Ellorie Turns 4

Ellie had a great birthday. It's the first year she's had a party and she loved it. It was really fun being a parent and throwing a birthday party. She invited 11 friends so we had it at the church building (way too many for our house!). She could have doubled her list if I would have let her. It was hard not to invite everyone. She really wanted to play musical chairs, have a rainbow cake and a pinata. So we did, of course. We also had pizza, played bingo, decorated candy bags and opened gifts. All the pictures are mostly for the grandparents, sorry if everyone else is like "enough with the pictures already!" Ha:)

















We also got her ears pierced. It was pretty traumatic. She said she wanted it done and I told her it would hurt, but nothing could have prepared her for what was to come. She was miserable for 2 hours after, crying so hard. I felt horrible! She said she was glad she did it though and she loves her earrings.


Before she knows what's coming... and then


the set up...
the pain...

the trauma...
It was a 2 hour recovery, then we went to dad's school to meet him for lunch! Grandpa and Grandma Forsgren gave Ellie a McDonalds card and she got her favorite lunch!



She got a plethora of presents and was utterly spoiled. Here she is sporting her new hydration pack from Grandpa and Grandma Arlander. She loves camping and hiking and this will be great for her outdoor adventures!