MA Trip!

The girls were so excited to be flying on an airplane!  Delaney had flown once, when she was about 4 months old, so this was really the first time for her!  We flew up with Nana and Papa on June 23, and Kenny would join us for the July 4th weekend.  Everything went well, security was a breeze, and we were even able to bring Finn's car seat on since there were extra seats.  But as soon as takeoff, Finn had  poop explosion!  Poop was all over him and ME!  I wasn't able to get up since the seat belt sign was still on, so I quickly changed him on the seat next to me and wiped myself off. I didn't have an extra outfit, so he was wrapped in a blanket for the rest of the flight!  Nana and the girls were laughing at us from across the aisle!

Riding the tram to the gate at ORL. On the plane with Nana!

Post-poop explosion...Papa held him on the newspaper on his lap while I cleaned myself up!

Looking out the window

Papa giving the traditional bubble baths in the whirlpool tub

The weather was pretty rainy the first two days, so we went to the Christmas Tree Shop, the mall, and on a rainy walk to see Papa's boat!  Delaney had some money from her birthday, and Nana was going to take her shopping and for pedicures!  All the girls got treated to pedicures from Nana, with Delaney and Lucy getting hearts and flowers on their big toes!

On Friday night, Aunt Sarah drove up to MA to surprise the girls and sleep over!  We had pizza with Aunt Chris, Uncle Owen, and Sarah.  The next morning, we got up and drove to the RI cottage, which was just getting finished being remodeled.  On the way, Lucy had an episode of car sickness, so we had to quickly pull over and get her a new outfit, towel, cleaning supplies, etc from Target- and the car stunk!  From then on, we traveled with a barf bucket for Lucy, just in case (and we only needed it one more time the whole trip)!!  The RI cottage looked great, but was so much smaller than I remember!  I salvaged a newel post form the old front stoop, and kept it as a memory!  I love that the kids got to see it, because I have fond memories of going there when I was little, which is why I remember it being so much bigger!

Surprise!  Sarah is here!

We were all in misery after Lucy got carsick!

My kids in front of the RI cottage...I have a picture of my with my Papa sitting on those steps.

After RI, we drove to Madison, CT to see Jeff and Sarah's new house!  I loved it- they have put alot of work into it!  The girls and Sarah put on a little runway show modeling Sarah's antique hat collection, then we headed to downtown Madison to hit the little shops.  What a cute town!

On Sunday, we went out on Papa's boat for the first time since the weather finally cleared up!  The girls did great, not nervous at all.  Finn fell asleep in his carseat and was very relaxed.  We explored the lake, then just drifted so the girls could swim.  The water was FREEZING because of all the rain, but they were so brave and really enjoyed the adventure.  It brought back alot of memories of swimming off our boats growing up!

That night, we went to Aunt Chris and Uncle Owen's house for a birthday BBQ for Delaney!  We got to see Annie, Jenna, and Ryan!  The traditional Girls vs Ryan pillow fight ensued, and Annie even got involved a bit!  We had a great dinner and it was fun to see everyone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DELANEY!

She's 5!  Traditional first pic of the morning!

On Monday (Delaney's 5th Birthday), we had a great day planned: tubing, a visit to the Green Thumb Nursery and ice cream shop, going to the Price Chopper to buy birthday dessert and use their kid carts, and a nice birthday dinner outside!  The girls finally got to camp out on the boat with Papa tonight, too!  The put on their PJ's, and climbed aboard.  Papa told them stories, and they all slept comfortably (except Papa, who kept on getting Lucy's foot in his stomach)!