Pix from Trip

Arriving at the hotel:

Checking out the hotel room -- note the right hand up high -- this is a normal stance when she is walking ...

Getting ready to swim -- not!

This is what Ellie and mama spent a lot of time doing.

Note the hand in the air again -- the balancing act

I think she's going to be a gymnast. Doesn't she look ready to do the parallel beams in this photo?? *smile*

Don't I have handsome boys???

This was Ellie's favorite thing at the pool.

After the pool, we hung out in the fitness room (Ellie and I watched Sesame Street and Hannah Montana) while Josh "worked out". Then we went to get ready to go over to Bass Pro to hang out and wait for Kevin to get done working.

Josh wants to buy this "in a few years". He tells me that DeeDee will take him to hunter safety class and then DeeDee will take him hunting. I asked what he would hunt. She said, "The only thing you can hunt -- deer." (Who knew??) I asked if he would eat the meat. He said that no, he wouldn't. He would donate the meat to the TWA??? Ok, whatever.

We all had lots of fun dreaming on the "party barge" pontoon boats. We all picked where we would sleep and nap and everything! It was fun.

Ellie was fascinated with all the animals -- pointing and calling them some sort of name -- "ba"?

Josh and Ellie both liked this animal. Anyone have a clue what it is??? I don't.

There were really cool places outside to take photos. It's a shame that all I had was my camera phone. It did well though, I suppose.

This weekend was the first time Ellie has called me "Mama". It was a big deal (to me!). She also has begun to make a big deal out of making "kissing" noises. Tonight she got her Elmo out and took it over to Josh and made it kiss him over and over. Poor Josh was a good sport.

Josh made a stop at a fireworks store on the way home to pick up fireworks. He had washed both cars and cleaned them up to earn money to buy fireworks. I don't like them, but I know that once a year it's something that boys just feel a need to do. I make sure that Kevin is with him and helps and I just stay as far away as possible.

And, on a final note -- Ellie's hair seems to grow overnight now and it's beginning to get a bit wild and unruly. Not having a girl before -- any ideas on what to DO about it? I look back over the last few weeks' pictures and her hair looks pitiful in many of them. Poor girl. Comments welcome!