Ellie's 9th Birthday

Ellie recently had her 9th birthday!  It was on a Monday so she was busy with school all day and gymnastics all evening.  I gave her the option of going out to eat or cooking something for her, and she opted for staying home and eating tortilla soup.  One of the things we do in our house, is get up first thing and open presents.  Ellie was very excited to open presents.  She got new earrings and some clothes and hair bows, and then she wanted Polly Pocket shoes.  We happened to have a ton of shoes from the Polly Pocket clothes that she has been getting for years, we just never gave her the shoes so they wouldn't get lost.  She got about 25 pairs of Polly Pocket shoes, and then she felt well provided for in shoes.

 

That day, she got zebra cakes at school, rice crispies at gymnastics and then ice cream at home!  She was overwhelmed with the sugar!

Since it is an odd year, she didn't get a party, instead she got to pick one friend and an activity to do with them.  She picked Sydney (of course....she LOVES Sydney) and they got manicures and pedicures!

Ellie is super busy right now with gymnastics- she spends 9 hours a week at classes, and if she has a meet, she will also spend a few hours on Saturday at the meet.  She loves it though.  She also does piano, which she is doing really well with, but she doesn't love to practice.  In fact, she often blames piano as the cause for her not being able to play with friends as often as she would like.  (Personally, I think the 9 hours a week of gymnastics is probably the more likely culprit).  She loves to give big hugs and sit next to you.  She LOVES friends.  She would rather spend time with friends than any other thing in this world.  She will read if there is nothing else to do and likes the Babysitters Club.  She likes to cook, and is getting really good at baking.  The other day, Joe let her make chocolate chip cookies by herself and she did the whole thing...all by herself, and they turned out great.  She is super smart, always getting good grades in school. She says she likes math best because it is so easy.  She is currently 53" tall and 56.8 pounds.  We love our Ellie!