Family Party

On Friday night, we celebrated Ella's first birthday. Grandma and Auntie A came to have dinner with us and shower the birthday girl with gifts. Thanks to my friend Meredith, we had some delicious cupcakes from Magnolia for dessert. She's an icer & production manager there and once decorated a cake for Sarah Jessica Parker's birthday! She's so cool. Meredith, I mean.

Ella got several cute little gifts and really seemed to be interested in each item. She is a pensive and sort of serious little girl. She can be hard to get a smile and laugh from, but when she does indulge you, you know it's totally sincere. She adores Alexis so very much. And she is quite content. I am looking forward to getting to know her better! We love her to bits & pieces.