Are we there yet?

It's been a crazy three weeks for the Cali family.  Tonight is the first night we will spend all together in our old/new again house in CT.  We are excited to be home and finally start to feel settled into a new normal.
We had our floors refinished and they look great - it really helps to make it feel like a new house.  Although, it is funny having a 21 month old child in the house versus having a 15 month old child in the house.  It's amazing what Ben can get into or what he chooses to ignore.

Last week we got to visit the Calis in Massachusetts, which was awesome.  Ben hasn't stopped talking about Mimi, Papi (who he now calls Toby Cali) and Titi.  Even his new uncle Eric and Winston the dog are on his radar now.  : )

We've been spending a lot of time with Meggie and Papa as well, and Ben greets everyone who walks in the door with a chant of their name and a big smile.  It's been crowded, but great.

Today Ben was gifted his first tricycle from by my aunt Carey.  Now he can say her name really well too!  "de-do Deery" roughly translates from Ben into English as "Thank you, Carey".  He LOVES his new bike!!


Papi (Toby Cali), Ben and Chris.  Three generations of Calis!

Ben on his new bike!

Moving is the pits

Our move back to CT started almost two weeks ago when Ben and I flew home with Cory and Meggie to stay in Norwalk at my parent's house.  Chris was supposed to arrive a week later, but was delayed a few days by weather and pure tiredness from driving.  Yesterday he finally arrived and Ben was super excited to see his Dada.  "Dada! YAY!!!!!"

We finally were all together again and life was good.  For a few hours.  Chris called the mover last night to check on his whereabouts and quickly learned that he would NOT be able to move us in tomorrow (Friday) because he is in the hospital!!  He took a nasty fall and will be in the hospital until Sunday and can't get anyone to move us in until Tuesday.  The poor guy - I feel bad for him.  At the same time, I want to be in my own house!

So, we are making the best of it and driving up to Massachusetts today to visit with Mimi, Papi and Titi.  We are so excited to see them and have a nice long weekend together.  It's been way too long.  And, we'll get to see our new "uncle-to-be" Eric!  Congratulations to Eric and Mare who are now engaged.  As Ben would say, "YAAAYYY!!"

So, the moving saga continues.  Hopefully we'll enjoy the weekend and then get to move in our own place next Tuesday.  Fingers crossed!

Ben loves trucks but not the Sox...(?)

We spent the morning at Chrissy's house and Ben had a blast playing with all the toys, the other kids, and especially the trucks. We have to get him some ride on trucks ASAP.

Then uncle Jack came over tonight and tried to replace Ben's trusty old Yankee hoodie with a new Red Sox hoodie. As you can see from the picture below, I think Ben is a Yankee fan for life. ; )

Cranky toddler

What makes a cranky toddler feel better? Well, if you're Ben, it includes Cars on the iPad, a veggie pack and crackers, water and your bumble bee blanket. Ahhh...life is good again!

We miss Dada!

Chris starts his journey back to CT tomorrow.  Ben and I really miss him and are excited to see him in a few days.  In the mean time, we will Skype (with LOTS of JOY!) and watch Cars at extremely close distances...

Photo Booth Fun

While taking a "before" shot of my hair in preparation for my much needed haircut tomorrow, I came across these pics that Ben and I took on Photo Booth.  So silly...

Field Trip with Papa

This morning Ben and I went to the Maritime Aquarium with Papa.  We saw lots of fish, turtles, seals, otters, etc.  But, the best part for Ben was running up and down the bridge to get to Papa on the other side.  See video below...