Mimi & Aunt Jenny!

Mimi turned 70 this year!!! Her two best presents were, in my biased opinion, from both her daughters. :)  I collected pictures and letters from everyone in the immediate family that described how we felt about Mimi--what she had taught us, our favorite memories, etc. I created a book for her incorporating all these letters and photos...she LOVED it. Can't stop talking about it and gets teary-eyed when she thinks about it. Her present from Jenny was a mother-daughter trip to NYC. They stayed with us for 3 nights, then stayed in a hotel for 3 nights. We all had SUCH a blast. It was really a perfect trip full of Broadway shows, tea at The Plaza, the perfect pastrami sandwich for Cheryl at the 3rd Ave deli, shopping, the Rockefeller tree, the Rockettes, and some of the yummiest Italian dinners I've had since I moved here.
The first three pictures are from when we went to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. We didn't take Noelle because she's too little to sit still. So she stayed home with Daddy and had a special night of making pancakes and watching Brave...she is none the wiser of the fun her sister had and still thinks she got the better end of the deal. :)

This was Delilah's face during pretty much the entire show. She was absolutely mesmerized.

 

On our way to dinner after the show, we stopped by the Rockefeller tree!

 The four of us had dinner at a little Italian restaurant after the show, and Delilah felt so grown up. She behaved like an angel and we had a delicious meal!

This next picture was taken at The Plaza hotel. Mimi and Aunt Jenny took the girls by themselves (no parents allowed!) and they had tea, just like Eloise from the books. The girls have recently begun loving the Eloise series, so this was definitely one of the highlights of the visit. They kept saying how fancy everything was and they even spoke in fake British accents for part of the time. :)

Here they are, making their "posh face", as Delilah calls it. :)  Very fancy.

We also got a babysitter one evening so the four adults could go out. Cannon, Amy, Bryan, and Marra also gave Cheryl an incredible birthday present: 4 tickets to a Broadway show, and limo service to and from the theatre. We saw Pippin and it was another wonderful night. These next two pictures are at dinner before the show.

 

 

Aunt Jenny and Noelle in their coordinating ear warmers. Noelle loved Jenny's red one, so Jen bought her this pink one. So cute!

Finally, we end with two funny pictures of the girls. Mimi brought a ton of her fancy scarves that she knits and the girls started putting on a fashion show. So girly and fun!! 

 

Noelle is completely naked under these scarves. She kept running around like this, shouting "I'm a rock star!!"

Such a memorable trip. Happy birthday, Mimi!!!!!!!