Poling Family Visit...We made an unexpected visit into Manhattan yesterday to see my sister, Monica, and her family. They have been on a whirlwind trip to Boston and NYC. Her oldest son, Ellis, will be a senior next year and so they are maximizing the time they have together before he is off to college. It was so great to see Monica, Jack, Ellis, Calvin and Henry. For those of you who were at our wedding, Calvin was the ring bearer. I couldn't believe how big everyone is now and great to see Calvin's sweet face and remember back to our wedding. Jacob was excited all day to get to see "the cousins". He didn't quite understand that they were Julia's cousins, too. They share cousins...ha!

We rode the train in and met up with everyone in Central Park. We enjoyed a nice afternoon visiting while the kids rode the carousel and played at one of the playgrounds. Big fun! We finished all that off with pizza and then back home on the train. And on the train, we happened to meet up with one of our favorite neighbors, Mr. Greenberger, so that made for a nice diversion on the way home.