Ellen Turned 5!!

Ellen is officially 5! That means that she gets to go to school in the fall and she can hardly wait!  She already reads better than any of my other kids did at her age!!  We've started having her help read scriptures and its fun to see some words getting easier to sound out or have become sight words.

Aaron went on a walk with Aaron the other day and Aaron found out that Ellen has a dramatic side to her.  As they were walking along she would suddenly exclaim, "Wow Dad!!  Isn't that just beautiful" as she was looking at a run down house.  When Aaron looked, he had to ask what she was looking at.  She said, "That rose!"  Isn't it beautiful!!"  And there at the base of the house was a beautiful rose bush!  Aaron hadn't even seen it.  That happened several times on their walk.  Ellen knows how to find beautiful things!

 Playdough

 Books!  Winnie the Pooh and other Disney books!

 I love these little dolls. They are magic clip dolls.  They are the perfect size for little hands and so easy to change the dresses.  Even Sarah can do it by herself!

I made Ellen this play dress.  She got to wear it for her Preschool/Valentine's party and looked/felt like a TRUE princess!  You can't really tell, but I had braided her hair into a crown.  This picture was taken at the end of the day so you can't tell how pretty it was, but just take my word for it!   :)