Desi with Aunties Holly and Heidi

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Ahhh... loving Spring Break with family!! I hope it will be a tradition for awhile. :) We missed Hailey this year and Heidi was in Utah for a few days but on Holly's final day, Heidi drove straight from the airport with a vacation story only Job could appreciate but we endeavored to have good time together. Heidi, unfortunately, had more drama in store. Once arriving in NYC, car towed, $600 in fees, license suspension... arrest record?! What's happening!?!? Is it over yet?

Holly arrived on Friday morning and braved the subway solo to our apartment in upper manhattan. Bravo!! I worked that day so she and Nate played with baby and then headed downtown to meet me at 4pm. We walked crosstown and found a Jamaican restaurant in Hell's Kitchen. It was a bit of a reintroduction for Desi (and us in toddlerhood) to dining out. No highchair, spicy food, and small spaces. While waiting for our food we took Desi walking down the street to get his wiggles out. He enjoyed all the attention his little wobbling self attracted.

On Saturday night, Holly and I splurged on Broadway tickets for _Fiddler on the Roof_ which was lovely! Before the show we ate at a Himalayan restaurant (Desi's first Mango Lassi!) and marched around the Lower East Side. Nate and Desi left for home while Holly and I went to the theatre. Sunday Desi hung out with Auntie Holly while I was at church (ahhh...) and then we headed to Canal St. and Tribeca. Desi slept nearly the entire time in his cozy little stroller bunting. We had a foreign film night, watching my favorite Iranian film, _Children of Heaven_. On Monday we met Nate in the Financial District and wandered the cozy little streets of the Wall Street/Battery Park area then over to the South Street Seaport. Later Holly, Desi and I caught the last 15minutes of open time in the National Museum of the American Indian then walked along the water at Battery Park. We decided to head over to Brooklyn during rush hour -- sqeezing onto the train with the stroller. I've limited Brooklyn navigational experience and after a coupla mistaken impulse turns and a neccesary pause at a rather lackluster Blimpie to feed poor huungry Desi, we decided to call Brooklyn a bust. I'll be polished for next time!

Holly is so wonderfull to have around! I miss her solicitous self -- she was on top of everything, preparing travel beverages and snacks and unpacking them at the end of the day,washing the dishes every morning, playful and loving with baby... he absolutely adores her!! Watching her with such warmth and expectation for what playful thing she would do next. We even almost had him saying her name!

Such a pleasure having family around. :::sigh::: Please come more often!! Looking forward to more visits in April... GRANDMA!!!

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