New Jersey Trip

Oma, the boys and I flew to Philadelphia (New Jersey) to visit my brother John, my sis-in-law Sue and nephew Tommy from Thursday, May 3rd - Monday, May 7th.  The night before Grayson threw up four times and we weren't sure if we would be able to fly.  Luckily the next day he felt much better so we took the chance and headed to New Jersey.  As Tommy's godmother it was really important for me to watch him make his first communion.  The boys adore Tommy so they had a lot of fun spending time together.  The first night we went to dinner at one of our favorite places there, Squan Tavern and then went out for ice cream.  The next night we went to Tommy's cub scouts ceremony where he moved up to the next level.  They had a cook out, camp fire and played kickball.  The boys sat right next to Tommy at the ceremony and had the best time with him.  At one point Liam was sitting in the middle with his arms around Tommy and Grayson.  They had so much fun.  The next day was the first communion with the church service and party at their house.  During the ceremony Liam kept telling me his tummy hurt so I was worried he was going to have the same thing Grayson had so we headed to the hallway.  Liam also threw up, but luckily only once and then was better.  Mia and Lilly came to the communion party so all the cousins hung out and had the best time.  They played in the jumpy house, made huge homemade bubbles and set off rockets.  I love to see the bond between my boys and my cousin Mia's kids as well as my nephew Tommy.  We had the best time hanging out as children with all of my cousins so I love to see the next generation spending time together.  Sunday we went to the boardwalk and the boys had so much fun.  Grayson went on his first roller coaster with his aunt Sue and cousin Tommy and loved it.  He wanted to go back on the roller coaster so I went on it with him.  I always loved roller coasters as a child, but now can't handle them as well, but I had the best time.  

Grayson & Liam ~ April Photos

Grayson and Liam had a fun April with birthday parties, spending time with friends from out of town (Katelyn and her boyfriend Nate, Paxton), building Magnatile structures and coloring themselves with markers.  Liam had fun at a friend's train themed birthday party.  Marta (his nanny) dressed him up in the cutest outfit.  Grayson had fun coloring his belly with markers while I was on a business call.  These boys are a blast and definitely keep us busy.   

Girls Weekend ~ Nashville

We had our 11th annual girls weekend in Nashville April 26 - 29 with the usual crew: Denise, Cathy (mom), Kim, Mia and I.  I look forward to these trips every year.  We rented a cute house about 10 minutes away from the Gultch.  Thursday we had dinner at Adele's, which is a farm to table restaurant and had delicious food and then headed to Ryman Auditorium to see the Opry Country Classics.  The show was amazing.  Afterwards we headed to some bars in the Gultch.  On our way home we stopped at a gas station and picked up a bunch of snacks and got a good laugh at what we came home with.  Friday we had lunch at The Marsh House at The Thompson Hotel which was so good.  Afterwards we went up to the rooftop and had fun taking pictures of the view.  Afterwards we toured the Johnny Cash Museum and watched a band play at FGL House.  The Johnny Cash Museum was amazing.  I have always loved his music, but it was really interesting to learn about his life.  That night we went to Tootsie's Lounge to listen to music before our dinner at Merchant's Restaurant.  It was fun to order a lot of food and share so we could try a lot of different food.  Afterwards we went home and played chicken foot (dominos game).  Saturday we went to the Country Music Association (CMA) museum and had fun learning about all of the country artists from the beginning to all the new ones today.  That night we had dinner at a restaurant close to home and then went out for ice cream and sundaes.  I always have the best time with these ladies.  They are not only family, but some of my closest friends.  I hate to say goodbye and I'm already looking forward to next year.