Oh Ella! Ella has grown so much in the last year and I can hardly believe it! Sometimes I wonder if I am raising a two year old or a teenager. Her personality is shining and she is great entertainment to have around. Just yesterday she came up to me and put her hands on my face and said "mommy, I take care of you." I nearly melted into a puddle. She is a parrot when it comes to repeating what mom and dad say and she knows the right context to use those words in (for better or for worse).  Ella is mischievous as ever and the word "NO" has absolutely no impact on her. 

 Perfect example of what a picky eater does. Ella will claim she is not hungry and pursues to climb on the counter and nibble on, not one, but TWO apples. She is a forever cheese fan, but could care less about eating anything else. at exactly 8:05 am every morning I see her curled up to her blanket with her head on my bed and right next to my ear I hear "foods mommy, foods." The only thing she can think of at that hour is cheese! So strange! We have other issues we are dealing with daily. For example; currently we are working on potty training and it totally depends on her mood that day if it will be a success or utter failure! 

Ella LOVES her uncles. For some reason these two toe-heads have a very cute bond and Ella really adores her uncle "Nafan." Ella just loves being social in general! After each prayer during sacrament on Sunday she will shout "NURSERY TIME?" She loves other kids, big or small and even blesses our cute little babysitter in her prayers at night. She is getting to be such a kid and not so much a baby or a toddler anymore. The "terrible twos" haven't been so bad as it has been a learning period for mommy :)