Hanging with Ella

While Connor was at summer camp, Kaitlynn was ecstatic for a very special play date. Her friend Ella from Dubai was in town for the day and was able to spend the entire day with us while her Mom Chelsea was at appointments. In preparation for the special day, Kaitlynn made a list of activities a mile long that she and Ella could accomplish together.

First up: CRAFTS. These girls love their crafty projects and I was happy to let them pick out some fun things to work on together.

Kaitlynn then chose her favorite spot for lunch: Freddy's. She loves their food but is obsessed with their frozen custard treats. It was Ella's first visit and she loved it. Fun fact: Freddy's actually opened a location in Dubai Mall about a month after we left Dubai. How random and cool! Kaitlynn was kind of mad - why couldn't Freddy's have been there while we still lived there, ha!

The highlight of Kaitlynn and Ella's day together by FAR was their afternoon activity: roller skating! They were squealing with delight and couldn't wait to get their wheels on. It was a bit bumpy at first but they both got the hang of it and had a blast. Ella eventually moved to roller blades while Kaitlynn preferred the skates, and we were there for HOURS enjoying the music and skating. Random thoughts: is it just me or do all roller skating rinks still seem like they're stuck in the 80s? And do they all come with the random creepy skater dude? Ha!