Today I took Ella to Pump It Up for a classmate’s birthday party. Ella hadn’t seen some of her buddies for a while and it seemed like she had a great time. Ella went on every bouncy thing there and had a lot of fun. We spent some time together on my favorite wall with small squares of velcro. You’re supposed to run up and put a flag on one of the little squares and then also be able to get it down. I tried and tried and could not get the flag that I wanted! After the birthday party, Sunny and Ella took a scooter ride all the way down the channel. They ended up on the sandy volleyball court and Ella had fun playing in the sand. Tonight, when Ella was going to sleep, she told me that she didn’t want to go to camp tomorrow. I asked her why and she said that she wanted to stay with me. I told her that it’s true, we have had a lot of fun this summer and had some great times, but she had to remember that she has so much fun at camp and school. Ella is going through a transition and we’ll just have to ride it with her. Hopefully the drop off will be ok tomorrow.
On the way to Jun-Yen’s party at pump it up.
THis is the wall that kills me. Ella has fun putting the flags on the bottom row and taking them off, but she gets really angry when other kids take them off. I told her that it’s all part of the game.
Ella and her buddies working the wall. Brickelle had a cool method of climbing up the side sideways. Sam was really sweet and shared his flags with Ella.
Here I go trying to get the blue flag…
Oh – so close…but I never got it.
Ella and some of her classmates.
Having a drink after a hard hour of working out.
Brickelle, Bella and Ella. They will all be in different classes next year, but I’m sure they will stay buddies.
I think you have to go back in the middle of the night and get that flag! Talk to you tonight. Love you. Mom