Let me catch you up...

   

I think a whole week has gone by since my last post, so let me catch you up!  

~We planned to spend our Labor Day weekend down at Rodanthe, but Hurricane Earl had other plans for the Outer Banks... Josh got a call on Friday that the roof to the cottage had blown off... yes, blown off...

So on Saturday he went down with his father to repair it... and he was even able to squeeze in a surf session.  

~Meanwhile Ella and I went to a family cook out at my Memore's (what I call my grandmother) because my cousin, Noel, was home for the weekend.  He joined the Navy and has been in school since January.  Of course Ella only cared about the dog :)

~Sunday after church and a good nap (well at least for Josh and Ella) we went to First Landing Beach.

~It was a beautiful Monday, so we went to the Norfolk Zoo... and I guess everyone else had the same idea because it was soooo crowded.  However, we still had a great time and Ella loved feeding the ducks her goldfish, visiting the giraffes and monkeys, and cooling off in the water  :)

~ and finally this morning, Ella had her 12 month check-up...... any moms out there know how "fun" these are.  The older she gets, the more I dread taking her to the doctor.  I feel so bad when she walks in with a big smile on her face and then... BAM!... that smile turns into screaming and big alligator tears.  The poor thing had to get not one, or two, but FIVE shots today!  So needless to say the car ride home was not fun.  Well I better go do something productive while she takes her afternoon nap.  

~Have a great Tuesday!