Beach - The Vacation

For the 4th of July, we went to the beach in Delaware to visit Grandpa Lou and Grandma Jeanne. It was nice to see them again because we don't get to see them as often as we'd like, but I'll post more pictures of the trip later this week. One thing that we did that Ellie ended up liking a lot was renting bikes to haul us around the town. As with most things, Ellie wasn't sure what she thought of them at first but as long as Mommy was in sight, she seemed ok with the concept. Keeping a pregnant Mommy, walking on foot in sight while riding a bike isn't an easy task, but Daddy seemed to pull it off. It didn't take too long before Ellie decided it was fun to sneak up on Mommy and say hi to her as she was passing by.
The best part about bicycle rides (though not shown in this picture) was the fact that Mommy loves ice cream and the bike rides often took Ellie to an ice cream shop. Her favorite flavor was cotton candy ice cream with "Nummy Bears" on top. She takes after her mommy. Gummy bears are the best!
The three of us slept in the same room and Ellie, for the most part, slept on a twin bed next to Mommy and Daddy's bed. Over all it went well, though we're not suffering the consequences because she loved sleeping next to us. We did, however, stumble upon a solution to her not liking blankets yet getting cold in the middle of the night. It turns out that Ellie LOVES to wear Daddy's socks. Adorable.
Uncle David came with us (but notice the socks again). David is by far one of Ellie's most favorite people, and we're not sure why. It's not like he goes out of his way to interact with her, but she adores him. If David was not in sight, Ellie would often ask "Where's my uncle Davie?" And if he was in sight, she was often giving him the run-down on the status of where things stand. It would go something like this:

Hi David! This is the couch. And this is a basket for the dog. It's not a hat. And this is the clock. It says coo-coo. And this is the chair. And these are my grapes. And this is your pink cup. And this is also David's pink cup (all pink cups belong to Uncle David). And this is Grandpa. Ana is still sleeping. Be quiet. And this is my pony. Pony eats grass. We're going to ride the airplane tomorrow. And play on the beach. And these are Daddy's socks. And this is David's puzzle. Do not touch. And David, is this your puzzle? David, do you like your puzzle? And these are my shoes. I take them off all by myself. See, David? I did it!

Just about every morning, David would wake up to similar status updates. It was great.