Ella's first taste of cake...Red Velvet cake! *

Ella and Cousin Jack cuddle with Grandma. *

I actually like this picture better. *

Oooh!! Papa!! (Grandpa) *

Checking themselves out. *

Hey! I demand your attention! *

Apparently, balloons are for eating.... *

Having a serious chat with cousin Andrew. *

Special time with Papa and Jack. *

Playtime! *

Grandma and Ella reading together. *

Birthday presents! May 17, 2008. Doesn't seem possible it's been a whole year! *

Crazy hair!! "We're the Flyin' Elvises, Utah Chapter!" *

"Flingo" jammies (Flamingo in Jackspeak). *

Mommy is a complete weirdo. And why is her tongue a weird color? (I have no idea) *

Ella points at everything...I think it is her way of trying to find out what things are. *

I don't know why, but I really like this picture. *

This is what happens when you leave Elephants with your Ella unsupervised.... She loves this thing--it is actually a puppet! However, whenever I let her play with it, I find lots of black fibers all over the place...she pulls out tail fur to chew on it!! *

Snuggling with Mommy at Uncle Russ and Aunt Kelly's house. *

Ella's Birthday cake, made by Grammy. (and it was GOOD!!) *

Family around the birthday table...left to right, Grandma Teri, Cousin Millie, Grammy Lin, and Birthday Girl Ella. *

Birthday girl, wearing the "I'm 1" hat. *

Aaahh...CAKE! At first, she didn't know what to make of it...tentatively touched it, picked a tiny crumb off it, then put a hand in it and played with the texture. *

But then...she got a little in her mouth, and we literally saw a light bulb flash above her head--"Wow, what is THIS good stuff??" *

NOW we're enjoying cake!! And wearing quite a bit of it... *