Gabriella "Ella" OkermanJune 9, 2009 - July 9, 2012
OUR ELLA BELLA
Sayings from Ella’s Friends
AnaSofia: “I love her and I like the clothes she wears. She is very pretty.”
Nora: “I love her and I want to give her some pretty flowers. Ella was very nice. I liked playing with her. She is a very nice friend.”
Gianna: “I love Ella. I would like to give her some toys. I like when her Dad put bows in her hair.”
Joseph: “Ella’s favorite flavor of Kona Ice would be coconut. Ella always liked me and wanted to play with me.”
Andrew: “I liked when she played with us. She was always nice.”
Elijah: “I liked her Mom and Dad. They were very nice. Her brother and sister would play with me when they came over.”
Liam: “She was very cute.”

GABRIELLA
Her name means: God gives us strength
In 2009 it was the 33rd most popular girl's name
G is for GLAMOROUS - in all your fancy clothes and your very pretty hair you truly were glamorous
A is for ADVENTUROUS - anyone who knew you would know this is true. you were always finding new things to do
B is for BRIGHT - your beautiful smile made your whole face glow and everyone around you smile with you
R is for REMARKABLE - watching you grow and learn new things showed us just what a remarkable little girl you were.
I is for IMPORTANT - so many people loved and cared for you and to all of them you were a very important little person
E is for ENERGETIC - you never stopped, you ran everywhere, you would play with one thing and then move on to the next, always going and going
L is for LAUGH - we will always remember your precious laugh, it was the best and fullest laugh we ever did hear
L is for LOVABLE - how you liked to snuggle and rock in the rocking chair, you gave the best, strongest hugs we ever received
A is for AWESOME - this is who you were, simply stated in just on word - awesome!!
Gabriella it is more than just a name, it belongs to a precious little girl that we loved with all of our hearts!
With much love, your Calico Kids Family

Ella in the Rocking Chair

Ella playing outside

Ella watching her friends play with the wagon.