After our trip to Sun Valley, we filled the rest of summer with a week of golf camp, some weeks of mom-run tennis and soccer camp, and a visit from Granny! Then the week before school started we traveled to NY to visit family.
We flew out on a red-eye which made me nervous for your sanity but it ended up working out well. You guys were tired by the time we boarded and you fell asleep before the plane even took off. We had a layover in Detroit and you guys sleep on the chairs and in my arms for two hours. After that, we boarded the plane to Newburgh and got rerouted to Buffalo for an emergency landing (enter shocked face emoji). We waited in Buffalo for FIVE hours of which you guys were absolute angels! You were so well behaved that a woman made a point to come over to me to tell me how good you were being. We eventually boarded a new plane and made the short jump to Newburgh. When we landed Nana greeted us and we got to wish her a very happy birthday in the best way possible! We had a birthday celebration for Nana including a beautiful cake and some very enthusiastic singing! After that, it was off to bed because we were all zonked.
One of the major reasons for our trip was to visit with GiGi. We got to spend so much quality time with her! You guys clearly did not feel like you were meeting her again for the first time. You bounced right into your regular rhythm and started playing with her in a manner that showed that you knew exactly who she was. This may sound silly to even mention this but it is a big deal when you live so far away to feel like we are giving you a good idea who your family members are. GiGi showed off her lego building skills as well as her card skills. You guys told her stories and even played tickle with her. She wanted to give you many many kisses and you were fine with that as long as you made a game of it! Brody, you even made her play a game where she had to look the other way and you would swoop in and plant a kiss on her cheek. It was very cute.
Auntie Ray Ray really wanted to show us where she is living in NYC so we took a day trip and went down on the train. You guys travel so easily. The train ride was no big deal and once we were in NYC you were unphased. Unfortunately, it started to rain right as we arrived so we headed directly to where Rachel lives and played with all the amazing indoor games she has access to. We had an indoor picnic on her bed with NYC pizza and the movie Sing. You guys ate your body weight in pizza; it was truly impressive! We played some more and then headed back upstate after a sweet goodbye in Grand Central Station. I circled back to NYC the next night for a girls dinner with my best friends. It was so refreshing to see them and spend some quality time chatting.
Back upstate we spent a great morning with Barbara visiting, playing with chickens and water guns! We filled our time at Nana's and TG with gameplay and outside fun. You guys played all the games you had access to. Jenga, checkers, chess, trouble were just a few of the games you enjoyed. Brody, you asked one of us to play baseball with you every time we went outside and Tickle Grandpa made sure to have baseball on the TV whenever possible. You loved the undivided attention! On our last night in NY, we went out to eat and had a great Mexican food meal. We then went to twin cone which is my absolute favorite ice cream! It tasted just as good as I remembered it. We had a wonderful week and I am so happy that we got to enjoy one more summer week in New York. You guys will have those memories forever!
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