The cake pop series

We capped off "Bigger Day" with a treat at Starbucks where Ellie enjoyed her first cake pop. I also got her a coconut milk since she still won't drink milk and I thought this might be a sweeter and more delicious option. The pic speaks for itself.
Also, my girl is also FULL of opinions and preferences (her hairstyle, choosing her jammies, which paci to have a bedtime, which story to read and which song to sing at bedtime, etc). So it was funny, but of no surprise to me when she INSISTED on wearing her 1st birthday hat as a "headband" for our afternoon outing. I will say, the comments and looks she got totally made it worth it.
And the first picture below is officially my new favorite pic of her. It's one of her new and amazingly awesome expressions - the VERY excited face which comes complete with hands that tense up so much they shake.