We left New Jersey the morning after Josh and Kelly's wedding. We'd had so much fun that night, and by the time we got home and packed up, very little sleep was had by all (for the second night in a row). Despite the sleepiness, we had a plan and we were going to stick to it. How often will we be in the NJ/NY/CT area anyway?
First, we stopped at Dunkin' Doughnuts because A) we don't have them back home and B) they are supposed to be awesome and 3) we heard the coffee was legit. As it turns out, the doughnuts were nothing special, but the coffee was phenomenal. Too bad that was the only one we had... but next time we're in the area, we know what Mama will be drinking.
That was just a quick stop on our long journey. First, from New Jersey we drove towards NY/CT further into NJ to meet up for brunch with Dada's friends and business associates Ed and Phil. Ed brought his fiance and son and Phil brought his wife and two children - it was a fine looking table to say the least. It took about 2 hours to get there, then another 2 hours of brunch before getting back on the road for another 2 hour drive.
This time we met up with Dada's friend and business associate, Scott, at his home in New York. We met his wife and twin boys and got the tour of his relatively new digs. We weren't able to stay long, but it's always nice spending time with good people.
Another 2 hours on the road and we were finally at Great Aunt Marge's house. She had arranged for her daughters, Dina and Lori (Mama's cousins) and all of their family to be at the house. Aunt Marge also sent her man, Ron, to pick up food and most importantly, Great Grandma Brelsford.
First Great Grandma was concerned when Xander tried to stand up on the chair. She made sure he was safe though...
Then Xander wanted to use a fold up chair as a toy and spent some time taking it from the kitchen to the living area. We all found it pretty entertaining... and loud...
After Xander moved his chair around a bit, he discovered the fish game that one of the girls had left out. His favorite part of the game? The fishing poles of course. And what does he do with them? Nothing related to the game, obviously...
Dina and her family had to leave a little early to get her girls to bed. It was the Sunday before school was starting and they needed to keep up with their school bedtimes. Before they left we managed to get this family photo of them.
It was difficult to get a photo of both Xander and Gram looking at the camera. Grandma doesn't love posing for photos and doesn't tend to look at the lens... but that's alright because Xander doesn't either :)
Before we drove away, we got a quick photo of Lori, Xander, Mama and Marge. Unfortunately it had been a long trip so far and a very long day so Xander was beyond ready for bed and Mama and Dada were pretty darn tired too. Overall we always wish we had more time with family, but we were grateful for the visit. Thanks to Great Aunt Marge for putting everything together and letting us enjoy some family time at her place. Till next time!
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