First Haircut

Ella got her very first haircut today. It took me long enough! Her hair was starting to look scraggly and unhealthy so I knew it was time. I took her to the only person I trust with her hair, Misty. She has been doing my hair for the last 8 years, and I think she is awesome. 

Ella was not happy about her hair cut. I am not sure what she was envisioning, but she thought it was going to hurt. She screamed and cried before we left. We took ladybug and baby in hopes that would help, even though I knew once we got there she would be fine. 

Ella ended up doing great, and her hair looks so much better. Ella requested we stop by my parent's house on the way home so they could see. Out of nowhere she told them she was upset about getting her haircut before we left the house. It made me feel kind of bad, but she said she loves it now. 

Ella is getting to be such a big girl. I can't believe she will be starting Pre-K in a few short weeks!

Last weekday Holiday World trip of 2013

Where has summer gone? I remember opening day at Holiday World like it was yesterday. We had a summer full of trips to look forward to, and now it's almost over. 
We still have Halloween weekends to look forward to, but it's just not the same. W e can't just take off on a weekday and head there. Last Friday I took Ella one last time before they are only open on weekends. It was a great day, because it was not crowded. It was also not that hot which made it even better. 

 Ella loves these waterslides! 

Can't wait for Halloween Weekends!

Terre Haute Trip

Adam has been going to Terre Haute for work for almost four years. He is a consultant at the hospital up there so he is there a couple of days a week. I have been wanting to take Ella and stay  just so she could get an idea of what he does while he is there. Four years later we were finally able to go.

Ella woke up itching the morning we left. I didn't think much of it, because she typically has a mesquito bite or two. I put some cortisone cream on her, and we were on our way. We made it there just in time to have lunch at Clabber Girl. I have heard many times how good it is so I knew that is where we had to go for lunch. We ate with Adam and some of his co-workers. Ella was super shy the whole time. Men just seem to make her really nervous. Lunch was so good. I wish we had a Clabber Girl here. 

After lunch, Ella and I went to the Terre Haute Children's Museum. It was such a great museum. They had a ton of hands on activities which Ella really enjoyed. If you are ever in the area I highly recommend it.

 Ella really loved this little sink in the bathroom. It was just her size. 

 This girl is a serious shopper!!

 Critter Corner was right up Ella's ally. She loves bugs!

 I started noticing her itching more and more around this time so I knew we better head out. I started to get really concerned, because I noticed she had more red bumps. I of course started thinking the worst. The worst being chickenpox. Eek!

 Ella with her purchase from the museum. 

 After the museum we checked into the hotel. I think this was Ella's favorite part. She loves hotels. I remember when she used to hate them and wouldn't sleep. I didn't think we would ever be able to go on vacation or go anywhere for that matter. How times have changed!

Since they know Adam so well they upgraded us to a room with a jacuzzi tub. Ella was in it twice that night. 

Relaxing before dinner. 

We ate dinner at a local Italian place called, Piloni's. We ate with a couple of Adam's coworker's, their wives, and kids. It's always nice to see them. The food was so so good. Ella sat and itched the entire time. She had welps under her arms.  We stopped at CVS on the way back to get Benadryl and cortisone cream. Both of those really helped. 

Ella and I had to get in the jacuzzi tub one last time before bed. 

We headed straight to the doctor after we got home and come to find out Ella had chiggers! I was relieved but hated the fact there was nothing that could be done to get rid of them quickly. 
It was a fun little trip to Terre Haute. After almost four years I'm glad we were able to get a glimpse into Adam's life there. Hopefully we can go back one more time before Ella's start Pre-K in a few short weeks.