Year 3....gotcha day, vacation and more

    One of our new favorite vacation spots is at the beach in Alabama.  A week with no schedules and nothing to do but slather on some tanning lotion and grab the boogie boards as we head out to the sand is delightful!  Our trip this time got a little more adventurous as Nick, Hannah and Ella went parasailing.  The brave family members said it was so peaceful flying high up in the air.
    Before our trip, the village we live in had it's annual hometown parade and carnival.   You can probably guess that our youngest went on every single ride that she was tall enough to go on.  We bought each of the girls a bracelet for unlimited rides and I'm pretty sure Ella and Hannah went on a ride every five-ten minutes.  From drop rides to spinny things, they couldn't get enough.  
    We spent Ella's 3rd gotcha day in April with some friends at the Ethiopian restaurant in the city.  She flew right in to eating our injera and showing our friends the right way to eat this delicious meal.  So we've started off year 3 with adventures, yummy food and great friends.  She has now finished kindergarten, performed in her 3rd dance recital, and is swimming like a fish.  One can only imagine how much more year 4 has in store for us.