also incredibly smart and loving. You are an amazing child and I feel very lucky that I get to be your auntie!!

You're Uncle Roger picked out a bubble-lawn mower for you, and once your mom and dad put it together for you, you started running around the house with it and when the bubbles started to shoot out of it you'd stop and then stomp on them! I think that toy was a huge hit with you...

It's hard to believe that you're two years old already - I don't know where the time went!! But next week is Halloween and last year you were an Ewok, and this year you'll be Tinkerbell. We'll be coming over with you to walk to a few houses with you and then pass out candy later to other kids. I'm very excited for it! And I'm sure that I'll take a lot of pictures, and will have to post some pictures from last year just so you can see how much you've changed and grown. I am not sure how you'll ever beat looking as cute as you were as an Ewok - but what am I saying? Of course you'll be adorable and we'll have ourselves a blast.

Your birthday falls in my favorite month of the year, and so my dear girl you've given me just one more reason to love it so much!!! I'm so glad that you're affectionate and sweet, and you are so clearly a happy little girl. Oh Ellie, you are very, very loved by a lot of people! 

Happy Birthday, dearheart - I'm glad that Uncle Roger and I could celebrate it with you and watch you so eagerly and joyously open your presents. What a fun night! And hearing you learn new words and string phrases together to talk to us is becoming quite fun and we look forward to watching you learn more!

You're going to be a great older sister - to a little brother or sister. You're ALLLLL girl, loving shoes and dressing up and you have an innate sweetness to give affection to everyone around you.

The holidays are approaching and I know we'll be spending more time with you soon - Thanksgiving will be here before you know it! And then Christmas...I can't believe how fast this year is going!

Here are some pictures of our fun last night, sweet pea! Your mom wasn't feeling very good so I didn't take any pictures of her so that's why you don't see her in them. Look how happy you are opening presents!!! 

Love you! 

Auntie Erin