Victorian Gardens

For Delilah's kindergarten field trip, we went to Victoria Gardens...it's a miniature amusement park that is open during the summer in Central Park. It was such a wonderful day and the girls had so much fun. Delilah was especially happy to get to go on some rides with her beloved teacher, Ms. Marcoccia; Noelle fell in love with Ms. M, too, and had to ride a ride with her. :) Fun end to a fun year!

Governor's Island

We wanted to do something fun and new today, so we headed to Governor's Island, at the south end of Manhattan. A VERY short (like 5 minute) ferry ride takes you to the island, which is an absolutely precious place with historical monuments and fun parks and playgrounds. The girls were very squirrely today...I think Chris called them 'manic' at some point. They just had all this energy and wouldn't listen and couldn't focus. We thought the boat ride and the sand and the grass would help calm them down but it seemed to just rev them up more. Oh well, at least they were in a place where they could let it out. :)

Ferry ride!

LOVE the juxtaposition of sand and skyline!

Noelle would play in sand forever if we let her

There is a new Hammock Grove that we had to check out.

Delilah at the top. So proud of herself! :)

Noelle learning with Daddy

Delilah told me to take a picture because she wanted to pose. :)

Noelle at the top.

Fun swing!

I love this shot. A rare moment where you capture their real expressions on camera.

Fun day with our monkeys!

Charleston Girls' Weekend

I remain the best of friends with 2 of my college roommates, but since we live in Dallas, NYC, and Atlanta, we rarely get to be together anymore. We decided that was unacceptable and started planning a girls' getaway. The first decision: where to meet? We decided it had to be in the Central or Eastern time zones (so that we wouldn't spend half our time flying), that we wanted to go somewhere that none of us had been (tricky, since the 3 of us love to travel!), and it had to be more interesting than just a beach (Lisa is not a huge fan of laying out in the sun for days on end). We decided on Charleston, South Carolina. What a glorious weekend. Lisa arranged all of our food reservations and she nailed it at every single place. I have never eaten so well in my life!! I planned our spa day and it was just as relaxing and fabulous as we hoped it would be: pedicures, massages, facials, lunch by the pool, and just enough sun time to warm our bones. Jenny planned our recreation and we went on the most lovely boat tour and shopped at some of the most adorable boutiques. It's been so long since I've been shopping with girlfriends...such a treat! One night we went out dancing and Jenny tore it up like she always has. We were in a club full of college kids, and Jenny was the center of attention. 20 year old guys were lining up to dance with her because she is just that fabulous on a dance floor. Lisa and I kept up as long as we could. :) The other darling in some of these pics is Amy, Lisa's little sister. She lives in D.C. and was randomly coming to Charleston with some friends the same weekend that we planned to be down there so she joined us for dinner and drinks several nights. So fun!

Such a glorious, relaxing, incredibly fun weekend. We couldn't have been more stereotypically girly (shopping, wine, spa, dancing) and we loved every minute of it. There is just something about being with the people who knew you before you grew up. Love you, Jenn and Lis. Can't wait to do it again!