By Niki:
Our precious little one is THREE today! I cannot believe how quickly these first three years of her life have flown by! How did we get from this…
To this…
I invite you to take a trip down memory lane with me 🙂
That’s Elli’s first year!
Now it’s time for exploring, trying new things, and learning! …
One of Elli’s favorite things ~ ice cream!
My little left-handed artist 🙂
Mmmmm… baking!!!
Learning to play dress up ~ and loving it!
Elli is an animal lover if you’ve ever seen one!… not afraid of anything (she even loves worms)… adorable.
Learning to pray ~ and discovering chili cheese nachos and avocado is realllly good!
Discovering the pure goodness of c-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e
(One day I told Elli she was going to take a bath in a few mintues, but she took matters into her own hands before I could even get her undressed!)
This past year has been delightful as we’ve watched Elli grow in her vocabulary & personality, learn to use the potty, help with chores, and become best friends with her sister! …
She loves to swing (on anything!)
Elli loves to read books ~ especially the Bible and I pray that she would always hunger after God’s word!
Watching mommy and learning new things every day!
I am so happy that Elli has gotten over her fear of water (something I have yet to do!) Go Elli!!
My messy little helper!
What a glorious milestone ~ being potty trained!
Elli’s fondness and gentleness with animals is absolutely precious…
So stinkin cute ~ scares me.
Learning to be silly for pictures, hmmm did she learn that from sissy?
Do the silverware chore 🙂
Training in water gun fights 🙂
Helping to scrub and clean
“Is that me in that picture?”
Elliana ~ your name means “God has answered our prayers” and we truly feel blessed to have you in our lives. You are a delight and joy to us. You make us laugh A LOT! Your affection melts our hearts. We pray that God would use your compassionate, tender little heart for His glory in the year to come. We love you Beanie.