This past weekend we took the Dow shuttle down to Texas to visit Grandma Jackie and Grandpa Jim. We had a fantastic time relaxing, eating, and visiting! Ella loved the warm weather and big yard and playing with the dogs.

Ella helped Grandma Jackie make Mama's favorite cake.



A cowgirl in Texas

Ella by Grandpa Jim's lemon tree.
This is Ella's new "Cheese!" face. It is so cheesy, yet completely adorable at the same time.


Reading books with Grandma Jackie

"Cheese!"

We drove to Rockport and ate at the Boiling Pot for a shrimp boil.


We think this picture looks like pictures of Auntie Melissa when she was young.

Ella loved going over to check out the lemon tree. There was also a huge banana plant spider behind the shed that Ella wanted to keep seeing. She would say, "See, itsy bitsy spider?" The 3-inch spider was not so itsy bitsy!

One of the beautiful live oaks in the Siver yard

Little Loca Lucy loved Ella. She followed her everywhere and wouldn't leave her alone.


We loved looking up at the view of the beautiful live oak trees from the hammock in Jim & Jackie's yard