Mother's Day Trip to NY

Jesse, Emi and I spent a week up in central NY visiting Jesse's mom and stepfather for Mother's Day.  I got to enjoy my first Mother's Day relaxing, taking two naps and not changing a diaper or preparing any food the entire day. :)

We always enjoy our time in CNY with Fred and Connie.  Here are some highlights:

Not so sure about Grandpa Fred yet, but at least she wasn't crying. :)

Playing with Nonna

So much fun!

Having lunch at the lake and trying to minimize sun exposure- hence the awesome sun hat.

Me relaxing with a cold one.  Haha, jk.  That is Grandpa Fred's.  I don't know why I think it is so funny that it looks like the beer is mine.

We took a short drive to the town of Cazenovia, which is about 20 minutes away up in the mountains.  It has a cute main street and happens to be the hometown of Ann Burrell from the Food Network (one of my favorite Food Network stars).  After a little stalking and talking to store owners, we found out her mother owns a flower shop on main street.  So of course we stopped in and chatted with Momma Burrell for a little bit, which I just thought was so cool.

Fred and Connie live way out in the country.  The closest town, Chittenango, is about 10 minutes away and happens to be the birthplace of Frank L. Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz. They have an Oz festival every year, and there are a couple of stores devoted to selling all things Oz that I have always wanted to visit and finally got to during this trip.

Poppies!