To the WP!

While we weren't able take full advantage of the long weekend (coming back Sunday afternoon), we still had a terrific time down in White Plains, NY. We drove down Friday after Dan got home from work and made great time down to his parents' house. Finley slept for 95% of the ride and since I had timed his feedings decently well, we didn't have to stop along the way...though he was more than ready to eat upon our arrival! Gilda and Murray had a tasty dinner waiting for us and it was so nice for the two of us to eat at the table at the same time since there were other arms to hold Finley. Although, he was so awake and alert that he laid on his back on their kitchen bench/couch and played with his adoring grandparents instead! Sorry...camera was still in the car for this :(

On Saturday, Dan's Uncle Carl came up from Manhattan with Finley's Aunt Ellie and her boyfriend, Donny. They hadn't seen Fin since his bris when he was only 8 days old and now he is 8 weeks, so they were impressed how he had grown.

Carl had to head back to work in the city and the rest of the us headed to services at Temple. While we aren't usually up for attending regular Saturday services, it was fun to show off Finley to his grandparents' friends and even Dan's preschool teacher!

Back at home, we relaxed for a while and later attempted to file/trim Fin's nails. It is still really hard for me to do even though we only try when he is sleeping...I just can't seem to really get them round and short. I am planning to invest in a more ergonomic infant nail clipper this week!

(Not sure why there is queso dip next to us, but oh well!)

Around 3pm, our many guests arrived! We had a lovely time chatting and passing Finley around to anyone that wanted to hold him. He slept through much of the pre-dinner festivities and woke up just in time to require Dan to hold him during the first part of the delicious meal.

Dan's Aunt Barbara and his cousin's daughter, Maggie.

My sister Caitlin and her boyfriend, Justin.

Grandma and her friend Bella (holding Fin).

Dan looking on as Maggie does a great job holding Finley.

Aunt Ellie and Aunt Caitlin, what a lucky nephew!

This is what Finley looked like for most of the evening, a shout out to my friend Rachel who knitted this ADORABLE sweater!!

When Finley finally did wake up, Maggie and her brother Harrison were very excited to play with him. Fin seemed equally excited!

After dinner as we awaited dessert, Finley tried to join us at the table. Dessert was great and then we began to clean up and say goodbye to all the wonderful family who came to see us.

On Sunday, we went to Buy Buy Baby (same owners has Bed Bath and Beyond, what is with all the Bs?) to look at strollers. We don't have this big box store near us and let me just say, WOW. It was laid out exactly like a Bed Bath and Beyond but with baby gear...kinda trippy. We took Fin and his grandparents stroller shopping in hopes of making our final decision for Finley's big boy stroller.

He looked pretty dope in his grizzly bear hoodie, don't you think?

Doesn't he deserve a pimpin' stroller?

After shopping (yes, we made our decision and will order it this week, more details to come in a future blog) we stopped for some Carvel milkshakes and went home to have lunch. Then, we packed up and headed back to Boston. It was a great visit and it was really nice to be around family :) Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for having us!