Not only did we get to North Carolina in time to celebrate Jordan's birthday on Thursday evening, but we also made it down with plenty of time to prep for Easter on Sunday. So yes, there was dyeing of eggs. Again. The girls really didn't mind and I was glad to see Mia jump in and decorate a few as well. You're never too old to have some fun with your cousins.
The spectators watching Mia and Nacho kick a soccer ball around the yard
Game Night Part II was a rousing (and kid-free) evening of trash talking
On Saturday we dropped Nacho off at the airport mid-morning for his flight back home to work, before picking up some donuts at Rise in Morrisville. I've been seeing Stace post about this place for a while so it was fun getting to check it out in person. Yummy indeed. Later we hung out close to home and made our way to the little playground up the street. Carolina gave us all a good show by learning to cross the monkey bars solo for the first time ever. She definitely has grown up a lot this last six months and seeing her take a deep breath and dive right in to swinging from bar to bar was such a thrill. Elisa spotted her like a good big sister and I tried my best to catch it on video without rushing to her aid. She had a knack for letting go with one hand and dangling before recovering and finishing on her own. What a kid. That night we ordered in some pizza and watched "Goonies" with the whole crew. The girls enjoyed staying up late, which meant I had plenty to do after bedtime. Easter morning came quickly and I would say they were very excited by all that the Easter Bunny left them. The egg hunt was hilarious with each girl stopping to eat candy, explore their Easter "bag" and then resume hunting as if they were in no big rush. Elisa clearly has the entrepreneurial gene since she divvied up the candy into three containers and started reselling it hours later. Yes, their candy windfall soon became a real fiscal windfall as Grandma became their first (and only!) customer.
We wrapped up Sunday evening with a delicious ham dinner, followed by Mom's famous peanut butter pie to herald in the second March birthday, and a final game night of Trivial Pursuit. If Mia thought she was picking a winning team by joining Dad and myself, boy, was she wrong. We had been tied up for much of the game, but finally, Stace, Jordan and Mark eeked out a win. A pretty good end to the string of fun nights we had there. The weekend might have been winding down, but I still had a flight to catch and two kids to drag back home on Monday morning--Dad's actual birthday. Luckily, Elisa and Carolina were good travelers for me since we weren't even sitting together on the way to LGA. I gave them a full goodie bag loaded with jelly beans and chocolate and tried not to jab at them between the seats for every infraction. It mostly worked. We touched down around 4:15 p.m. and by 5:30 p.m. we were home and ready for dinner and unwinding. Yes, I was happy to be back in New York after a weekend in the burbs with family. No matter that I would love to do that more often, it still feels nice to come home. Not sure when we will get back down south, but for now we have a few more months of school and lots of little events on the radar. This weekend was just a breather before the pace picks up. Sigh.
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