But, ironically, it’s playing with the boys that has brought out the girl in her. Well, not all of them, just one in particular. It all started when they were both coming to school in matching fire fighter hats. It might have been love at first sight at that point. But then he arranged for Firefighter Chris (a family friend) to come with his engine and talk to the class. From then on, Ella has been very interested in all things Gavin. She gets shy and embarrassed when saying hi and reacts to his mom like she’s seeing a celebrity. Unfortunately for her, Gavin is pretty oblivious to her new found giddiness, but that doesn’t seem to bother her.
So it was a pretty big deal to go to Gavin’s birthday party a few weekends ago. And, thanks to my lack or organization, we were an hour early, so she got an extra hour of Gavin play time. The party was pirate themed (with pirate-everything-you-can-imagine), and Ella was beside herself to come home with pirate dress up and play accessories (is that a match made in Heaven or what?), a treasure box with candy and prizes and what I think may have been the best three hours of her life so far. She hasn’t stopped talking about Gavin, the pirate stuff or how Gavin is going to come to her birthday party.
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| She was absolutely going to sit next to the birthday boy! Oh, and she even picked out a new "ladybug" outfit to wear to his party- yes, he's inspired her to wear "girl" clothes too. |
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| Costumes and accessories- and not the princess type- are the way to Ella's heart. |
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| Ah, the pirate tattoo...she insisted that we not wash it for a least a week. |
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