You spread love and happiness around like confetti everywhere you go! It was no different when you woke up the morning of your birthday. It's always so much fun to see your genuine joy and excitement when you realize it's time for everyone to celebrate you. I think one of the reasons is because you celebrate others so well!
For your birthday breakfast, you asked for pancakes with whipped cream, sprinkles and chocolate chips in the shape of your name. We gathered around you and your pancakes on the morning of your birthday and watched you as you excitedly opened your gifts. :)
Your beauty shines inside and out! Your joy and carefree spirit is contagious. You wear your heart on your sleeve in big ways.
You love playing! We love watching you gather your assorted collections of little people (barbies, little dolls, little figures) to go find a quiet corner to create your own world in. You can sit and play for hours. This was the perfect five year old birthday gift for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4phc1-Ts0Q
An extra special birthday message from your cousin Johnny!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjEWRKlfJw4
As much as you love that quiet play time, you need equal amounts quality time with people. You thrive in relationships already because you listen to others and ask really good questions to get to know people. You tell us that when you grow up you want to be a baker (and I believe you will make an amazing baker in your amazing sweet shop), but I know whatever you end up doing it will involve people. Your heart for people is so big.
This fall, you started Kindergarten and soccer. Your personality has shone in these new environments too. Kindergarten has been lots of fun for you. Everyday you come home and tell me what an awesome day it's been. When I ask you why, the reasons are usually because of the ways you became good friends with someone new or a way you were able to help a friend who was sad or scared. In soccer, you have really thrown yourself all in to learn the game and try your hardest. You are doing great and even scored a goal, but when I watch you on the field I see you, my sweet girl, looking and caring about the people running around you more than the ball on the ground. It's you and it makes us smile!
Favorite toys/activities: dancing, baking, snuggling on the couch with a good book and mommy or daddy, all of your little toys, your American Girls (Kit and Grace), walks with Daddy, teaching Juliet how to play, playing Marissa and Miranda with Abby
Favorite foods: pancakes, cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese, pepperoni pizza, chicken paprikas, pickles
Favorite song(s): Good Good Father by Chris Tomlin, The Liv and Maddie soundtrack, all three High School Musical soundtracks
Favorite tv show: Liv and Maddie
Favorite movies: High School Musical 1, 2, 3
I always want to remember this is what five looks like this! Snow White dress, all the accessories and a rubix cube on our trip to the grocery store.
On the afternoon of your birthday, you had a surprise visit from Grandma and Uncle Cory!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0eWRrh3r1Q
We ate dinner together and celebrated you with ice cream cake!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DAYSZFnhXo
Happy Birthday Ella Margaret! We love you so so much!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfbyDVMFMK0&feature=youtu.be
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