Back to the grind

We are back in the swing of things at home in Watertown, NY. Our little vacation was nice. It was nice to see family...the ENTIRE FAMILY...all 9 of us kids (plus spouses and kids) all together at the same time! WOW, that was a feat:)

My girls did very well on the trip. The fly great, and are even pretty good when I completely forget to feed them (Yahaira) dinner. On the flights over to MN I forgot to stop for dinner...partly because we had a very SHORT layover in Cleveland with no time for dinner...and partly because I just forgot. I remembered about dinner when we were checking into our hotel room at 11pm, and nothing was open at that time. Oops, but she survived. She was so tired. Now I did feed her Goldfish, strawberries, grapes and pretzels, so it's not like she was starving...I'm not THAT bad of a parent (I hope).

During most of the trip I forgot to whip out the camera,

so there are very few pictures,

but here are some of them:

At Como Zoo

Riding on the turtle

At the Genova's:
Hanging out with the twins Daniel and Gabriel


Heading home:

Lunch with Grandma (and Aunt Bethy and Grandpa)

At the airport with Grandpa.

My dad was able to get a gate pass, so he walked us to the gate and then hung out with us for an hour or 2 until we boarded the plane. He just soaked up the cuddles with Israella...they even took a nap together (though I'm sure my dad was just resting his eyes).

We had a great time and look forward to the time when you all come out and visit us.

Dad, I even turned my heat back on just a few minutes ago because it was so chilly in the house. I usually shut the heat off April 1st and keep it off until November. I think it's warmer outside than it is inside the house (well not now that the heat has turned on).

Lots of love to you all!