Last weekend we decided to take a 4 day trip to Houston to let Ella Kate spend some time with the grandparents and also her cousins, Nanny, and Parrain. It was a VERY busy weekend and we kept EK going almost non-stop the whole time. Luckily she was in a great mood the whole time and loved everything we did!
On Friday afternoon we took Ella to the Houston Children's Museum. If you are ever near Houston I highly recommend it. They have a wonderful area for children from Birth to 35 months called the TotSpot and Ella loved it. All of the activities in that area are for children in that age range and they can just run free and explor.
They even had an enlarged lite-brite which Ella loved. Though really I think her daddy liked it just as much!
She was so proud of herself when she figured out how to stick the pegs in the hole!
After exploring the TotSpot for awhile, we decided to see what the rest of the museum had to offer. All of the exhibits are great and I really hope to go back soon when my nephew is in town cause I know he would love it!
Even Parrain came and enjoyed the museum with us. As usual he won extra Uncle points for braving the museum with us when he really didn't have to. Thanks David!
Saturday of course was LSU football day, so after a busy morning of shopping with Granny, we headed out to Missourri City to play with the cousins and to see Nanny and Uncle Brad.
Two of my favorite little guys. Easton was trying to stop Rowan from eating chalk. Needless to say Rowan was not impressed at the intervention.
The Millers even made it out for some football and Jessica had a great time entertaining the older boys! I will never get over that Easton and Gavin are only 3 weeks apart! Their size looks more like 3 years!
Daddy with his little princess and his godson. I am pretty sure shortly after this Ella had a breakdown cause daddy was holding someone besides just her. We have really got to work on her manners :)
Saturday night the adults decided to go out to dinner. It isn't very often that all 4 older boys are together in one place so of course I had to take advantage of the photo op. We went to eat at a great restaurant in Sugar Land called
Rouxpour. We really enjoyed dinner and even more the company. It was great getting out and enjoy a meal without having to chase kiddos around.
Of course EK had a great time being entertained my Granny. She just loved climbing up and down the stairs and finally agreeing to just sit on the bottom step and relax with a huge bucket of spoons. Of course the filled bucket only lasted a few minutes before Ella spilled it all over.
Granny even let her sit on the floor and enjoy some crushed ice. This of course was to have her forget about the fact she had just ran into the table and bumped her head. It's amazing how quick they forget!
Sunday afternoon Granny and Papi braved the crowds and took Ella to the zoo by themselves. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling to hot so I stayed home and took a much needed nap!
They had not started Boo at the Zoo just yet at the Houston Zoo, but they were letting the kids decorate little pumpkins and EK got her hand stamped and got to pick a pumpkin for herself which she was very proud to show off!
They recently opened up the African exhibit at the zoo and Ella just loved it. I am pretty sure she would sit and watch animals all day if she could and I can't wait to take her back to the zoo again. Luckily I hear the zoo in Tyler is pretty good for the size of our town so I think we will be headed there next weekend.
As usual our trip was great and Ella Kate even behaved so well in the car (a first for her). I find that trips are starting to get easier with her now that she is older and there are no bottles to bring and she can eat right off of our plates. Luckily we have a few weeks off to recoup before our next big trip to LA for Thanksgiving! Thanks again Granny and Papi for the fun!
