A ride on The Polar Express (11/26/2011)

Like a dream come true... we got to take a ride on the POLAR EXPRESS tonight that left from the train station in Phillipsburg, NJ.






It was tons of fun! All of us (big & small) dressed in our PJs and boarded the Christmas-adorned train. We enjoyed a train ride filled with holiday cheer! They told the story of the Polar Express, Santa came around to visit, we had hot cocoa & cookies, everyone sang, etc. -- it was such a nice time!





Thank you, Memom, for this great & memorable experience! We all love you!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Kelly & Memom! (10/2011)

Tonight, we celebrated Aunt Kelly & Memom's birthdays! We started off with our annual "girls night out" at Red Lobster then came back to the house to have cake and celebrate with the family. As always, lotf of excitement!


EVen with all of the excitement, there were peaceful moments, as well. I love this pic of Grammy & Jayla... so precious!

Happy Birthday, Mom/Memom *and* (Aunt) Kelly! We all love you both so much and hope you both had a great birthday!

One last hoorah for Angelia's birthday! (9/4/2011)

As most of you know, the kids' birthdays are never celebrated and over in 1 day... it's usually celebrated in it's entirety over a few days. Well, Angelia's birthday was no different and today we celebrated with family & close friends for 1 last time. :) We had a pool party at Memom's and had a great time! We had great weather & lots of fun.



As the day drew to an end, the kids couldn't wait to get Memom's fire pit ignited to roast marshmallows. *yum*


Angelia- here's to your 7th birthday! I hope you have had a lot of fun celebrating it this year. I love you SO much and have 7 years old is a ton of fun for you, Baby Girl. :) xo

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!

Making it a Six Flags Day! (6/6/2011)

Following the Triplets' PreK graduation, we decided to go & celebrate at Great Adventure! Despite the heat, it was a beautiful day & we all had a lot of fun that afternoon! :)



My mom & I took a few of the kids on the Log Flume for their 1st time! :)








That's all folks! :)

1st Thunder game! (6/3/2011)

Thanks to Memom, the kids got to go to their 1st Trenton Thunder game tonight ... it was "NJM night"! :) The kids were so excited to finally get to go to "Boomer's house"! We had a good time... the kids weren't totally entertained, but did well sitting through all of the innings... and enjoyed the snacks!





Speaking of snacks, I happened to look over and see Juliana take a bite out of SHELLED peanut... lol! Shell and all, she chomped down and proceeded to chomp away! While laughing, I had to show her that she should take the shell off first and then eat the peanut inside! lol... Poor thing-- exposed to so many things in her life so far, but I guess a few little "things" were left out. :)