We had a great time in the Russian River. We stayed at a really sweet place called The Boon Hotel. We went to Armstrong Woods which is similar to Muir Woods but much more mellow as far as tourists and we pretty much stayed in the the pool for the rest of the time. Ella had a blast and she did a lot of swimming with a vest on. The vest helped her with her confidence in the water, but Ella worked hard. She “rode the bicycle” like nobody’s business. Ella just kept going and going, moving her legs like she was riding a bicycle. We are going to sign her up for swimming lessons this fall. On Friday, we stopped at this place called TrainTown on the way home. It was a cute little place that had a train, ferris wheel, roller coaster and some more rides. Ella went on her first roller coaster and her first big girl ferris wheel. It was fun. On Saturday, we joined Sunny at AT& T Park – Sunny was doing a Junior Giants event and we were fooling around on the field. It was a lot of fun. Last night, Sunny and I took Juliet and Ella to see Ponyo. It was a really sweet movie. Ella loved it and pretty much understood it. Great weekend!
Armstrong Woods.
Ella and I walking through the woods.
Going deeper and deeper into the woods.
Ella found this money on a treasure hunt that Sunny set up for her.
Fun fun fun at the pool.
On the train at traintown.
One of the stops on the train was to the petting zoo.
Playing in the little school house. Ella asked teacher mommy why airplanes had to fly so high in the sky.
The train is leaving the station.
Right after the roller coaster ride.
Our view from the top of the ferris wheel.
Ella flying her very own plane.
Shoulder ride races.
Here are the girls making a pyramid. So much fun had by all.
What happiness! I love the looks of glee and of determination in Ella’s expressions. Glad you all had such a good time. Love you and miss you. Mom