Sina Family Picnic 2010

The Griffith Girls had another busy week. After Mommy's first trip to Slater Park in Pawtucket, RI, where the girls showed me all their favorite animals and toys from their visits with Elyse, we were off to Sodus Point, NY on Friday, our first long car-ride (Daddy stayed home since his "wound" made it too uncomfortable to sit for long periods of time). It was a long drive but pretty uneventful, despite three rest area stops and three unscheduled stops on the side of the road - Claire's not the best traveler for long rides.

After arriving home from the Outlets (our last stop, where we met the family), we enjoyed a fun dinner at Gram's and afterwards played with the fire hats from the Sodus Point Fire Department celebration. The girls also decided they'd rather use their Dora tray table from Gram as a see-saw :-)

We had a great time on Saturday, taking our first trip to the beach (Belle loved the sand but thought the water was "too fast" while Claire hated the beach part but loved the swings!). We then had a surprise party for Gaga in honor of his 60th birthday (January 6). Belle became buddies with Grandma Janice and with Cathy, Uncle Ben's girlfriend.

Saturday also saw Uncle Jeremy teach Belle how to hold the bubble wand correctly so she could really make the most of the solution - she was so proud!

On Sunday, we made a last-minute decision to head home after the family picnic as Claire hadn't been feeling well (it appears her virus has resulted in a temporary lactose-intolerance issue, plus she's teething). It didn't stop us from having a great time, though. Between snacking on chocolate treats to chasing and carrying playground balls, it was so wonderful to see family and spend time together.

We sure missed Reilly though, Belle's buddy she loves to read to and hug.

Annabelle clearly had a hard time adjusting to being back home, though, taking her frustrations out on Mommy and Claire, who got the brunt of it with a markered forehead. Poor Claire was so exhausted by it all that she fell asleep on the couch at 4:15 yesterday afternoon - so sweet, though!

Wish us luck on Trip #2 to Maple Glen on Friday (Daddy's heading with Reilly to Binghamton to get Grandma and Grandpa Fiorelli who will be staying with us for a week while Grandma is evaluated at Dana-Farber).