Sunday, July 22, 2007

Elliot's East Coast Tour

Elliot is a road tripper after all. She weighed in on her 1 year check up at 20Lbs, 15oz, so we just made the cut-off to turn her car seat around to face forward. We did and her inaugural voyage was on a 12.5 hour road trip to The Beach. Thank goodness we have such good friends along the way and we were able to stop off and play in several states with some very fun new friends of Elliot's and very dear friends of ours.


Above, Elliot was so happy to be out of the car in New Jersey and even happier to play with Stella Grace's toys while Ben & I happily munched away on blondies and iced tea. Elliot & Stella had a riot and we were sad our stop was so short! But we still had 8 hours to go!

Below, Next Stop: Philly! Serena is very cool to Elliot since she is twice as old (just turned 2 - Happy Birthday Serena!). The girls are patiently waiting at Pudge's for our, of course, Philly Cheese Steaks to arrive. We lament the fact that we did not take pictures of Elliot diving into her first. Day 1/2 of our 9 days away and we have already gained 2 lbs...no need to worry about the car seat.

What a better way to follow-up a dinner of cheese steak than to wake up to Mitch making blueberry pancakes! The girls lined up at the bar to watch Mitch cook, Benihana style to keep them entertained. Again, our stay was to short, but we are pale and need to find the sun!


And finally, the icing on the cake. Only one stop on our return trip home, in New Jersey, this time to meet up with Noah. Elliot developed an immediate crush on this handsome 2 1/2 year old. Below, they share a romantic dinner for two where they noshed on veggie burgers, corn, string cheese, and KETCHUP! I didn't realize Elliot had not had ketchup yet, and once her fingers found it, she could not get enough. Of course! She loves vinegar things like pickles, likes tomatoes well enough, and then to add sugar, an instant obsession to go with her new crush!

After dinner, Noah & Elliot retired upstairs to launch into space in Noah's rocket ship. Great fun and another visit too short!

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