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this month, grandma merry and paw paw have been in NYC! the kids are SO excited they are here. from occasional dinners during the week, to afternoon playground trips, to music class and swim class, to bedtime prayers, grandma and paw paw have been here to lavish attention on the 3 lillvis monkeys. they couldn't be happier.

in less than 2 weeks, there's going to be some serious withdrawal.

holy moly. what were we thinking?! outnumbered and taking a 6-hr plane flight across 3 time zones? ok. ok. plenty of parents have 3+ kids. but come on, we're newbies to this life of juggling 3 kids.

all in all, we had a great time. the weather was nice. the location of our airbnb rental couldn't be beat (literally across from the santa monica pier). the unknowns were tantrums, earthquakes, jet lag, and motion sickness.

if we do it again, gaby is totally coming with us!
here's our journal from the vacay.