Our Fall Weekend

Ahhhh, Tuesday morning and we're enjoying our new basement. I love that the boys can play with their toys and I can be on the computer and keep my eye on them at the same time. (Of course as I just turned around to check on them, Jack was taking all the baby wipes out of the box and Declan has a (clean) diaper in his mouth.)

We're taking it easy this week - Jack has a cold and I'm guessing a sore throat and aches from the way he just bursts out with an unhappy sound every now and then. Yesterday I made a huge pot of chicken soup (thank you Alma!) and I've just been pumping him full of chicken soup and orange juice. His nose had two streams of snot coming down (where are those baby wipes?) because it's hard to get him to blow his nose, so it's always running.

We had a really relaxing weekend. We took a tour of NJ to see some new sights and take in the fall foliage - a little early, but it was still a beautiful drive. Let me just say, these things are fun, but you forget how tricky it can get with kids. We drove west to a winery by the Delaware River - the Alba Vineyards - it was in a gorgeous part of the state and we got to see how realistic it is to run a small winery, and Jack got to run around among the vines - but unfortunately we didn't get to do a tour or tasting because Jack's patience was limited. Declan was content as can be in the Baby Bjorn taking in the sights and laughing when Jack would run around like a madman.

After that, we drove down a small road next to the Delaware River (so small that it was one lane, despite two-way traffic which was nerve wracking) to a small town called Milford. Really cute town, but Jack was getting hungry and antsy from being in the car (Declan was sleeping, bless him) so we got lunch and directions to a park. Unfortunately when we got to the park, there was a bright red sign that announced a high risk for lyme disease with two big ticks on it, and directions to check your body for ticks when leaving. Boo. So we skipped that park and continued our drive to Lambertville.

Our hope was that Jack would sleep in the car, but no. So in Lambertville we went to a park for awhile, fed Declan, and drove around the town. Javier and I will have to go some day when we can leave the boys with mom and dad (sorry boys!) so we can walk around the cute town and art galleries, and walk over the bridge into New Hope PA. We went on to East Windsor and that night Javier and I went to dinner - the first time out to dinner since Declan was born! - and we had a wonderful time, great dinner, and a bottle of wine from the Alba Vineyard... it was a glimpse into what life will be like again someday when the boys are a bit older. But it also makes it easier to look at the boys and appreciate where they are and savor this time while they're little.