We had a grand time over spring break! :) The highlight was definitely playing at the beach. Ella had fun sitting on her beach blanket and digging in the sand with her birthday shovel. Pretty exciting stuff! Raychl and I enjoyed yummy seafood and a home made pasta dinner. And of course I had to purchase Ella her very first tacky vacation t-shirt. And it's a great one... I"ll be sure to post pictures when she wears it. It says "Dolphins are a girls best friend" AND the words glow in the dark. Yeah, I know impressive. We also spent several hours napping... all of us... Ella, Raychl, and me. That's what vacation is for, right?! Raychl and I also enjoyed watching 13 going on 30, a fabulous girly movie.
We enjoyed a family trip to the farmer's market on Saturday morning. It was the first of the season and we had a grand time smelling plants and visiting with people. We purchased a lemon basil plant with smells amazing and a mint plant. We also got mother's day gifts for Oma and grandma, but I can't say what we got. (I don't want to spoil their surprises!) The big purchase was our rain barrel. Philip will set it up on Tuesday and we are so excited to collect rain to water our garden! (Which is larger this year. It's stellar... more about that later.) We also met a local farmer who sells natural, grass fed beef. We are going to get 1/4 of a cow at the end of the month. Yummy. :) I am excited to get yummy beef from right up the road in China Grove, NC. Go local food!
Today (Sunday) we had fun at a little friend's Birthday Party. It was so much fun watching all the little kiddos play.
AND off to work tomorrow morning. I am not ready for spring break to be done. At least summer break is near! I can't wait to spend the summer with Ella Bean.
