NYC Trip Part 1: Two Birthdays!

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We went to NYC again this past weekend, but this time, we went to celebrate the birthdays of Aunt Ellie (4/16) and Aunt Holly (4/17).  We drove up at 5 AM on 4/16 and then came home at midnight on 4/17.  For only staying less than 48 hours, we got a lot of things done, but it was exhausting.

This time, we stayed with Aunt Ellie because she was having Grimaldi’s pizza party the night of her birthday and Mommy was hoping to partake in the party once I had fallen asleep.  Too bad, I didn’t give her the luxury.  I was too excited over all the people and conversations going out outside of Aunt Ellie’s bedroom. 

Aunt Ellie made two cakes for the birthday celebration:  one for herself and one for Aunt Holly.  You can see for yourself how awesome these two cakes were.  One was devil’s food cake with chocolate ganache and the other was a yellow cake with yuzu buttercream.  I happened to love the devils food cake and Mommy is going to “borrow” Aunt Ellie’s recipe to my birthday cupcakes.

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We gave Aunt Ellie framed Montse Buxo paper.  Aunt Ellie bought the papers from Spain on her recent trip and Mommy got them framed.  See us posing next to the framed photo.

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We gave Aunt Holly a framed collage of our Thomas Jefferson Pi Miler.

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Happy (20-something) birthday to my two favorite aunts!

Cherry Blossoms 2011

It’s becoming an annual tradition!

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This past weekend, besides running the Thomas Jefferson Pi Miler, Uncle Dedo, Aunt Holly & Aunt Ellie also came with us to the Cherry Blossom Festival. This year, the weather was a bit chilly, but the blossoms were still gorgeous.

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Here I am getting up close and personal with the blossoms:

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After seeing the cherry blossoms, I saw a horse up close. It was a little too close for comfort since I was scared to touch the horse.

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