Once we FINALLY made it to New York, we had a lovely time.
The first night we were there, Uncle John taught Jordan how to eat Cheez-its out of his toes
April 21st - We went out to eat at Panera (YUM.) and we found a duck waddling around in front of a nearby store! So, of course, we had to feed it some goldfish!
After lunch, we went to Buttermilk Falls for about 10 minutes. The walking path was closed, but it was so windy, I didn't want to walk anywhere anyway.
After our busy day, we headed home and Jordan decided he wanted to jam along with me on the ride home :)
April 22nd - We dyed Easter eggs and had a movie/popcorn night!
On our way to watch Secretariat!
Making friends with Uncles John
And just because they're so sweet....baby feet :)
April 23rd - Science Center in Ithaca with my cousins!
A. They had a few really cute signs in the window for your kids to hold if you were gonna take pictures. So that's the one I chose.
B. A penny shooter spinny thing. Lol. They provided a bunch of pennies (several of which almost made it into Jordan's mouth :/) and you could just sit there and make the pennies swirl around.
C. Watching the fish. I'm amazed how much he LOVES fish.
D. Throwing a ball into the water. Jordan and Benny had a fantastic time with all the water tables!
E. Another water thing. They had little plastic plates that you could put in the canals to make the water rise. Then, when you took them out, all the water would come gushing down into the tub. They. Splashed. EVERYONE. ha ha!
F. My favorite picture from this trip! I told him "look at that gross snake! EWWWWW!" So he scrunched up his nose and said "EWWWWWW!" So cute.
G. There were some squirrels outside having a snake and Jordan could not get over how cool it was to see them up close!
H. Touching a starfish.
I. Watching another fish.
J. They had a floating ball machine and Jordan loved it! Some lady was nice enough to put her hand behind Jordan while I took a picture :)
K. At the gift shop. There was a bouncy ball with a little seahorse in it. When I handed it to him, he cocked his head to the side and said, "OH WOW!"
L. A 2 story Rube Goldberg machine. So awesome!
M. Making car noises.
N. I think it's hilarious that the turtle has his eyes closed because of my flash! That, or I caught him mid blink. I prefer the former.
O. Playing with Benny at the water tables!
After all that excitement, we went out to eat at a Mediterranean restaurant called Aladdin's. Normally, not my cup of tea, but it was delish. Plus, dessert was heavenly.
After that, we went and got some bubble tea which I've never had before. I liked my tea (Green Peach Tea) but if I ever get bubble tea, I'll never get the Dragonfruit bubbles again. Yucky. Here's the tea house, since I forgot to take a picture of my tea.
Then, finally on to the Cornell Plantations. It's supposed to be really pretty in the spring with all the flowers blooming, but I guess spring decided to hold out on us.
A. Right in front of the pond.
B. Ben and Jordan being buddies!
C. Livin' it up in one of the sculptures/statues.
D. Goober.
E. A gorgeous flower that Jordan trampled after I took the picture.
F. Jordan and his Kentucky Coffee Bean.
G. Sitting on a bench in front of a beautiful waterfall. You can't tell in the picture, but it was really pretty in real life.
H. Andrea, Ben, Elizabeth, Myself and Jordan
I. Sitting on an old tree.
J. Smushy face!
K. Another pretty waterfall.
L. Sunset.
M. He fell asleep in the car, reading his book.
N. This plant was awesome. It had speckled leaves and 4 different colored flowers from the same stem!
O. The map of the Plantation.
April 24th - EASTER!
Easter was a lot of fun. We had a yummy dinner and got to spend lots of time with our family. And we can't forget about the chocolate bunnies we ate!
April 25th - We took Grandma and Aunt Becky to the Chiropractor and took pictures with the flowers:
Played with flamingos:
Played in a pine cone band:
And threw rocks into giant puddles!:
On the way home, we saw a farm of sorts and decided to stop
They even had camels and zebras! I didn't take pictures of those because I thought they were paintings on the barn ha ha!
April 26th - Havana Falls, Watkins Glen and Seneca Lake
Playing with the flowers.
Seriously? Does it get any cuter than this? This picture is my new wallpaper for EVERYTHING.
Throwing rocks with Grandma.
It looks like he's being chased, but he's not lol. He turned around and ran the opposite direction if they moved at all.
I love binoculars.
April 27th - One of the days we stayed home and didn't do much.
Checking on the tadpoles.
One of my Aunt and Uncle's dogs. CRAZY!!
Playing catch with Uncle Jim. I promise that that ball didn't hit him in the face lol.
Jordan saying "DUDE!" Uncle John taught him to put his thumbs up and say dude. It is adorable.
April 28th - Jordan climbed all the way to the top of the stairs, BY HIMSELF and without me knowing. Next thing I hear is "MOM! MOM! MOM!" I look around for him and voila. Heart attack.
Jordan's Monster Madness dessert. Yummy.
My little dancing baby.
April 29th - Going away lasagna dinner
It was raining, but he had to see the doggies, or the world was going to end.
The pond. He was pointing at some geese that were flying by.
Watching coverage of the royal wedding.
Cleaning off the whipped cream spatula!
April 30th - Flying home day. We went and visited my Grandpa's grave and then we were off to the airport. It was a sad day, but with a happy baby, it's hard to be sad for too long!
Visiting Grandpa
Playing with his cars on the airplane.
