Category Archives: Ella Grace Pass
Katy Bell and Christmas Pageants
We had an abundance of pagentry to attend this Christmas season! Katy sang with the Eaglaires in the Christmas pageant at school and then played a “jingleless bell” in the church children’s performance. This was an auditioned part and Katy had a solo and lines. She was very proud, as were her parents, grandparents, great-grandmother …
Ella Grace is 5!
That girl knows what it is to have a birthday party now! She had such fun with friends and family at a party last week at home. Please see pics at passkids.com/gallery
Happy Ella!
On December 16, we celebrated what Ella Grace called “Happy Ella!” She turned 4, but this was her first real birthday party and all her favorite people were there. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon at our house and she had a wonderful time. You can see lots of pics at our Gallery.
Little Pumpkin at the Patch with Grandonna
Grandonna escorted Ella Grace on her very first school field trip! A couple of dolls… Gotta find just the right one! …and it’s always important to have good sun protection.
First Anniversary of "Gotcha Day"
It was one year ago on Hainan Island in the South China Sea that Frank and I waited for a timid little girl in the Social Welfare Office. When she walked in, all I wanted was to grab her and hold her and tell her she was safe and I would always take care of …
They adore being girls…
When you ask Ella Grace what her name is, she says, “Lella Paa” (trans. “Ella Pass”). Here is the little princess painting her toenails. Summer provides more opportunities to have friends over to play. This is our friend Mikayla and Katy doing a “show.” Snow White. Too much.
June 8, 2005…June 8, 2006
On June 8, 2005 Allison from America World Adoption Agency called me. It was around 11 am and I was getting ready to go somewhere and as soon as I heard who it was, I knew she was calling to tell me she may have found Ella Grace. In all the world, the child she …