Wow! We never knew 10 days could fly by so quickly. There wasn't one minute we weren't doing something, going somewhere, meeting someone or doing catch up homework! It was fun, fun, fun. Seeing Daddy was the best part of all as we hadn't spend time with him for six weeks! The rest of the trip went something like this... Fly into Philadelphia, eat, drive to Delaware and settle in for the night. Next day we had the chance to meet our blog buddies Ava and Mia Cruz face to face for the first time. We had a lovely dinner at their house and hung out with their crazy pugs Olive and Olivia. Monday we went to our old stomping ground - NYC. The subway, pizza at Lombardy's, gelato in Little Italy, Times Square, carousel at Byant Park (even though the silly thing was closed to shoot the Sex in the City movie - who the heck do they think they are?!?!?!), horse and carriage ride through Central Park - all in 24 hours. We never did any of that touristy stuff when we lived there so this was pure fun! Drove home and had a big family reunion dinner with GGmom Dixon and the crew.
Next day was Wednesday and we took a well deserved rest. Caught up on a smidge of playtime in the backyard and did some yoga and homework. Thursday we drove to the Pocono mountains to spend the night with Grandmom Wells. She has a dog, lots of kitty cats and two families of deer that come through her yard to feed several times a day. Feeding them apples and pears that had fallen from the trees was so much fun! She also has a bear that comes around but thankfully, we did not see him. Before we left we carved a pumpkin for her but she said the deer ate that too! On Saturday we got to go to the greatest party in Delaware - the Roat's Annual Fall Festival. There were drums, facepainting, ghost stories and an authentic tee pee with a fire inside! This party was extra cool for two reasons: our friends Ava and Mia were there and our parents were not!!!!! Mommy and Daddy had to go to a wedding so we went home with the Cruz girls that night. As usual we got to bed late but had a wonderful time. Sunday night we found ourselves back at the Cruz house for dinner and were joined by the Roats (of the Roat's Annual Fall Festival). After dinner there was some major karaoke going on. We chose Gwen Stefani and The White Stripes and Daddy even sang some Whitney Houston (we think she may be out of his range a little bit). Once again, we think Ava and Mia might have gotten to bed a bit late for a school night - sorry!
The last day of our trip was quite special. We went to visit our GG mom Wells. She just turned 89. She can't walk, but she still acts like she's 25! We fed the birds with her and then joined her for dinner. Tears were definitely flowing at the end of that visit! So as we said before, a whirlwind tour to be sure...but we had a wonderful time catching up with family and spending time with new friends. Thank you to everyone that made our trip so special - especially Andy, Stephanie, Ava and Mia Cruz and Rich, Sharon, Sebastian and Anna Roat.
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Wow! Sounds like a blast of a great time...all in 24hrs! Especially seeing Daddy(Brian) for a whopping 10 DAYS; Too bad you couldn't box him up for 10yrs with ya'll!!! Enjoyed all the beautiful pics of you, Bri, Ava, & Marlena. I must say...one superstar of a family that's fo' sho'. I miss and love you guys very very much! XOXO, Aunt CC
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