We have had a thoroughly enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend in New York. We've been having so much fun, in fact, that I haven't gotten around to posting. And I've also managed to squeeze in a lot of grading and glorious glorious sleep!!!
Per usual, Nicholas' favorite part of the trip has been spending time with everyone. This little boy just absolutely can't get enough of his aunts and uncles and grandparents. This trip people were in and out and we were all together for I think a total of 12 hours, of which we slept for 7. But I realized that this marked the fourth time that we've all been together in the past year, which given how spread out we've all gotten, is really amazing. So I'm thankful we were all together, even if it was not for an extended period.
As usual, Nicholas' uncles taught him some new things. You've already seen the "Dominick the Donkey" video Joe posted. Since then Nicholas has mastered a lot more of the words and learned some dance additions from Uncle Brian.
Uncle Brian also taught Nicholas the "special fist bump," a more advanced version that involves an exploding opening hand after the bump. Nicholas, of course, thinks this is both hilarious and totally awesome.
In addition to his aunts and uncles and grandparents, Nicholas also got to meet some second cousins who were in from England.
We were extra excited Michelle and James and the kids were in because Declan is our godson and we haven't seen him since his baptism. Three years ago. Yes, we are that awesome as godparents. But it was so great to spend time with them all and made me vow that we have to make it out to England. Don't ask me when or how, but I am determined. Nicholas and Declan share an intense love for Elmo, dinosaurs, and fruit snacks. And Nicholas and Amelia enjoyed playing the piano and making the airplanes fly.
And all three of them absolutely could not get enough of running laps around the living room-kitchen-dining room circuit. After Nicholas and Amelia got bored of the game, Declan and I added in a pit stop for him to get tickles or hugs each time through the living room, making it all the more fun for me. :) Since all the adults were busy catching up as well, however, there aren't many pictures.
We did Thanksgiving on Wednesday and so started in on pre-Christmas fun on Thursday. I'll post more on that later in the week. For now, I must sleep. Tomorrow we have to drive home and then re-enter the real world. But for now I'll leave you with some more pictures of family togetherness:
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