It seems like every mother has a Hallmark moment when their little baby turns 5. I remember thinking when Ella was a baby that 5 was soooooooo far away. {I remember thinking it would probably feel like the end of the world too! 
} Now here I am, I blinked, ok, maybe I blinked twice, and now she is 5. Oh, the tears are a flowing…look at my little Ella…
She has grown quickly and has been joined by two sisters who love and look up to her completely…
Ella has always blessed our home with such a spirit of peace and she is a true peacemaker in our home. I love her natural tendency to be happy and consider that to be a great blessing for her. I hope she always has the ability to see things in a positive light…
I love that I can always spend my birthday getting ready for hers…seriously, birthdays are WAY better when you are a kiddo and I sorta getta re-live that on my birthday as I prepare all the fun stuff for hers…
This year…Hannah Montana sorta rocks her world. I am really unsure how this happened, as I would have never thought my 2, 3, and 4 year olds would be huge fans, but my girls are definitely crazy about the Miley by day/Hannah by night girl of the Disney Channel…so, her b-day decor is all about rockstar…
Here on her last day as a 4 year old we busted open the decor purchased a la Tarjet…and she had a quick photoshoot to document her 4 year old look…
by the time these hit the web…she will be sporting 5 ripe years in age…
Ella is so cute…everyone always tells her they learned to read when they are 5…you know in kindergarten…well, on our drive home tonight she told me that when she woke up tomorrow she would be able to read…because she will be 5. Oh it melted me…I explained that things like that actually require practice and what people meant is that is how old they are when they start to learn how to read. I think tomorrow should we should practice a bit…sweet, sweet, innocent girl…
Ella, I laid in bed with you tonight (the night before your birthday) and told you all about how thankful I am you were born. (Sorry for the tears that must have seemed like a warm rain storm…I have really gotta work on not crying when I tell you all how much I love you…) You really filled such a void in my heart and taught me so much about unconditional love. The moment I held you in my arms on the morning of feb 25th, 2004, I fell in love in such a sweet way for the first time. You prepared my heart to love as a Mother and gave me so much to be thankful for. I love telling you all about when you were a baby and love to see you grow in so many beautiful ways. I am so blessed, we all are, that you were born.
This day we celebrate YOU…
…may all your birthday wishes come true…
love you…
xoxo
Mommy Tonya
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