New York City

This week was SO MUCH FUN! First, Grandpa and Grandma from Charleston, SC came up on Monday to stay for a week. Austin and Ash were so excited! They call them the "Myrtle Beach" Grandma and Grandpa. We had a wonderful time together-soccer practices, games, preschool, etc. They saw the routine and did a GREAT job while I went out of town. As you can see, Ashley and Grandpa really connected. We love them and really appreciated them watching the kiddos!




I had a fabulous time in Manhattan with my dear friends/bridesmaids from college. We did about everything you could do in New York City. We stayed at the Waldorf Astoria on Park and Lexington and enjoyed lots of fine-dining (kid free!), We also had a cameo on the Today show on Friday morning where Amy announced that she's having a girl by holding a banner up and we got on camera! We did a tour of the city on a double decker bus which was phenomenal to ride because we were so tired! We toured Greenwich, Soho, Little Italy and ate outdoors at a cozy little restaurant called Il Pilazzo. We then went to Chinatown and of course did the knockoff shopping on the infamous Canal street where I've never seen more Prada, Gucci and Dolce. Too bad it all looked too fake. Although, we did buy some Coco Chanel sunglasses...


We then saw a Broadway show "Hairspray". It was really cute. The next day we took the subway down to the World Trade Center and that was very sobering. We then went to the Statue of Liberty. To finish out our final day, we had to celebrate Cinco de Mayo by eating at Rosa Mexicano (amazing guacamole!) and that was just the beginning of our night! We then hit a number of clubs. We all laughed the next morning because we were so not used to staying up so late (the ones with kids-we were all feeling it!) but we had a blast being together-reminiscing, joking, etc. Nothing can beat a girls trip!

When I came back (I started missing the rugrats as soon as I got to the airport to depart) I was thankful to be home. The first thing Austin said was, "Mommy, you're on my bad-guy list. You were gone too long!"


Ashley and Austin are starting to play together more. As long as Austin can manipulate his way so that things work out in his favor, he always lets Ashley think she has the upper-hand. She's saying thank-you, bubbles, baby, names lots of animals and is starting short sentenes, "Bye baby!" "Hi woof-woof." She's now 17 months old. Where is the time going?

Earlier this week, Duane tiled another bathroom floor. He's quite the handyman! He got to spend some time at the White House during the Queen's visit here in DC. Lucky Dog.

Enjoy the spring that's finally here!
Love,
Angie