June 12, 2018
We had a fun week of celebrating Ellie's Sweet 16th Birthday this past week! We had taken her and her Bestie Madison to Bellevue for the weekend in May and gave her some shopping money to splurge with at Bellevue Square since our hotel (The Westin) was right across the street. The girls had their own room and we went to the Sugar Factory to eat for lunch and then the Cheesecake Factory for dinner, it was a lot of fun for the girls and in the morn they had the pool all to themselves which was fun for them as well. Anyways, we went in May since we all know how totally crazy busy that June gets! (Needless to say that Bre's graduation fell on the same week as Ellie's bday.) So the plan for her actual b-day was to bring her lunch and flowers at school, then she had cheer practice and we would then go out to eat as a fam for dinner. (The plan so she thought...) Well, Bre and I had some other plans of our own, since she had already celebrated her b-day she would have no clue that we had a surprise party in the works!!! We invited her close friends and they all met at Farelli's to surprise Ellie, we sent out a text message like a month prior to her bday as an invite that included all of the details and crazy enough- no one said a word to Ellie, she was 100% totally surprised to see everyone there to surprise her! We got her good and it was a lot of fun over good food and birthday cake :) We even managed to throw in the traditional candy guessing game and some fun candy bar favors for the sweet 16 gal. Madison came over and stayed the night after the party (even though it was a school night.) Ellie was able to get her license at 12:00 am on her Birthday online, it's so convenient these days. She loves to drive. It worries me but she enjoys it and so we will start with baby steps mainly back and forth to and from school and local places then we can branch out! She is now the owner of Jarom's car and it's working out for her thus far. For some reason, with Ellie it doesn't feel like she should be old enough to date and drive, like she's still too young...it literally is hard to believe! Crazy but true! Sure love this gal of ours!!!
E-Energetic, full of energy and enthusiasm for life
L-Lovable, Ellie loves her family and friends
L-Likable, everyone likes Ellie
E-Enjoys friends, Ellie loves to be out and about with all her friends
I-Interested, she is interested in others and getting to know people
S-Silly, she is goofy and fun
H-Hair, Ellie loves to do hair...her hair and yours
A-A new cheerleader this year, GO CARDS!
S-Scary movie lover, she likes the suspense and to be on the edge of her seat
U-Understanding, she is a very forgiving soul
Z-Zest for life, she enjoys life to the fullest and her light shines for all to see
A-Angel, she is a true beautiful angel inside and out
N-Never a dull moment...nope not when Ellie is around
N-Needs a house keeper, she is super creative but cleaning is not on her hit list
E-Endeavor, she goes and reaches high for what she wants to obtain with all of her endeavors in life
J- Jumps on adventure, always up for an adventure
A-Absolute style of her own, she is a trend setter
C-Caring, she has a genuine care for others feelings
K-Kind, Ellie is kind to others
S-Such a perfectionist, she is a perfectionist and her own worst critic
O-Outgoing, she is super outgoing and loves to go and do
N-Needs sleep, she is all of the above and much more but first and foremost she need her beauty sleep :)
