‘Rents Do Brooklyn

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I had such a fun weekend with my parents in town. Matt was on a much-needed guys weekend with his dad, so my mom and dad came to visit me Emerson.  She was so quiet and shy when they first arrived, but quickly warmed up when Grammie brought this giant beanie baby out of her suitcase.

We did a little shopping for spring clothes for Emerson at the Gap Outlet – they were having the best sale with an additional 40% off already marked down clothing, and we found so many cute dresses and tops! Can’t wait for it to warm up around here.

We also went for a walk along the promenade but it was so cold and the wind was making Emerson cry when it hit her cheeks. We were happy to stay home and get cozy with a bottle of wine, and I made a light crockpot dinner of lemon chicken with carrots and rice.

We had to save room for my parents’ epic trip to Mia’s bakery – we all love sweets and they may have gone a bit overboard when they saw the selection:)

Saturday morning we ventured over to the Fort Green farmer’s market for morning pastries + playground time, and to meet up with one of my Davidson friends. We ended up staying much longer than expected and were frozen yet again. We decided to cancel plans to go walk on the high line in Manhattan and stay warm inside. My mom babysat while I got some much-needed hair color, and then we had dinner at Jolie Cantina. We had the best meal at this adorable Mexican-French fusion restaurant.

We had a giant bowl of guac, margaritas, and then my mom and I split a lobster and cod curry that was awesome.  I’ll definitely be going back, as the menu had so may unique options.

Yesterday was finally sunny and a bit warmer! We took Em to toddler time at the Y, and then I got a glorious foot massage at one of those reflexology places during nap time. Can’t wait to go back with Matt!  We enjoyed the sunshine by walking to Dumbo and exploring the waterfront a bit before taking Emerson on the carousel.  This was her second time visiting, and she was super serious – it’s like she thinks she needs to be so focused to ride the horse and she has this intense expression on her face. It’s so cute.

Last night we ordered Indian food and waited for Matt to come home, and today, I said goodbye to everyone:( It was so quiet here, and I think Emerson was a bit bored without Grammie and Grandpop doting on her.

I’m sad the fun is over, but I’m really hoping spring will come to visit next.