eleanor is three!

saturday was eleanor's third birthday

 her main request was that her birthday was pink

so we were happy to oblige with pink balloons, plates, napkins,

the pink dress i made her and a special birthday crown

 she couldn't wait to open her presents so it happened pretty early

 who can say no to that face?

 for breakfast we had waffles with whipped cream and strawberries and honeydew melon

eleanor didn't eat any of it

because she just wanted her cake

 she opened the rest of her presents after breakfast

 i knew this pretend birthday cake would be a hit

she and olive pretend birthdays all the time

 trying out her new bike

wearing her new purse and necklaces and princess shoes

 we watched general conference and in between sessions went to a big easter egg hunt in meridian

 eleanor was pretty happy with her candies

 we ate mcdonalds while we watched the second session of conference

and afterward we finally sang to eleanor so she could eat her cake

 she made us re-light her candles and sing to her again and again

we ended her day with a trip to the library

and then watched a movie she picked out from the library

while michael watched the priesthood session of conference

and the kids (and adults) ate way too much candy

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eleanor is such a fun girl

she has kind of an old soul

but also a very spunky side

she shares and is very caring for such a young girl

she asks me if i'm ok, tells me to be careful and tells me "i lub you, too" all the time

she loves to help, is very concered over her baby brother

she loves her dad so much 

 it makes her really sad that he goes to work every day and leaves her

as soon as she hears the garage door open she runs to greet him

she and hazel are still very close

she loves to be read to by hazel and lets hazel take care of her

she is a great cleaner and love to get her own diapers and wipes when she needs them

i'm sure she could be potty trained but we haven't done it yet

soon, i'm sure

she loves dairy

you would never guess she had a milk protein allergy until she was one

she loves ice cream, whipped cream, sour cream, milk, and cheese so much

she's also a big fan of granola bars

and oatmeal out of my bowl

she has started causing a bit of mischief lately

but she's so sweet otherwise so we usually let it slide

we love our ella bella