Eli was not feeling well when we began the trip, and things got progressively worse as we drove across Pennsylvania late Friday night. Finally, feeling like we could not push it any further, we pulled over near Harrisburg and found the closest hotel. One with a guest laundry, thank goodness. Eli was so excited to go to NYC, that we pressed on the next morning and got to Brooklyn just in time for Daddy and Seb to change into their church clothes and then head to the Easter Vigil where Ila was being baptized. After a quick dinner in Manhattan, Eli and Mommy turned in early at the hotel. Eli slept like a log. Seb and Daddy got back late, with Seb perfectly happy and ready for a quick transition to bed. Worked out rather well. All accounts are that Seb and Ila did very well on their late-night spiritual adventure. Seb didn't get the same shower that Ila did, but both enjoyed seeing so many family members.
The next morning, Eli, feeling a bit better, was thrilled to discover that the Easter Bunny had visited our hotel room in the night. He and Seb hunted for eggs. It was Seb's first time, but he proved quite a good hunter.
We then headed to Mary and Chris's for brunch, then into Manhattan for another Easter Egg hunt at their church. It was lovely, well attended, and a good time was had by all.
But by the end, Eli was exhausted, so after lunch we jumped in the car and began our long drive home. We made it by that night. Eli spent the next few days recovering from the adventure.
We did not know it then, but it turns out Eli had strep throat. Strep would continue to plague our household for the next six weeks, as it manifested itself in different ways throughout Eli's body, then passed to Seb, then was finally eradicated through judicious use of antibiotics. Good riddance!
Our little trooper in his Easter finery:
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