Week of Surprises

Hello friends and family!
 This is Ella, here to write about this past eventful week we enjoyed. Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt "Annie", and our cousin "I" came in last saturday and stayed a mere ten minute walk from us at a popular timeshare place. We enjoyed the next day hanging out at the beach and having a nice dinner at their timeshare. The next morning, while I was busy doing my online school, Aunt Annie called us up and said that she had a note slipped under the door from our younger cousin in Chicago and was wondering if we had left it there the day before. Of coarse we hadn't, and we started wondering if they were possibly here and hadn't told us, or if it had fallen out of their luggage not knowing it was brought. Henny, Sara, Charlotte, and Gertie headed over to hang out and investigate. Soon enough we got news that another note had been passed under the door but this time from his younger sister. Sure enough, (Aunt and Uncle) Isabella and Raul had surprised us with a visit! It was a complete and wonderful surprise to everyone, and sadly they had to stay away another day so as to not expose Charlie to sickness. Henny, Charlotte, and I saw them at the presentation thingy when all the kids, including Charlotte, got up and "danced" by order of The Chief.

  We hung out at the beach (or pool) everyday after that around noon and got some great pics of us enjoying our cousins, aunts, grandparents, and uncle. :)

Isabella and Raul

Raul tossing "I"

Ella and her cuz making a sea turtle

Gertie and her Cousin singing and playing

Jumping from tree and being "dangerous"

Sisters Isabella, Eema, and Annie

Cousins :) 

Gertie and her "Best Friend"

Cuzzies in Treezies

The Choo Choo Train

We had a wonderful time with our equally wonderful family, and enjoyed every moment spent together. We were all sad to see them go, and I will admit that few of us had dry eyes. 

On a side note, I stepped on a rat. A live rat. On the golf coarse. In the dark. No joke. I was running barefoot with Henny and Sara at night when I tripped over what I thought was a plastic shoe. Wondering what a plastic shoe was doing in a golf coarse, I went back to see what it was. It ran. I'm surprised y'll in Washington didn't here my surprised scream. Henny went over and investigated to find a rat looking at her from the base of the tree. That was an interesting experience. So thankful to G-d that it didn't bite me! 

 I personally feel sorry for all you "back home" who have to experiance gray, cold, rainy days. It really is a blessing to be here! Hope you enjoy our blog :) 

Ella