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My parents just left after a 4 day visit with us here in NYC. It was a great time. I loved seeing them with the boys. They took great joy in spending time with their grandchildren. Austin and Jonathan loved having them around. Our little tiny apartment feels pretty empty!  

They arrived on the first day of snow for this winter fall! We had tickets to see the 9/11 memorial and weren't sure how easy it would be to reschedule, so we trucked two small children through the sleet, rain, and snow to the southern tip of the island only to discover that it was closed that day - AHHH! Very frustrating! But the did get to join us in awarding Austin an ice cream cone from "Old McDonald Had a Farm" (as Austin calls it) for doing awesome on the potty. He only had two accidents in over a week. Sunday we went to church and then Super Sundays where we do a sports/food ministry to kids in Harlem. Monday we got to go to the Central Park Zoo. It was a beautiful day. We also spent a little time in Central Park. Tuesday we shared breakfast with one of their friends that lives in NY and then went to the park. Today we went back to the same park as dad wanted to capture video of Austin's bold climbing skills! We finished our time together having a picnic lunch on campus with Aaron. It was fun to do this with my parents because the boys and I do this very regularly!

Hope you enjoy some of the pictures!

We had a wonderful time. Mom and Dad, thank you for taking the time to visit us. Thanks for loving our children and marveling at them. Thank you for telling us that you are proud of us. Thank you for showering us with gifts. Thanks for serving us so well in cooking meals, doing laundry, going to the grocery store, ironing our clothes, taking care of our children. Thanks for living the adventure in the city for a few days! It was great to have you here! Come see us again :)