Celebrating Turkey Day & a birthday! (11/23/2011)

Gobble, gobble...it's about that time!!

Fall recess is upon us and the kids are celebrating Thanksgiving today before they go! They all enjoyed little feasts prepared for them.

Check out all of these little Indians-- too cute! I still remember doing this as a kid. Actually-- we used to make vests out of paper shopping bags and drums from the Quaker Oats containers!! :)

Later that night, we celebrated Aunt Sharon's birthday! (lol... look at Juliana holding Jake's face-- like-- look here, Jake!!)

(Aunt) Sharon... we hope you had a great birthday! Love ya!

Micaela's "Bieber Bike" (11/19/2011)

Did you have a SCHWINN bike when you were a kid? You remember the banana seat, high handlebars, etc ... I had one... bright pink-- I still have it, actually! Well, my CHILDREN are now riding those "antique" bikes, but they are getting an updated look! Believe it or not, these things are collector items and when in good shape, they are worth a LOT of money!! Anyway-- Aunt Sharon has decided to get her hands on a few Schwinn bikes and refurbish them... take them apart, clean them up, paint them, etc. The kids are SO excited about this project!!

Micaela was the 1st one to get one of these "personalized bikes". Aunt Sharon painted it white, purple, & black and they applied Justin Bieber stickers to it, and sealed them over. OMG-- Micaela is SO excited about her "Bieber bike". It's too funny to see her ride it... hands up high on the cars like she's riding a Chopper... lol!

Stay tuned as they "refurb" additional Schwinns. We have a bike for each of the girls and trying to find a boys' bike for Anthony... that's the challenge!

No better way to spend a Fall day! (10/10/2011)

Today, Sharon, Grammy, the kids, & I made our annual trip to Peddler's Village to see the scarecrow contest display! It was a beautiful day and we had a great time walking around there. (I love doing this with my kids-- as I used to do this with Grammy & Pop when my sisters & I were kids!).







After we left Peddler's Village, we headed up to Grammy & Pop's "old house" in Stockton... I have so many awesome memories of that house! The kids thought it was cool and asked tons of questions about it... as Grammy & I shared a few stories of stuff we did there at the house. As Edith & Archie say-- "Those were the days!"
After we left the house, we drove up the street to the Sandy Ridge cemetary, where I took the kids for a walk through the cemetary. I always loved doing this when we went to Grammy & Pop's as kids. As I did many moons ago, we visited Grammy's grandparents' grave, too!


Later that night, we headed to Belmar -- it was such a beautiful night! The kids played, I relaxed with my feet in the sand, and Sharon did a little surf fishing.

What a GREAT way to spend a Fall day! :)

Those WILDWOOD Days!! (June 27-30, 2011)

Oh those Wildwood days... :) Lots of fun & many more memories in Wildwood on our few day getaway!




This is an awesome hotel... very family-oriented! It's on the beach, across from a playground, they have a pool & mini golf at the hotel, they have contests for the guests thru-out the day... it's really a great place to go with the family!



Like the last time, we got a bunch of pick-n-peel shrimp... yum! Memom & I ended up pickin' & peelin' the most... which the kids ate them... Expected! :)






Sticking with tradition, we went down to Sunset Beach to see the shipwreck off the coast. This time, though, was awesome because we got to be there for the nightly lowering of the flag ceremony. An older gentleman goes there every night and conducts a ceremony where they honor a deceased member of the Armed Forces... it was touching & awesome to witness this... I'm so glad the kids got to see it.





AT the hotel, ANthony took part i the "Mr. Muscle" contest and won 2nd place! Great job, Anthony! :) Thanks to Aunt Sharon for coaching him on... we cheered him on as he strutted by, lifted some weights, and showed his muscles off to the judges. He was proud of himself.




"Watch the Tram Car, please!"

Sharon & I slept outside on the deck one night, awaiting the sunrise. The 1st morning we missed it due to being overcast, but the next morning-- we caught it! Wow-- how awesome & so pretty!!



On our way home from Wildwood, we made our usual pitstop at the Cape May Zoo to see our animal friends! :)


It was a great trip... lots of fun, good times, & great memories! Thank you, Memom! :)
I think Aunt Sharon, Memom, and I need to go on vacation!

Anthony's last game for the Season! (6/18/2011)

Today was Anthony's last game of the season. Wow-- I can't believe soccer season is over already! It was a good 1st season. It was so cool to see how much these little ones learned in just a few short months. I enjoyed watching them all play. :)


They had a great team! All of the boys were so nice & got along so well, and they were led by an awesome coach-- Coach Rick!


Anthony-- Mommy is SO proud of you... we are ALL so proud of you! I can't believe how much you have learned and accomplished your 1st season! I hope you are proud of yourself & your accomplishments. We have loved watching you play this season and can't wait to watch you as you continue to play. I love you, my little Soccer player!

Thanks to Aunt Sharon for being behind Anthony 100% this season... encouraging him to play, practicing with him, and making sure he (and she) was at every game. You're a great "coach" for Anthony and an awesome Aunt!



Everybody in the pool! Pool Party at Coach Rick's house after the last game... a fun time for all!



(yes-- cake by me) :)

Rollin', rollin', rollin'! (4/2/2011)

I came home from work today to find 3 new bikes put together and all 4 kids on wheels... Aunt Sharon must have been here (and yes-- she was)! :) The kids were giving their new bikes & new roller blades a whirl... having a blast, of course!!




Jules & Sammy taking a break...

After dinner, we decided to keep it moving and ventured to the roller rink. We took Savanna along with us this time and she LOVED it- and did well, too! With this being so new to them, all of the kids are really doing well "on wheels"... so proud of them!