Dexter and I left on Friday May 29th and headed to NJ. Dexter did great on the flight there. He ate M&M's, drank diet coke (I was okay with this as long as he was quiet), and watched a lot of You Tube videos of eggs being opened on the "It's Big Baby Bigmouth" channel. Does anyone else have toddlers that watch this channel? Please tell me that mine are not the only ones!?
First stop - the food store. Picking up fresh fish was a must.
That night Uncle B got into town late from working in NYC. My Dad, Brandon and I stayed up way to late talking and it was a blast. We enjoyed laughing, I drank a ton of diet dr pepper and ate way to many chips.
The next morning I went to the gym close to my dad's house. They sent me this picture of the three of them. Made my day!
Dexter was obsessed with all the picture frames around my Dad's house. He would carry them around and say "Mama" and "Max". It was really cute!
Uncle B got both Max and Dexter these awesome Italian Soccer Uniforms on his trip to Italy in April. He also had a matching outfit for himself. Dexter looked adorable.
So happy to be in New Jersey. I haven't been in over 2.5 years.
Dexter wasn't a fan of the humidity. He kept saying "it hot" when we were outside.
Playing with Uncle B was a hit and Dexter loved chasing him up and down the stairs.
We went and visited our old neighbors Fran and Brad, and took pictures in the backyard of our old house. I truly grew up in a magical place, it was like Calvin and Hobbes backyard.
*We also skyped Sarah who wasn't able to visit us, but it was great to "see her"!
The pictures, I told you, huge hit!
This was before we left New Jersey to head to NYC for the day.
The view from my brother's brooklyn apartment. Dexter had his first sip of beer, on accident, this night. He found an empty can and drank the sips that were left in the bottom. Rebel.
There is no street art that even compares to NYC street art.
We went out to a nice dinner with Brandon and his best Brother Brett.
Uncle B showing him around the apartment.
We went up to the roof of another one of Brandon's friends from high school. They had a spectacular view. And we got some amazing pictures.
Monday was a very relaxed day. We boxed up some things from my childhood, and I found my Oscar the Grouch dolls. I called him "Ockey" and had to have two. My Dad said I went everywhere with "Ockey" until Brandon was born, then I got rid of "Ockey" and also my imaginary friends who were named "Dee-Dee and Dun-Dun." I guess once B was born there was no need for me to have imaginary friends, he was my play-mate. I told my mom "They went on vacation!" HAHA!
At the airport: Our flight was delayed, re-routed, and delayed some more on the way home. Don't let the smile deceive you, Dexter screamed for three hours on the flight. Parent fail.
He had fries for breakfast and lunch. M&M's and soda in between and we walked up and down the Detroit airport over and over.
Overall it was a perfect trip. I loved being home. I missed Max and Will and can't wait to talk them back again soon. I might live in Utah, but I will always be a Jersey Girl.
I'm so glad you got to go home! You'll be telling that story about Dexter having his first sips of beer all his life ;) And, we always always take m&ms on our flights as a special treat to hopefully encourage good behavior (it works sometimes...) love you!
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