Visiting Terre Hill

Thursday we stayed home for most of the day. Ellie took a nice nap and throughout the day I organized some of my cabinets, finished decorating for the fall, and generally just cleaned up. It was quite unexciting. Actually, I was excited to have clean and organized cabinets as well as a clean house. It just is boring to read about. Ellie was having a bad day so we had quite a bit of crying and fussing.

How can a fussy baby be annoying when they're
decked out in red velour?

Thursday evening I dropped Ellie off at Mom's house while Jon and I went to small group. Our group meets from 6:30 until around 9:30. We rotate homes and I really should get a babysitter so Ellie can go to bed but I'm avoiding having to pay someone especially after the bad experience on Monday (Ellie doesn't like to go to sleep for other people, even her Dad, really. We need to work on that). Plus it's wonderful to arrive at Mom and Dad's house and hear Dad messing around with Ellie and see her lounging on the couch holding the remote control (her form of heaven). I believe she was royally spoiled.
Friday I had arranged with Corinne to go visit her in Terre Hill and Mom agreed to go along with me (after she asked, "why are we going again?" Um, do we need a reason other than Corinne?). It was a beautiful day and we made it to Terre Hill around 10:30. We parked at the Iya's apartment and walked up the road to the Terre Hill Memorial Park. Ellie definitely didn't appreciate the greatness the park had to offer, but I think the adults did. Five other local moms and their kids were enjoying the playground and had even packed a lunch, something we wish we would have thought to do when we realized we had arrived at 11:30. We talked and hung out until Ellie became cranky then we walked back to the Iya's apartment.

Yes, we bring her walker everywhere.

Her favorite spot

Center of attention

Corinne generously offered lunch to Mom and I and we were smart enough to say yes. She made eggs, heated up lunch meat in barbeque sauce, and slice onions, tomatoes, and lettuce for toppings. It was quite a treat! (I don't usually make sandwiches because they are too much work). Grandma needs to watch out because Corinne also knows how to make a mean sandwich!
After lunch Mom helped clean up then Mom and I stopped by a local lady's shop for some mums and cut flowers for me. We went home and Ellie fell asleep on the drive back to Geigertown. I did not have to make dinner so I relaxed and enjoyed my book that Kelly lent to me.
When Jon came home we had a little down time before going to the DiAddezio's for dinner (I bought the cut flowers for Nelah). Joe sat between me and his Dad and once he got over not sitting next to his sister (it didn't take long) he said he was sitting next to two of his favorite people (SCORE!). We hung out and headed home after 9:00, which felt late to Ellie because she was tired.

Ellieisms:
Ellie's new favorite little "toy" is a plastic Easter egg I found when I was organizing the cabinets.
When Ellie was with Mom and Dad Thursday evening she kept making a fish face. I'm not sure where that came from.