We arrived at 3:45PM to the delicious smell of a turkey dinner that Lisa was cooking. It was a lovely visit with Lisa, Dan and Grammie, as it's so unusual to get nice, quiet, one-on-one time with any of them. Grammie told us about her yoga classes, senior lunches and trips. Lisa caught us up on what the Rothman girls are doing, and we learned more about the historical fiction novel that Dan is writing.
Elijah enjoyed playing with all the toys that Lisa and Grammie had laid out for him, especially the old wooden toys from England and the "garage" that Wayne used to play with at Grammie's house.
He was being a really good boy, although it took him a while to warm up to Dan (our theory is that Dan looks somewhat like our pediatrician- tall, thin, glasses, etc., and Eli is currently petrified of the pediatrician). By the next morning, though, Elijah seemed to be "over it", and Dan was even able to pick him up and carry him around. Elijah learned who Lisa, Dan and Grammie were really quickly. We would ask questions like, "Where's Grammie?" and he would turn right around and look straight at Grammie!
The turkey dinner was all that we had hoped it would be- Lisa really spoiled us!
We were up late, visiting away and eating cheesecake.
The next morning, we were again treated to Lisa's culinary genius with the fluffiest, yummiest pancakes I've ever had (topped with Cedric's maple syrup). Dan, Ed and I went for a snowshoe hike with Elijah in the backpack- the weather was beautiful, the sky was a sparkling blue!
We took only a few pictures, and somehow Dan managed to elude the camera once again!
Here are a couple of shots that Dan took. This really is TWO different pictures, even though I have the same silly look on my face in both!
And some great photos with Grammie (As usual, Elijah was impatient with our photo shoot):
We were sad to leave, but had to make room for the next round of visitors- Peter and Lizzie! What a fun but busy week for Grammie and the Rothmans!
Wednesday, Ed and I dropped Eli off at daycare and we went XC skiing at Craftsbury http://www.craftsbury.com/
The weather was perfect- not a cloud in the sky! We skied for a few hours and then had a delicious late lunch at the Bee's Knees restaurant in Morrisville http://www.thebeesknees-vt.com/
This morning, our colleague Katy came for a breakfast visit with her new, 9-week-old daughter Cally. We had a short but really great visit! I forget how tiny babies can be!
Tomorrow, Ed heads north to Glover Camp and Eli and I will head south to Rhode Island to see the "Borrelli" side of our family! We have lots to celebrate, as the doctors are very pleased with the catscan results following the end of my Dad's first course of chemo and radiation! Yay!
4 comments:
It was such a pleasure for us to have Ed, Sandy, and Elijah here in NH for a visit. We felt spoiled, as usually we have to share them with so many people at the Alexander Family Gatherings!
Elijah is just precious!
Looks like you had a great visit. I'm sure Grammie, Lisa, and Dan were in 7th heaven to have Elijah all to themselves.
Maybe now that Elijah has warmed up to Dan, he'll be happier to see his pediatritian from now on.
Have a great trip to RI. So glad to hear that there was good news for your Dad.
I bet Elijah loved getting lots of one on one attention from his family in NH! We're eagerly anticipating your arrival here today. It's 50 degrees and sunny..for now! No snow in the forecast until sunday. Kyle helped clean the playroom and put away all of the "little toys that will make "lijah" choke" (in his words). He's looking forward to spending the evening with his cousin!
yum all those food descriptions have made me hungry!
Safe travels to Rhode Island and enjoy the celebrations with your dad.
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