Our Family: New York

We made it to New York and was instantly greeted with honking horns and busy, busy, busy. I was impressed with Sam's patience with all the driving and many back seat drivers. We checked into the hotel then met family at a yummy diner in Queens. Lucas was so worn out he slept on my lap most of the meal.

That evening we spent time with my aunts, grandma and cousins at the house preparing for the funeral. It was nice to visit and share stories of grandpa.

Lucas looking at pictures of grandpa with his great aunt

We had a little hotel drama the morning of the funeral. Our room was just gross. There's no other way to say it. The thought of Lucas touching anything made my skin crawl. We packed the car and set out for somewhere else to stay. It's close to impossible to find a hotel chain in this part of NY. We found a Comfort Inn and I before booking, I was that crazy lazy that wanted to inspect the room PRAISE THE LORD.. it was really nice and CLEAN. We only had 15 mins to get Lucas bathed and back to my grandma's house to leave for the funeral home. Lucas was a champ and we made it with time to spare.

Asher and Lucas playing while the family visited.

After the service we all headed back to my grandma's house for food and visiting. We spent most that time in the basement letting Lucas run around and be a kid. We were beyond grateful Asher brought some toys over so Lucas wasn't completely bored. It was nice visiting with family we rarely see.

Thursday was Lucas' birthday so we started the day with his favorite breakfast treat. Waffles!