The Salerno visit...

Fin in Grandma S' kitchen

Aunt Sarah

Uncle Mike and Christabella

Grandpa S, Christabella, and Fin

Uncle Adam and Ella playing guitars

Grandma S' dog, Mackenzie

Grandpa S and Finman

Hailey helping cousin Fin practice walking.

Grandpa S and Fin

Grandpa and Ella

Ella, Mackenzie and Grandpa

All dressed up

Ella and Fin giving kisses

We made it to NJ after an eventful night of snow driving. When we flew into Philly the snow was dumping down, so we made a quick stop to visit some of Mike's college buddies, that just happened to be on the way! It was fun, and nice to get out of the car for a while.

We got to see Christabella (11.5 months) and Hailey (3.5 yrs) and see how they have changed from late May. We stayed downstairs with Christie and Keith and all the kiddies. It was great to see Adam and Sarah, who made the trip from D.C. to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with the family. Gigi (Mike's grandmother) was there as well, and Aunt Loretta (Mike's godmother) was there for a quick visit too. We squeezed a lot of family into a short amount of time, but it was really worth it to see so many people.

The kids played well together, and Ella and Fin got to have some fun Grandparent time. Ella loved the attention of Uncle Adam and his guitar playing, and playing with Grandpa Mike and the wooden trains. I think Fin is in love with his big cousin, Hailey, and he loved practicing his walking!