Ella Ann Shepard new arrival

Ella Ann Shepard

I WAS BORN: Aug. 18, 2011, in St. Luke's hospital in Duluth.

MY PARENTS ARE: Andrew and Kori Shepard of Two Harbors.

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE: David and Sharon Johnson of Duluth and Tim and Sue Shepard of Superior.

MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE: Clifford and Anne Ericksmoen of Duluth; Emmert and Dorothy Johnson of Two Har­bors; and Gene and Beverly Ovesen and Romelle Shepard, all of Superior.

MY PARENTS CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE: They both love the name Ella, and my middle name is after Grandma Johnson and Great-grandma Ericks­moen.

PARENTS' WISH OR ADVICE: You are our little ray of sunshine that has bright­ened our lives! We wish you all the love, health and happiness in the future!

SOMETHING SPECIAL: Everyone thought you were going to be a little boy, but Mommy was right all along -- she knew she was having a little princess.