We sat on the edge of our seats, our eyes watering. Truth: my eyes were spewing tears of joy.
(Thank you to you locals who were sharing in them with me. I treasure your tears, too.)
She sang.
She danced.
She conquered, and declared it "fun".
Oh, my conquering Lady Ella!
Let's have some more fun this year, okay?
I love you so, and once again I praise your Creator.
Tears of joy! We love you Lady Ella! We miss you sooo much! Papa and Nana
ReplyDeleteI also had tears bubbling when I saw Ella come onto the stage. After the program Kate was super excited that she was singing up there with the class. We are so proud of her!! Dana Banana
ReplyDeleteSo excited! We are proud of you, too, Ella!!
ReplyDeleteLove, Auntie Erica, Uncle Jason, Owen and Mags
I watched in amazement last night! I kept saying to myself, "WOW, Kimberlee and Bruce must be so proud!" She did AWESOME! Celebrate!
ReplyDeleteKimberlee, this might be my favorite post of all time! Tears were in my eyes! I am sure your cup was really overflowing! Praise Him! I am so proud of you Ella!
ReplyDeleteYay Ella!!
ReplyDeleteI have been waiting all morning for this! What a big leap forward!
ReplyDeleteoh you have no idea how much this makes me feel: happy, excited, jump-up-and-down-thrilled, full of hope, full of tears, full of happiness.
ReplyDeleteella, you rocked it.
good for YOU!
What an exciting night!!! Way to go, Ella! By the way, I love the picture with her and Bruce....you can see the excitement in her face!
ReplyDeleteI had tears in my eyes just reading your post. Congratulations on a milestone!
ReplyDeleteI have tears streaming down my face...so awesome. Way to go, Ella!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with us!!!!
Tears. I am in tears. This is beautiful. And that last picture??? PRICELESS. Oh, sweet lady...this post was perfection.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious girl she is. Congratulations to Ella!:)
ReplyDeleteYay Ella! Give Glory to God in the Highest and Peace to his people on earth ...and Ella at the auditorium! :) btw - love her sweater!
ReplyDeleteI got goosebumps reading this post! Yay for Ella!!!! Found your blog about a year ago via WHATEVER......LOVE IT!!!
ReplyDeletewell done ella.
ReplyDeletewell done mom and dad.
talia watching big sis is amazing.
what a joy for everyone.
can't wait to hear about ella's next adventure!
girl can do anything!
Ella gave all of us a gift last night!
ReplyDeleteThat is one music program I won't soon forget...
I'm so glad I was there! What an amazing milestone to witness.
ReplyDeleteWOO-HOO!!!
ReplyDeleteway to go ella!
:)
You've got tears in Kuwait, congratulations. : )
ReplyDeleteLOVE this. Go Ella! Girl's got some moves! Love her.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - the pic of her in Bruce's arms is a framer!!
ReplyDeleteI cried when I saw this on my Bruce's computer and I cried again when I tuned here. I feel like I'm sharing in Grandparent's joy too! Love, Janice
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet moment! Love this!
ReplyDeleteThat is AWESOME!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kimberlee,
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog through whatever.
What a great post! You must be do proud. I love the concentration shown on the dance steps. That is just awesome.
Oh what a sweet post, I'm crying right now just thinking about what a wonderful moment that must have been. I Love reading about your sweet family!
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