big poncha's big sister

thanks to all of you who left a comment on my last post. your ideas were helpful and i appreciate the encouraging words. i'm sure there are lots of children who suffer through fears like this. we keep trying new things with her and i'm certain that eventually she will get through this phase.

so on that note, since i've discussed one of her weaknesses, i want to describe her strengths and why we love this little girl named ella! so here goes the bragging...

she has recently nicknamed her little brother "big poncha" (hence the title above) and this shows how her little creative mind works. she likes to make up words. and when evan was a baby, ella always called him "oven", even though she could say his name correctly. everyone around us caught on and called him that too! she ADORES her little brother and for the most part, she plays well with him. just about every day she tells me how cute she thinks he is....especially when he does funny things or he's just being sweet to her. she is very affectionate with me, her daddy, evan, her friends and our family. she loves giving hugs and kisses. she has such a tender heart.

she is quite shy with those she doesn't know, but once she is your friend...she is attached! she is always wanting to be on the go (probably gets this from me!). every night at bedtime she asks me or her daddy, "where are we going tomorrow?". and every morning when she wakes up, "what are we going to do today?" and if i tell her that we have no plans, she is more than willing to make plans for me!!

she is quite the little artist and i have been so proud to see her latest drawings. she LOVES to color any chance she gets and she is enjoying writing her letters as well. she was the only one in her 3 yr. old preschool class who could write their name!

if she's not coloring, then she's probably reading books. the girl loves her books and we are thrilled about that! she loves to learn about new things and is soooo curious about everything. questions are pouring out of her mouth lately as she wants to know all there is to know about anything and everything!

she also loves to sing. she has all the songs memorized on the Steve Green's "Hide 'Em in Your Heart" cd's. i love hearing her sweet little voice. and she even knows words to some our favorite songs...(is it bad if she knows the lyrics to some of kelly clarkson's songs!?).

we think she will be a great athlete too....she loves to run and has always been very coordinated. she loves riding her scooter and is learning to ride her bike (with training wheels of course). i think daddy is hoping she will be a little soccer star just like he was when he was younger.

she is beautiful....even at an early age, people would always compliment her pretty blue eyes. and they are still the first thing that others notice. so of course we are biased, but we really think she is so pretty and we just love looking at her sweet little face.

ella can be quite the goofball. i know she gets this from me...i was just like her growing up. she does silly things that make us laugh and she is just plain goofy sometimes. i love it!

so i know there is plenty more to say about her, but i'll save it for another post! as we raise this sweet child to grow up in the Lord, we pray that she will always know how much we love her, that she would know how much her God loves her, and that she would know how much she needs Jesus.