Grammy Camp

Mom took Ella to NJ and NYC for their 2nd annual Grammy Camp in July. Ella was incredibly excited for the big adventure, and of course the cats, which are her favorite.

Snuggling with Sophie on her first night in NJ

Mom took Ella into the city on Monday and they went to the Statue of Liberty.

Back at the hotel for "high tea." The staff at the hotel treated Ella like a little queen and couldn't have taken any better care of her!

At FAO Schwarz

Glenn came into the city the next morning and the three of them went on a horse and buggy carriage ride

And to the Empire State Building!

The next day Mom took Ella to see Cinderella on Broadway 

They went back to NJ on Wednesday night and to the Crayola Factory in Easton, PA, on Thursday

 

And after all that fun, a girl's gotta work - so on Friday it was off for a morning at Dr. Molnar's office!

Enjoying dessert

So cute with Grampy

I was so excited to pick them up at the airport. She was bigger and even prettier than when she left - here she is, back from her big week of many adventures!!

More Beach Fun

Some more beach pictures from our last few days --

Hunting for shrimp and tiny fish in the seaweed that came in with a rainstorm

Sand castle village by Steve and Ella

Amazing pool tricks :)

And a final walk on the beach on Sunday morning

It was such a fantastic trip - fun, relaxing, and great family time - I am hoping it's not too long before we are able to go back!

Jet Skiing

On Saturday morning, Steve took Ella jet skiing for the first time! 

They had so much fun, another great adventure!

4th of July

We went snorkeling on the morning of July 4th. We weren't sure if Ella was completely "ready" but she loved the idea and so we decided to give it a try!

We left from a marina on the bay side (Laguna Madre) and the boat ride was about 30 minutes to get to the snorkeling spot

Getting all suited up

And they're off

Ella got scared once she started seeing the fish swimming by us. It took about 15 minutes of her clinging to one of us before she started to get comfortable. There was also a lot of seagrass, and she hated when her feet touched down on it. There were many, many fish, all around us, and as scared as she was at first, she eventually got comfortable and even wanted to go back out again after we ate lunch, which really surprised us. I was really proud of her for sticking with it and glad that she ended up enjoying herself and a new experience. 

We went back to the beach later that afternoon and Ella was eager to get back to her boogie board

Ready for some July 4th fun!

After dinner we walked down the beach to see the fireworks

From where we sat, we were able to see 2 different fireworks displays at once, which was really neat

It was a long day and very fun, Ella was asleep about 5 minutes after we got back to our condo!