A Visit to California

In June, we went to California to visit Grammy. It was our 6th trip on an airplane!!! The trip there went well - we were busy on the plane and we didn't take a nap (poor mommy and daddy), but, about 2 blocks from Grammy's house, Emma got car sick! Soooo, the first thing we did when we got to Gram's was the laundry! Grammy was sooooo happy to see us - we grew a lot since last Thanksgiving. We spent the weekend playing in Grammy's house, then Ella got sick. Ella stopped eating and by Sunday, she had a fever, so on Monday Mommy spent the afternoon with Ella in the clinic waiting to see the doctor while Daddy and Emma went to the pool. Emma loved the pool and spending time with Daddy. Ella had a fun time in the doctor's waiting room, playing with stickers and running back and forth. Finally, Ella saw the doctor, who said she had a very sore throat and gave her some medicine. The next day we went to Disneyland. Poor Ella did not have a very good time. She was still not feeling well, and when we got there, we put on suntan lotion since it was very sunny. Ella rubbed it in her eyes and cried and cried and cried. Ella cried for the whole first hour we were there! Daddy and Emma went on the rides together while Mommy held Ella. Finally, Ella took a short anp in her stoller. When she woke up, she felt better and went on a few rides. She really liked the train and both girls loved It's a Small, Small World. We went to Mickey's house, where we watched the laundry go around and sat on Mickey's furniture. Ella liked driving Mickey's car. As we were leaving, we got to see the parade. It was a short day at Disney, but we will go again next time we visit California. The last day of our vacation, we went to the beach. Ella was feeling better, but, Ella did not like the sand at all!!! Emma had a great time playing in the waves with Daddy while Mommy and Ella sat on the beach blanket. Ella played with the sand from the blanket. She was happy as long as her feet did not touch the sand. All in all, it was a tough vacation for Ella and Mommy, and a great vacation for Emma and Daddy!!
June 2007