bring on the friends!

We picked Jeff and Caroline up from the airport about a half hour after we got home from Boston and that's when the party started...

Jeff had a conference in the city so we met them at the MOMA on Friday night for a night out on the town! (my nice neighbor offered to watch the kiddos- we love her!)

It was our first time to the MOMA and we were a little rushed (but we will be back as they have free friday nights from 4-8pm.)

We did see "Starry Night" from van Gogh and it was truly beautiful

this is how excited Jeff and Caroline were to see van Gogh's work...

we weren't quite as excited as they were :)

we had a beautiful walk across the Brooklyn Bridge

(one of my favorite free NY activities)

and a little wendy's hamburgers to get them thru the walk to the Staten Island Ferry

we love the Ferry and the great view of the Statue of Liberty

and all the interesting people and pirates you see along the way :)

I found Martha's Country Bakery the day before Jeff and Caroline arrived and we visited twice in one weekend because it is so beautifully delicious

(it's on Bell blvd. and 40th in Bayside for you locals)

WE LOVED this visit and felt very spoiled to have our friends all to ourselves for the weekend. Thanks for being so great with the kids and we are still playing "Don't Eat Pete!!"

The third weekend in October we got a special visit from Jess and Sterling and little Sterling- who we had never even met yet and he was already 1 years old! We didn't take very many pictures but had a great time catching up, eating awesome Indian food, seeing Long Island and getting SOAKED in a huge rain storm!

While we were at the park in Oyster Bay, Dave and Sterling decided they wanted to jump in the sound (they have a thing- can't go to a body of water without jumping in it) so they went to the car to change into their suits and right then it started POURING. Jess, James, little Sterling and I were running to the car for cover while Dave, big Sterling and Zanna were heading to the water for a dip. They said it was Freezing and we all ended up soaked and came home for a cozy night in from the storm :)

We had a relaxing Sunday with a great pork chop meal and some beautiful weather. We wished the visit could have been a little longer, but it was great to be with old friends and meet their darling little guy. We are excited for them to have #2 and can't wait to see them again!