SMALL FUNNY THINGS ON THE TRIP (4 2/3 YRS OLD)

Ella at the beginning of the trip asked if she could also call momma, "momma." Momma responded with, "you can call me Auntie." Ella responded with "Ok, momma" and share momma with S for the entire trip, even calling daddy, "daddy."

Ella was explaining to S that kisses were called "X" and hugs were called "O." So for the entire trip, when either girls wanted a kiss or hug, they would ask for either "X" or "O."

Ella was disappointed that there wasn't a bunk bed, like her friend Hannah's trip. (Momma had purposedly picked a pulled out sofa bed, just in case she would have to end up laying with both girls.) But, quickly Ella got over that disappointment when momma showed her how the bed was pulled out "magically" out of the sofa. The girls spent most of the time entertaining themselves, jumping on the sofa bed or hanging on the half wall.

Ella had a nightmare and called out "mama, mama" and momma came over and she asked for a hug. Then she said, "I'm going to sleep now. Go away" and she turned over and went to sleep. Wow! If only S responded similarly.

S was very enthralled with Ella and for the most part wanted to do whatever Ella did, including wearing her wolf cub ears and taking her wand everywhere. By the end of the trip, she called Ella, her best friend forever. The two girls took that on as their slogan; they would cross wands and say "best friends forever."

Every night, S would remind everyone that Ella didn't take her puffer yet. S was very worried about Ella being sick with asthma. Momma tried to explain what asthma was beforehand so S wouldn't be surprised about the puffer. But, in reality, S was like a small mother hen to Ella about her medicines.

When S finally got home and was helping to unpack, S told momma, "Maybe, when I grow up I will marry Ella." "Sure," said momma. S follows up with "Ella's nice, funny, and a good friend to me." Well, those are the qualities that momma listed for S to look for in marrying someone. Hmmmm....