June 2nd...

Many of you know the importance of this day.
Life-changing is the only way to describe it.
Incredible.
Miraculous.
Joyous.
Beautiful.
The birth of our first child...

Ella Mae.

It happened today, 6 years ago...at 6:06pm. :o)
Her first cries were sweet sounds to us both.
She was finally here.
And we would never be the same.

In celebration, we had a wonderful day full of friends, family and yummy food...

best big sister...

a trip to the tea house...

"cream & sugar yes..."

"chai tea please", she said confidently...

daddy...

she called him her "prince"...

that smile...

laughing at daddy...

our "little" girl...

precious...

party time...

Six!

everything was decorated...

present from little brother...

present from Dad & Mom...

 And the final wish of the birthday girl...to end the night?
"Please can we all snuggle in your bed in our jammies and each bring our Bibles and just sit there quietly and read?"
How can a parent say no to that?
And so that's just what we did...

snuggling and...

reading.

She read to us the end of Ephesians...
from her new pink Bible.
And she was ecstatic that it was all hers.
Her very own.

Yes, six years ago she was born...
Incredible.
Miraculous.
Joyous.
Beautiful.

That is Ella Mae.