Miss Ella's visit

On the way home from St. Louis after Jack's birthday weekend we picked up Miss Ella so she could spend a week with us.

I had a lot of ideas of things we could do in the city.  Monday was supposed to be our 'low-key' day where we ran errands so we could eat the rest of the week.

I wasn't feeling well Monday night but assumed it was due to being pregnant.  It turned out that there was a bug that hit our house. Ella woke up in the middle of the night sick and was sick for about the next 24 hours. She was so disappointed when she woke up Tuesday and asked if we could still go to the aquarium. I had to break her heart and tell her no since she had just gotten sick a half hour before.

We eventually made it to the aquarium on Wednesday.  Ella had fun. Miss M was indifferent.   Ella told me before we left that the dolphins were her favorite but I think after the Beluga whales swam by so close to her she changed her mind.

We played in the penguin area and Ella dressed up in a penguin suit. Miss M wanted nothing to do with dressing up.

We went to the dolphin and whale show.  This picture is a great representation of most of our time at the aquarium.

Ella was brave enough to touch a star fish. She isn't known to be the bravest six year old.  I was pretty shocked and happy when she did it.

We went to the Museum of Science and Industry on Thursday. They had a full sized airplane to walk though.  The museum is a good place for Miss M to just run around and play in the kids area and watch the trains. The museum may have been a bit too much for a six year old or at least my six year old.

 The museum has a trolly car to climb on.

After the museum we lunched together at Panera and then came home.  While Miss M was sleeping Ella and I dyed eggs.  I don't see egg dying in my future again for a long time. Ella enjoyed decorating eggs special for everyone based on what colors and stickers they like.

Overall, we had a fun time after we all got over being sick.