Ella's East Coast Tour

I mentioned in a previous posting that we had my niece here for a couple days this summer. It's become a tradition of sorts. We get her way down south here to Pa and then toss her around the Eastern Seaboard like a 2 dollar hat. She stayed with Grammy and Poppy in Mountaintop and then to us and then to Granny Jean in Md. We had a good day couple days. I always try and plan a decent tour, but it's usually the little things that the kid remembers and puts on her list of things to do. Like walking Frank through the woods or jumping around the backyard through the sprinkler or putting marshmallows in the microwave.

This year we went down the shore as they say here in Philly. We went to Ocean City, New Jersey, but not before stopping at Kristen's Blood Drive at the Ballpark. I gave Ella a tour of the park and then we got to try on a Phillies WS ring for kicks. Alright, the ballpark stop was for me, but Ocean City was for her. The water was perfect and we stayed in for at least 2 hours. We ate pizza, cotton candy, soft pretzels, a water ice and candy dots. I avoided the spin-y rides but we both dug the log flume ride.

The coolest thing about this years visit is that Ella was able to sit in the front seat for the first time. Due to age and weight restrictions she's always had to sit in the back. It's no fun taking a road trip when the only other person in the car is in the backseat. You feel more like your tooling Mz Daisy around town looking for the Piggly Wiggly. We sat in the front seat and listened to tunes and talked about Michael Jackson, the new school year and Vampires.