Happy 11 month anniversary, Ellie-Kate!!

Wow, I can't believe that Ellie-Kate has been with us for 11 months. On the one hand, I can't imagine our lives without her or before her so it feels as though she's just always been with us. On the other hand, the past 11 months have FLOWN by!! I am in awe by how much that she has grown-- physically, intellectually, emotionally... We had such an awesome anniversary day yesterday! I was able to be home with her, and we had so much fun... Our quiet moments are the best... She loves for me to brush and fix her hair, and she then gets the brush and works through my hair... Last night, she took off running, and I paused for a second to grab something and then went to look for her in the foyer. I didn't see her right away, and I called her. She came running from the dining room, and I bent down with my hands on my knees and said, "Ellie-Kate!" She laughed and put her hands on her knees too, imitating me :) Chelsea burst out laughing from the dining room and said, "She's the cutest thing!! I'm sure that none of us were that cute!" The others WERE pretty cute, but, wow, Ellie-Kate just has such an awesome temperment and fun personality :) We spend most of our time in awe of her!

Other quick family updates... We learned last week that Britti was accepted into the Disney College Program. She'll be with Disney for at least seven months for this program, and she hopes to land one of their competitive internships afterward. She moves to Orlando on May 19. What a great opportunity for her to live and work in the "happiest place on Earth," but we are going to miss her so much!! We're definitely going to take a family trip there in December, but we might try to do something between May and December, if we can swing it. She does get a discount... :)

Chelsea's busy with track conditioning, and she's been running every day in the freezing cold and snow. Emmy's having fun with her basketball team, and she is quickly gaining the respect of the many boys on her team and parents in the crowd for her shooting and dribbling ability. Britti and Emmy had a great time at OU Sibs Week-end last week-end, and I'll try to upload pics when I get a chance soon.

Well, I need to sign off now and get ready for class. Hope that all is well with you :)

Christie