Ella's Family Party

On Ella's 4th Birthday (which also happens to be Christmas Eve), we were lucky enough to have most of our families over for lunch to celebrate her special day. Gigi, Nana, Papa, Uncle Roger, Aunt Lindsey, Uncle Jer, Aunt Gabi, Uncle Jake, and Aunt Juju all came over to shower their niece/granddaughter with love and attention....how lucky is Ella? We had a delicious smoked pork lunch (thank you to Jason's wonderful Big Green Egg skills) with spinach, a veggie tray, brie, scalloped potatoes (thank you to Gigi) and baked beans (thank you to Nana). Jason also made BBQ chicken drumsticks for Ella and Aunt Juju. I was surprised to see how much Ella LOVED the drumsticks. She had 2 or 3!! She kept saying that "Daddy makes the best chicken!" Ella so enjoyed having everyone around; she loves a party! There wasn't a better way to celebrate our beautiful daughter's 4th birthday!

Aunt Lindsey with her cutie little nephew

Uncle Jer showing Ella and Aunt Juju his tablet

Colin LOVES his Papa!!

Uncle Jake and Aunt Gabi catching up (somehow the pictures switched the husbands and wives)

Ella playing Angry Birds on Uncle Jer's tablet

Gigi and two of her kids

Checking out the cupcakes!

The spread

Ella eating up her BBQ chicken, strawberries and cucumbers

The Christmas Tree with lots of presents (never mind the crooked star on top of the tree). After celebrating Ella's birthday, we exchanged gifts with Jason's siblings since we wouldn't get to see them again over the holidays.

Excited to open her gifts

What a handsome boy!

Colin loves to climb on the presents

Using the play vacuum that Uncle Jer and Aunt Gabi got her

Colin's turn (if only that thing worked for real...I would put them to work--haha)

Sneaking in some extra almonds

Excited for Cupcake Time

Our Family

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Blowing out her 4 candles

A fancy crown Aunt Juju made her out of one of her new toys

Yum! Yum!