This past Monday, I packed Michael and I up into the car and drive to NJ to see Kirsten 'n Co!
We stayed at her mom's house and had a great time hiking in their woods (it was beautiful!) and enjoyed nice relaxing times at home. And of course, true to our form, we went shopping together too!
We packed the kids up in the car. Frankly, if you can put 3 adults side by side in the back seat, 3 carseats should fit right? RIGHT? And we dragged them all around creation with us. Not much different than what we used to do in Paris - except this time - we were in a car and not the metro!
On Friday, we spent the afternoon hiking in the woods and checking out their property. They have 2 cute lakes to look at, land to play in and a cottage to visit too! The boys had fun with their walking sticks, getting muddy, and terrorizing the tree roots of an old tree that had fallen down. After this jaunt through the woods, we had to get some food to feed the kids. Michael and Jonah decided to inspect the sugary cereals:
We ordered pizza in and called it a night! On Saturday, we shopped, ate out, and just played at home with the kiddos. They loved being in this swing, although it sure doesn't look like it right here:
And here's the picture Kirsten and I always get with one another. She's got the longer arm so she gets to take the picture!
I had a great time with my friend, who I miss so much! We spent the evenings talking, watching TV, and eating. It was such a vacation from my normal quiet life in the country! It was an awesome time, but just made me miss our friendship all the more. Jonah and Michael played with relatively few spats to break up and they really didn't interact with Kirsten and I much except to be fed and taken to the bathroom! Our boys have such a great friendship and we do too...and I really miss that more than I can really say. Paris would have not been Paris without them! And Ella! She's adorable and I hate missing her grow up. We got along so great when she was a baby - which is HUGE because babies don't normally like me. She cracked me up this trip because every time you would set her down, she'd make a run for it. Not in a run to something to play with. More like - FIND THE NEAREST EXIT AND MAKE A RUN FOR IT! It was hilarious. Her pudgy little arms and pudgy little legs would just work and work to get-out-of-here!
I will blog about Halloween soon. And also Brian's parents' visit. And loads of other things on my camera/iphone that I have not downloaded yet. One day, I'm going to catch up. And then I have 3 years worth of blog books to make. And then loads of My Publisher books for my vacations. AAaaakk!
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