Happy Birthday Ellie Grace!!!

Saturday was Ellie's 2nd Birthday!  I made a few of her favorites for breakfast.  She likes the Orange Rolls (from the can! lol) and sausage (from Schwans!) and milk!  Pretty easy to please huh?  Gracie came to visit Thursday night and stayed until Sunday evening!  Gracie and I had a booth at a craft fair Saturday morning, so Laura (one of their favorite babysitters!) came over to play with them!  Ellie told me that morning to "go play Momma, go play!".  Which means, go on Mom, get out of here!  Glad they enjoy their babysitters so much!

Ellie with her birthday breakfast, complete with party hat and noise maker

Molly at the breakfast party


Saturday evening lots of family and friends came out to help Ellie celebrate!  We had one of Ellie's favorite meals...lasagna, salad, corn, garlic bread, plus cake and ice cream.  We had 18 people at her party. 

I had Jennifer Divoll make Ellie's Mickey Mouse cake.  Did that turn out great!  Ellie loved it!

Ellie just blew out her candle.  She got bashful when everyone sang to her!

Ellie really got into opening the presents this year!  She loves her new baby!  It talks to her and she can feed it and give it drinks!  Right up her alley!

Everyone tried out the Sit N Spin!  I even did, but think it was harder for me to get on and off it!  Lol

Ellie, Eli and Grandpa Crisler built her new puzzles

Ellie got a easel from Grandma and Grandpa Crisler.  Molly is trying to take it as her own, lol.

Ellie loves feeding her baby.  Notice she has already stripped it down.  For some reason, she doesn't like clothes on her baby.  It is completely naked now.  Lol 

She had a great party!  I just can't believe she is already two years old!  She is talking up a storm and potty training is going really well.  Now we just can't wait for the holidays to see all of our family!

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