Today was our big girl’s fifth birthday! Sometimes I look at Ellie and think I am too young to be the father of such a big girl, then I remember that my dad had three teenagers by the time he was my age…

Ellie has been asking about her birthday every week for at least 8 months. She looks forward to it sooo much each year. For the last several days as she has been counting down, every few hours she would proudly say that she will be five. Finally the day has come and she was almost vibrating with energy.

We had just a small family celebration tonight and have a bigger party planned for her with one of her friends, Evan, whose fifth birthday is only a few days later. It was so much fun for us to see her excitement for her special day. Today she also started the countdown to # 6 when she asked how many days were left until her next birthday. For us, we are hoping that sixth birthday doesn’t come too fast.

Happy birthday Ellie. We love you!