We headed east for a long Memorial Day weekend to spend time with Mom Mom,Pop Pop, Mom Mom Jackie and celebrate Kyle's 6th birthday.
Unfortunately, the trip started out a little rough with Southwest Airlines. We had early boarding and scoped out the perfect row for we 4. However, little did we know, but every seat on the flight was sold out. And, you can't have 5 humans in a row of 3 seats because of the limit on oxygen masks. Ugh! So after everyone was settled in their seats, Jeremy and I were forced to move to a different row. A little difficult in that we only had one diaper bag which meant passing things back and forth between me and Mark across the plane. Fortunately, the passengers around us were understanding. Nathan slept most of the time so Mark had is pretty easy; Jeremy... not so much!
We landed in Philly and were picked up in 2 cars by Mom Mom and Pop Pop. 2 car seats already installed! We were able to pop the kids in the car and hit the road.
We had a really nice time hanging in Princeton, going to a nearby park with the boys and visiting with family. As a special treat, we had Kyle's birthday party in Princeton and the boys were finally able to meet Mom Mom Jackie and Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Mitch. It's always great for them to be able to hang out with their cousins, Kyle, Hillary and Uncle Matt and Aunt Melissa.
As a very special treat, Mark and I even got a night away! Mom Mom and Pop Pop graciously volunteered to babysit over night so Mark and I could have an overnight in NYC. What a blast!
Our good friend Roberta lives in the city and helped to hook us up with a great hotel in Midtown. We ended up having our best meal of the trip in our hotel restaurant (Ma Peche). And later hit the town for some drinks and dinner. The next morning we had a great NY breakfast at a diner and then rented bikes in Central Park. I would say we milked NYC for our 24 hours!
The trip back was a little rough. Unfortunately, our flight was delayed 2 hours and then another hour on the runway. The boys were definitely fussy by the time we took off which made the trip VERY long!
All in all a wonderful weekend back east. Here are some pictures to enjoy:
