We are Family!

Can you hear the song in your head? It is what I hear when I see Isabella, Grace, and Ella running around together. They are so sweet. Here they are running around on Dad and Nancy's tennis courts. Let me tell you- those are wonderful tennis courts. Sure a pick-up game here or there in your own yard is nice (understatement, I'm sure), but a fenced in area for the girls to run around in and I don't have to worry about Ella running away, .... PRICELESS! Can you tell I've been having trouble with Ella running away from me lately? Anyway, let me rewind to catch you up on our trip to Creek's Edge.

Our Easter plans started out with a visit to Grandpa at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Ella and I practiced her giving our name at the guard station all the way to DC. It was a fun little game and I thought she might actually do it. No such luck, but once we pulled away she started saying "Hey- Hey- my name is Ella Campbell!" Here she is with Grandpa at work:

We then met everyone at Baltimore Airport and from there headed for Creek's Edge. The girls loved running around in the tennis courts that afternoon- a great idea since they had all spent a lot of time traveling that day.

The Easter Bunny was very generous. Below are pictures of the morning. The second is of the girls dancing. Notice Ella's tights OVER her pajamas. F-a-s-h-i-o-n queen, baby!

Thank you Nancy for the cute cute Easter outfits. We all made it to church on time and the girls looked adorable. I remember Polly and I dressing alike when we were little and I couldn't wait to dress my own children alike. Thank goodness Polly has the girls so I feel like Ella gets to enjoy that. Maybe when she gets older she won't want to, but for now I get to have fun seeing them all dressed alike.

That afternoon they went on an Easter egg hunt and built a fort (translation: Nonna built a fort) and had a fun time playing in it...

Look closely at the next series of pictures, paying attention to where the egg is:

Yes- there is an egg on Hector, but Ella moves it so she can climb on Hector. When that doesn't work, she then goes for the egg. Chefs Bella and Nonna made our Easter Cake and it topped off a wonderful Easter Dinner.

Mark and I left Monday morning for work but Ella was lucky enough to stay and enjoy everyone. When I returned on Wednesday all was still intact. What a great week!