Floaties Rock

Grandma Joyce said that Ella learned to swim with floaties over the weekend while we were gone. We decided to test it out last night and see if she was right. Madeline and Nicole came over for a swim. I was so shocked to see Ella get right in and start swimming. She can swim/float on front and back and flips back and forth like a little fish. I just might get my swimmer after all!

Floating on her butt/back..

Her telling me no when I asked if I could take her picture

It's impossible to get a picture of toddlers together at the same time in the same place

Elk Creek Vineyard

We spent Saturday evening at the winery. We sampled wines and ate cheese, shrimp, sandwichs and salad from the cafe. The winery also had a man playing music out on the patio for the entire evening. Beautiful sunset and relaxing times.

The property was amazing with breathtaking views. The property has a clubhouse, winery, hunt club, lodge, and estate rooms situated on it. We stayed in the lodge which was absolutely gorgeous. Its pictured below on the hill. It had an chef's kitchen, living room, several bathrooms, five bedrooms with a bathroom within room (similar to bed and breakfast style), and a basement with pool table, bar, flat screen tv, and game table. Saturday night we had the entire lodge to ourselves. Sunday we shared it with a family of four.

Sunday afternoon we went hiking at General Butler State Park

Sunday night we ate dinner in the clubhouse. That evening we hung out at the cabin/lodge and played pool and sat out by the pond and played cards. We caught some fireworks in the distance and then were able to witness an amazing lightening storm in the distance.

Tom and I had such a relaxing time away. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect setting. Of course we were very excited to get back to Ella and from what I hear, grandma joyce taught her to swim with her floaties! I hear she can swim the big pool with no assistance!

Weekend Wine Away

I hope this works. If you're reading this then that means it worked! I scheduled for this blog to post at the time Tom and I embark on our weekend journey. We decided with Tom starting law school in a month our time to get away is going to be pretty limited over the next four years. On top of that we have spent the entire summer so far working on house projects. Tom and I decided to spend a relaxing weekend at Elk Creek Winery in Kentucky. We plan to do a little hiking, wine sampling, relaxing, and nice dinner. We will be back on Monday. Although we are super sad to leave Ella (second time ever!, we know she is in good hands with Grandma Joyce and we know we need this time to ourselves every now and then.

Baking Baby

Ella helped me bake cookies earlier this week