Last Saturday, JVL's dear friend Chris got married in NYC. Since we were making the trip up to celebrate, we decided to tack on a few days and drive up to Longmeadow to see the Fosters, having realized the last time we were there was … when Emma was in utero. Way too long ago. The kids were ecstatic to be reunited. Zia Stefania (to whom Emma referred in her husky voice as "Zia SteFONNNia!), Uncle Scott, and James were the kindest, most generous, and most patient of hosts. We had the world's best espresso, "the best pizza in the universe!", time at the pool, a trip to get tennis rackets and a chance to see James play, a long walk through Longmeadow, and a trip to Northampton, where I was able to show the kids my old haunts (including Neilson library, where I worked, the classroom in which I first met Stephanie, Aunt Hannah's soccer fields) followed by brunch at Sylvester's and treats from La Fiorentina. The kids had a wonderful time, and despite Emma pushing the boundaries of age two and creating some of those moments where you feel horrible being a guest in someone's home, it could definitely be considered a successful trip.
The car ride, amazingly, wasn't so bad. We listened to Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, which they loved, but Cordelia — ever my daughter — tuned out several chapters to start, and then finish, her latest Rainbow Fairy chapter book.
(First, these are from a couple weeks ago — makes my heart happy. Yes, Cora is reading while walking — she had a couple pages left and didn't want to stop. )
So here commences the road trip:
Pool time!
…but the kids are happy, too, to be visiting Granny and Pop-Pop. : )
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These made me all nostalgic for Massachusetts. :) xo
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