Ella's 5th Birthday!

Can't believe Ella's 5! 

It really seems like yesterday that she was born and we were just finishing grad school...hard to believe we've lived in California as long as we lived in Indiana!  

It's been so fun to see Ella's personality explode this last year. With her sister's gone at school all day we've seen just how much she loves being with people...I think Ella could be with people ALL the time and be perfectly happy! She is very determined, concerned with choosing the right, a speedy runner, a game and puzzle lover, a daredevil when it comes to gymnastic tricks, a little mother hen in our family making sure everyone is following the rules and never left behind and ever excited about life! We love you Ella! 

A Breakfast Date with Daddy! She chose Rolling Pin Donuts! A Camarillo Favorite!  

So big!  

Getting ready for her Sophia The First dress-up Party!  

All her cute Friends!  

After Birthday Dinner Treat...Jamba Juice!  

And on a random side note...Maddi lost a tooth that evening after Ella's Party! :) 

The Rest of March

A Fashion Photo Shoot with Big Sis!  

Adding some spiritual elements! 

Thought she found the perfect desk for herself!  

These two often do this towards the end of evening reading time!  

My puzzle girl!  

Half Marathon for Lance.... Time Out For Women for Me

Chesboro Half Marathon March 2014

This is the second year in a row for Lance.  He loves this race because it's a trail run. Here he is with his Running Buddies! 

The same weekend of the race I got to meet my friend Amy in Long Beach for Time Out For Women. What a fun weekend and a chance to catch up with a great friend! I even made it back home in time to meet up with Lance and everyone for the post race dinner that night. :) And big Thank You to Grandma Tresa who watched the girls while we were gone! :) 

General Women's Meeting

So fun to have Mia and my Mom with me at the General Women's Meeting this year! Mia was so excited. And what a sweet spirit there was at the meeting with all those cute girls!  :)  

Gotta have ice-cream afterwards! 

Mia's 9th Birthday Luau

 It was a Birthday Party Year for us and all my girls requested at home parties so we had lots of fun coming with creative ways to celebrate! Mia chose a Hawaiian Theme! 

 Doing the Limbo

Birthday Breakfast Date with Dad 

Birthday Dinner of Choice...still Meatloaf, potatoes and Salad...6 years running! :) 

The girls are really getting into getting presents for each other. So cute to see how excited they are to give them. 

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Nelson!  

Party Set-Up. Mia was quite the helper getting everything ready!  

So grateful to have this sweet girl in our family! A wonderful oldest child, helpful, caring, responsible, fun, energetic, happy, life is always a party to Mia and we love that about her!  

The Nelson Hula Dancers!  

Dinner Table: Hawaiian Pizza, Fruit, SunChips, and Pineapple Fizzy drink were on the menu.  

We did a hula dancing lesson, limbo contest, nail painting, and craft making. What a fun night!