Bertram/Ice Nashville trip

This weekend we went to my favorite place with some of my favorite people. Adam and I love the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. We have been going there once or twice a year since Ella was about a year old. Some people may think it's boring, but we thinks it's relaxing. We love to get a balcony room so we can hear the water. 
This past fourth of July Sarah brought up the idea of going on a weekend trip, and we decided to go to Nashville. We have been on many trips with them so I knew it would be a good time. We are so lucky to have friends like them. We all get along so well. Whenever we're together we enjoy reminiscing about old times, and we always have a lot of good laughs together.  They also do not mind it if we bring Ella along and like to include her in on whatever we are doing. We appreciate that! Adam and I decided to leave her at home this time, but she will definitely be going on our next trip with them that is already in the works. 
We left early Saturday morning and headed straight for the mall. Sarah and I did a little shopping, and then we had lunch at Chuy's. It's probably one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. I wish we had one here. They have the best chilie relleno's, and the margarita's aren't too shabby either. 
Poor Adam, he gets so tired of all my pictures taking:) 

After lunch we headed to the hotel to check in and walk around. 

We met up for a drink at "The Falls" before dinner. We ate dinner at "Fuse" which is a sports bar. It was one of the cheaper places at the hotel, and our dinner was still expensive. That is one drawback about this hotel. EVERYTHING is expensive. 

 One of my favorite picture spots at the hotel.

One last picture before the night ended...

This morning we went to breakfast at Cracker Barrel and headed home. It was a great weekend spent with great friends. Can't wait for our trip to Huber's, our RV trip across the US, and our 10 year anniversary trip. :) 

Ella's "pets"

As I mentioned in my last post Ella loves bugs. She thinks they are her pets. I think they are disgusting. She finds such joy in searching for roly poly's, snails, and any other creepy crawlers she can find to put in her jar. She found all these "pets" at my mom and dad's house yesterday. She of course had to bring them home. I was so happy when she went to bed last night so I could let all her "pets" out in the backyard where they belong. 

She found a slug! 

Notice that slug on her finger. He didn't want to go in the jar. 

 She is so proud of her jar!

Bug jar

This is Ella with her bug jar. Ella loves bugs. Her favorite thing to do at my mom and dad's house is pick up roly poly's and other random bugs and put them in her jar. She is definitely not like me. I do not like bugs at all. The other day we were driving down the road, and I about had a heart attack. I had a bug in my hair.  After I screamed and knocked the bug out of my hair Ella told me not to worry, because bugs are friendly. We could not kill the bug, because it needed to go back to it's family. I had to drive down the interstate not knowing where this things was crawling. Ella was keeping an eye on it for me so it didn't crawl back on me. Luckily, once we came to a stop it was able to crawl out the window and fly away. 

I'm glad Ella can find joy in the simple things in life, like catching bugs:) 

Vanderburgh County 4H Fair

Thursday evening the fun continued with a trip to the fair. Adam was so bummed he didn't get to go with us last year so this year I made sure we went on a day he could go.  I enjoy the fair, but I think it is way overpriced. This year they even adults have a ticket if you had to ride with your child. What a rip off! Ella had the best time so I guess it was worth it. The weather was perfect Thursday night. It was so nice that we didn't have to stand around and sweat. All in all it was a great trip to the fair!

Such a big slide for a such a little girl! Once she got up there she would not come down. Adam had to go up there and come down with her.