Lena Visits Grandma and Grandpa in Cherry Hill

Last week we took a plane to Philadelphia to spend some time with Grandma Marion and Grandpa Irwin. This was Lena's second time flying the friendly skies! Unfortunately, both Deborah and Lena were hit with a super nasty cold, which for Lena turned into her first ear infection. Despite being sick, Lena was a stellar air traveler, and even managed to get compliments from all the flight attendants and several other travelers, despite her snot covered face.

Once at Grandma and Grandpa's house we spent most of our time indoors, playing with new toys and Grandpa's glasses, reading the paper, cooking, and mostly resting. We had had plans to explore Philadelphia with G and G and little Lena, but because of Lena's ear infection we mostly just relaxed at home. Mom and Dad did manage to go out for dinner on Friday night, thanks to Marion and Irwin's generous offer to babysit.

On Saturday we drove up to Mont Claire, New Jersey to visit Jason, Denise and Paolo. This was the Tanz's first time meeting Lena and they enjoyed meeting her. Lena loved playing with Paolo and all of his old toys from when he was a little baby.

On Monday we met up with Laurie and Mark Turner and their new baby boy Logan, who was born just three days after Lenabel last year. We drove out to Devon, PA a suburb of Philadelphia and enjoyed the scenic views of the rolling Pennsylvania hills from Laurie and Mark's back yard. Lena and Logan really hit it off, playing with each other, stealing each other's toys, holding hands, and occasionally making each other cry. It was really wonderful to catch up with the Turners, and we wish they lived closer to us so that Logan and Lena could play more often.

All in all our trip out East was lovely, despite our poor health. Towards the end of the trip both Lena and Deborah were starting to feel much better and we are excited to return to Philadelphia for some more time with Grandma and Grandpa, and a bit more exploring.