After our fabulous day in Manhattan there was still more fun to be had! Since we got in so late at night we semi slept in and caught up on some sleep...Miss Riley ended up in bed with us all night and we all slept until after 9!
The girls went to hang out at Nani's house and get some lunch and naps while the boys went to the mall...shouldn't that have been the other way around? Ha! Jason is more of a shopper than me and he had to replace his iPhone since it was stolen so that was his task for the day! After our relaxing afternoon we went over to Frank's cousin's house to have a fabulous dinner!
The kids entertained themselves with floor hockey and Riley was right in the middle of all of it!
Here's some video...the kids played so well with Riley in the middle...she even played goalie from behind the goal!
She took a break for some Italian Ice and LOVED that!
Nani opened her presents from family that night since we knew her party would be too crazy to do presents at...here she is opening the gift Riley made for her...she loved it!
All the girls were ready to dig into the cake...in fact I believe Gaby went ahead and swiped some icing...I caught you!
Us with Nani
Riley also played the piano for us...as you can see this is a player piano that plays automatically and when they first turned it on Riley didn't quite know what to think...after a short bit she realized she could bang and take credit for the beautiful music!
All the cousins
We had another late night on Friday and Riley stayed up like a champ playing with all the big kids...she started walking around like a lost child and I knew she was so sleepy. So we headed back to the hotel with the strategy of keeping her up on the ride home, putting her in her bed, and waiting outside the room until she fell asleep. Failed plan. Jason stayed in the room but she couldn't see him and he texted me after 30 minutes of her crying "I think it's a lost cause...just come inside"...it was midnight at this point! So we all went in and got ready for bed and I let Riley get in bed with us...we had to get some sleep, right? Well by this time Riley had apparently gotten her second wind and she talked / sang/ clapped for the next hour. Honestly, it was the cutest thing ever but at nearly 1 am we all wanted to sleep! She pointed out all of our facial features, "eyes".."nose".."head".."ears", and poked our eyes out in the process. She went back and forth kissing each of us and saying "tank you" "tank you"...not sure what she was thanking us for. She sang the ABC's and Twinkle Twinkle. She lifted her shirt up and clapped her hand on her belly. She was OUT OF CONTROL! I would get stern with her and tell her to be quiet and go to sleep and then with her next action we couldn't help but crack up...it was pure insanity! Finally as we approached an hour of this I put her in her bed and she was not a happy camper...I gave her a choice to sleep in her bed or sleep with us quietly...I put her back in bed with us and she went right to sleep...just had to lay down the law I suppose! Finally sleep occurred but we were up by 9 to get ready for the party!
Family Pic
Bigger Family Pic
Us with Nani...Riley's taking pictures in this picture!
Me, Gaby, and Michelle
Riley eating her macaroni...she doesn't miss a good Italian meal!
Riley partied until she pooped! We tried to get her to sleep several times and she wasn't having it...there's no way this girl will sleep while a party is going on! Finally as things were winding down she was playing with the kiddos, saw me and wanted her mama. I cradled her in my arms, swung back and forth two or three times, and she was OUT! I let Grammie hold this sweet girl while she slumbered!
Me and my studly hubby!
And here he is entertaining the kids by sucking helium and talking...I love him!
Well that's a wrap for our NYC trip...we had a blast...we slept very little...we can't wait to go back!
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What a great time together! XOXO
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