Ella at 4 Years Old

Weighs 30 lbs (12th percentile) and is 38 1/2" (25th percentile)

Still has a heart murmur
It's a fairly common one she will likely grow out of
It can often be heard in a child when she turns one way and not the other way

Has very fine blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes

Still sucks her thumb and rubs her earlobe for comfort

 Loves riding her bike and her scooter and swinging

While she loves to play outside, she also LOVES to watch shows. 

(She doesn't get board with them like Gianna can;)
A few of her favorite shows are Odd Squad, Curious George, and The Magic School Bus

Definitely needs her downtime/ alone time, most days
Likes to cuddle and sit on a lap

Can entertain herself and also play by herself for a decent amount of time
(Yesterday, for example, while I was working in the garden, she ran through the sprinkler by herself and sat and talked to herself for well over an hour.)

Pictures from her first gymnastics class this past winter

Has been participating in gymnastics since this past winter

Did very well in her tots class and now participates in Petite Elite

Likes gymnastics, but doesn't always want to go.  

Once she's there though, she seems to enjoy herself:)

Is sensitive and shy, but can also be brave and independent at times too!

If her feelings have been hurt, she will often say, "That made my heart sad."

Is the only one who still says she misses the apartment from time to time

If it weren't for Gianna, she probably wouldn't eat 95% of her suppers at night!

(If there is a treat after supper, it's very important to Gianna that Ella gets one too, so she will often help her eat her supper by feeding her!)

Andy and I have been know to help her eat too, just so she will, but it's definitely a habit we want to put an end to! (Who would have guessed she was such an independent eater as a baby;)

Loves carbs and fruits (those she can eat quite independently;)

Her favorite foods are pizza, strawberries and blueberries

Loves water

Will often chose it over any other drink offered

Can be silly and loud at times
If you happen to say "up" in a sentence, within her earshot, she will often shout out,
"Uptown, Funk You Up, Uptown Funk You Up"

Loves to dress herself and is also know to change her outfit several times a day!

Her favorite feature of our house is the laundry shoot

(But it's amazing how often those changed clothes do not make it down that shoot;)

Her favorite art time activity is painting
Her favorite color is purple
Loves princesses, necklaces, fingernail polish and all things girl
Likes Barbies
Likes to make up names (and sometimes friends too)

She is the queen of excuses when it's time to clean up;)
(Most common one: "I'm tired.")

Misses her sister when she's at school
Loves her and gets along with her most of the time;)
Enjoys playing with Gianna and the two neighbor girls
(But sometimes wishes she was older like them)

Is kind and caring towards her little brother
She loves to try and hold his hand whenever she can
and will often tell him, "Breath! Breath!" when he's crying too hard

Is a sweet little girl, with a kind heart, who is greatly loved!!!