Once again she was a dream on the planes. We were really worried because of her ear infection but it didn't seem to bother her at all. Once we arrived it was straight to the hotel... kudos to whatever brand of minivan we rented, we managed to get myself, Bryan, my parents, McNair, Ruthie, Ella and car seat, and ALL of our luggage in without being too cramped. Of course, once we got to the hotel and started unloading I'm sure we looked a bit like a clown car at the circus. Oh well! Ella was very anxious to begin doing her research on what the area had to offer.
We just went to dinner that night down the street from the hotel at a yummy French restaurant. When we were in Miami last January for the Orange Bowl we made sure to try out Joe's Stone Crab in South Beach... there was NO WAY we were going to miss out on another opportunity to feast there. Joe's is actually the oldest restaurant in South Beach and here's how it works, they give you a menu to look at, you ignore it, the server tells you what you're going to eat. I'm sure everything on the menu is delicious but if you ever go you have to eat they're "signature" meal. Stone crab, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, and skinny sweets. The tomatoes are huge slices, covered in creamed spinach, topped with cheese, and grilled to perfection. The hash browns are divine and the skinny sweets are double fried sweet potatoe fries. I cannot even begin to describe the delisciousness that is the stone crab. YUMMY!! The wait staff is also very knowledgeable about how many orders of what to get based on the number in your party, as it is all served family style. We got 2 orders of jumbo and 1 order of large stone crab claws. Please, promise me if you're ever there you will go- warning it is super expensive but worth every penny for the experience, the service, and the quality of food. But go early, there is always a wait.
We just went to dinner that night down the street from the hotel at a yummy French restaurant. When we were in Miami last January for the Orange Bowl we made sure to try out Joe's Stone Crab in South Beach... there was NO WAY we were going to miss out on another opportunity to feast there. Joe's is actually the oldest restaurant in South Beach and here's how it works, they give you a menu to look at, you ignore it, the server tells you what you're going to eat. I'm sure everything on the menu is delicious but if you ever go you have to eat they're "signature" meal. Stone crab, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, and skinny sweets. The tomatoes are huge slices, covered in creamed spinach, topped with cheese, and grilled to perfection. The hash browns are divine and the skinny sweets are double fried sweet potatoe fries. I cannot even begin to describe the delisciousness that is the stone crab. YUMMY!! The wait staff is also very knowledgeable about how many orders of what to get based on the number in your party, as it is all served family style. We got 2 orders of jumbo and 1 order of large stone crab claws. Please, promise me if you're ever there you will go- warning it is super expensive but worth every penny for the experience, the service, and the quality of food. But go early, there is always a wait.Playing with Uncle McNair while waiting for our table at Joe's.
Being tossed around by Daddy.
Ella checking out the stone crab... you can see how huge they are, they're as big as her head! And we all know she's got quite a noggin on her.
Friday night the rehearsal dinner was at a place down the street from out hotel called Cafe TuTuTango. How cute is that? The food was fantastic and everyone had a great time I think. Ella liked the party so much we could not get her to go to sleep. This picture was taken around 10:30 and she was still wide awake and showing off for everyone there.
That's RC (he works with OD), Bryan, OD, me, amd McNair. And yes, we're at Hooters. Awesome.
Somehow on Saturday when Ella was taking a nap in the crib (so nicely furnished by the hotel) and decided that her bumper pad would make a great pillow and she managed to pull it down and rest her ehad on it. I don't know which was funnier, the fact that she did that or the lines and creases it left on her face when she woke up.
Saturday was also Ella's first time in a swimming pool. She absolutely loved it! I got her all dressed up in the new swimsuit her grammy Debi got her (it has a matching hat that is too precious but I couldn't get her to keep it on long enough to get a picture) and loaded her with 70SPF and we were good to go. Unfortunately the rest of the family was still eating lunch while we were in the pool so I only got some photos snapped at the end, when she was starting her "I'm so tired please put me to bed" meltdown. You can't tell from the pictures but she really did enjoy it!
The wedding was Saturday night and it was beautiful. We had a sitter for Ella and I'm afraid she got the wrong end of Ella not napping at all Friday... she was so cranky and crying the whole time. I felt really bad for April (the sitter) because Ella just could not be comforted. Ugh- I had been bragging about what a good baby she is and how she never cries, boy did she prove me wrong! At one point when I went up to check on her I could hear before the elevator doors even opened! Around 10:30 Bryan just went up to the room to stay with her and sent April down to the party. Oh well, we made it through anyway. Here's one last photo- Bryan and I at the wedding.
I can't believe we're leaving in 4 hours to drive to Pittsburgh...
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