The Little Princess

Our sweet little cousin, Elly Katherine, celebrated her 1 year this past weekend and all of us Longmires were blessed to be there.  What a fun time to spend with family and friends while lavishing lots of hugs, snuggles and love on this little lady.

Elly is the epitome of gentle beauty.  She is quiet and fairly soft spoken.  She loves to observe and take it all in rather than be the center of attention.  In fact she was quite overwhelmed when she discovered that her quiet house had been overtaken by partygoers.  She found safety in her Daddy's arms.  Boy is she precious.

Elly Katherine is a loved little girl to be sure.  I couldn't help but capture a couple pictures of Grandma Jayne during the party.  Grandma's are special to be sure and it was simply beautiful to capture Jayne's face as she watched her granddaughter.

Since all of the cousins are girls, it was so much fun to have them all interacting together.  Mykennah and Kennleigh are like the mother hens, making sure all of the littles are in order and enjoying themselves.  Evie was noisy and into pulling on anything and anyone, while Lily was the terror of the group.  Elly just sat contemplatively taking it all in.  What a doll.

I was so blessed to watch as Elly's "village" came and went throughout the day.  Her family is big, sure, but it was all of the other Wyoming village that blessed me.  Elly was celebrated and I loved seeing the many awesome people that are going to speak into her life.

There was so much joy throughout the day and I look forward to watching her grow over the next year.  Such a special little girl.

Happy Birthday Little Lady!