Jerseybound!

These past few months have been crazy for me! I found it really overwhelming to take care of the two kids, so we decided to go to New Jersey, my home away from home! Although the airplane ride was quite brutal (Karchy caught the stomach flu the day before we left!) and although Karchy's stomach flu infected half the household in Jersey (Yay, Sissa, Tita Lycette, and Koley for not catching it!), the trip was fantastic!

Here are the reasons why it was:

Karchy got some quality time as an "only child" again. Ray and I were able to take him out, while Team Jersey (Thanks Tita Lycette and Sissa) babysat Tessa.

I got to spend my 28th in one of my favourite places on earth! Notice that not a lot of people could join me in blowing out my candles. Karchy was sleeping. Tito Mike and Yowen caught Karchy's stomach flu. Tita Lycette was taking the picture. Oh well, more Cold Stone Creamery ice cream cake for us! Yay!

Ray was off for a week, so we got to spend lots of time together as a family.

Tessa rode her first airplane ride to her Mama's home away from home!

Tessa got lots of attention, something that is really hard to give her when I'm busy with Karchy!

Karchy got to play with his Titas!

We got to taste Tita Lycette's cooking and meet the most calm chihuahua ever. Yay, Koley!







Ray and I got to spend some quality time in New York, visiting Serendipity. Frrrozen hot chocolates...yummmmy! Ray and I even got to watch a movie while we were in NJ. We haven't watched a movie since before Tessa was born!

Ray and I were also able to meet up with our close friends who just happened to be vacationing in NYC. I figured this will be the only time I could "vacation" with them without the kids.

It was so great vacationing in New Jersey. Although we were tired by the end of it and happy to be back to our usual routine, it was worth the long journey to see our family and spend time with them and with each other.