Ella's Birthday

Ella had a family dinner this year instead of a big blow out. Instead, she opted to have a few of her closest friends go to the salon and have a day of beauty. It's both exciting a little sad when kids start to have more selective and mature parties. At any rate, we still had a family dinner and so the girls and I went (Brian was home with the stomach flu that Xiana and I had had earlier in the week). It was a beautiful night... The food was delicious... Mark bbqed ribs and pulled pork. The cupcakes were also pretty tasty... though Xiana only tried the frosting as usual. And Ella appreciated all of her gifts. All in all it was a nice evening with a fire, food, family, and fun.