Adventures

Swimming in the "hot pool" at the hotel.

Watching Dora on her new dvd player on the way home.

On the boardwalk with Mema and cousin Shea.

At Grover Beach.

First Jamba Juice!

Sitting in the giant clam .

At the fair

Well, it's been so long again that I don't even know where to start... We took Ella to the fair back in August. She really enjoyed seeing all of the farm animals. She had a very hard time listening to directions though. She was sticking her hands in cages and climbing up the fences. We didn't stay all that long because we were both about to have a nervous break down! Maybe next year will be a little better.

We went on our little family vacation and had a blast. We left on a Friday after I got off work and made it to Santa Cruz. We woke up the next day and drove to the aquarium in Monterey. Ella was thrilled to see all the fish and critters. Her favorite was the octopus and starfish. She sang twinkle, twinkle little star every time she saw a star fish. And there were a lot of those guys! We spent a couple hours there and then headed to Pismo. We took the scenic route which had like 75 miles of winding roads... At least the view was gorgeous, right?

We had a great time spending time with Mema and cousin Shea. Mema took us to dinner both nights. Seemed like our time there went quickly, but at least we were able to make it down there. We drove the whole way back in one day. We shopped a little on the way home. Ella got lots of new school clothes. I am thankful that everything went so smoothly. I'm proud of Ella for being such a good girl on her first big trip. Hopefully we will be able to go back soon.