NY Summer 2010

We had a great vacation in New York this summer.  We started in Binghamton with Grammy.  Playing in the backyard with water, going to the Discovery Center, a Binghamton Mets baseball game, fireworks, Taughanock Falls and dinner in Ithaca.
Then, on to Nana and Papa's house.  Gigi's house for dinner, Aunt Norma's house to see all of the cousins and Guppy for dinner (Daddy made a surprise visit!), lunch at the mall to get out of the heat, Aunt Erika's house for a cool break, dinner with Aunt Erika and Uncle Paul, time at the lake, Old McDonald's farm, swimming, goulash, kumquat pie, a fire and marshmallows, a paddle boat ride, and Cheese World.
So much fun!  Despite the ridiculous heat we had a great time!

Saeda in the house!

We had such a great visit with Aunt Emily, Uncle Steinhouse, and Saeda-Cakes. We went out for Sushi, had a ladies-night, went mini-golfing, played at the park, celebrated Daddy's birthday, ate good food at home, slid down the yard in the rain, amongst other things. The boys loved being with their cousin, and Saeda learned some new things: how to blow a zerbert with your tongue out, that sitting in a tub of toys is fun, that swinging at the park is a blast, that she has two cousins in Virginia that adore her (well, Alex really does adore her and Hunter at least just tolerates her....she did play with all of his toys when he wanted to play with them, after all!), and that her Aunt Christine and Uncle Fly love her as much as their own kids.

We had the best visit with you, Holty's!!! Can't wait to do it again!

NY Part 3

We left Grammy's house in Binghamton for Nana and Papa's house in East Syracuse on Monday afternoon. The next day, we took a trip to Auburn for a get-together with all of Mommy's family! Before we got to the party, though, we made a quick stop at the Auburn Bass Pro Shops for a while. The boys loved seeing the fish and all of the neat animals they have all over the store. After we had our fill there (which wasn't very long thanks to two wild boys!) we headed over to Aunt Norma's house for pizza and fun! It was great to see so much family that we haven't gotten a chance to see in so long!

On Wednesday, we took a trip to Onondaga Lake Park with Nana and Papa. We rode the tram and played on the playground. The boys love any place with a playground and mommy loves any place where the boys can get tired out!

Lockport, NY July 2008

Alex's first time roasting marshmallows over a fire. Needless to say it was a little messy!

I went to see one of my closest friends, Melissa while we were there. She just had her beautiful little baby boy on June 2. Don't mind my crazy red eye...she has cats and they were bothering my allergies!

We visited earlier than we had originally planned because my cousin Cora was visiting with her family from Texas. I hadn't seen her since Alex was an infant. Hunter and her youngest, Autumn, didn't really get along that well, but at least this picture makes it look like they were holding hands!