Ella bought her own snorkel gear with her birthday money before we left for Hawaii. The first time she snorkeld, she was much younger so got freaked out right away. This time, she did super and loved every minute of it. It's hard to see in this photo, but she and Tom were snorkling quite close to whales this day. She thought it was amazing to get to hear the whales underwater and Tom was amazed with her strength as she swam a LONG ways! Ella got to see her first turtles while snorkling so that was another Hawaii highlight for her. Ella also learned that God has planted her in Alaska for a reason during our trip. She has sensitive skin and had nasty reactions to the sun and sunscreen while we were there. Thank goodness for benedryl, swimshirts & sunhats!