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! :)

The holidays at Peddler's Village (11/20/2010)

We love going to Peddler's Village and this year, we FINALLY made it there for their Christmas display! We bundled up and walked around admiring all of the lights and decorations... it's awesome to see. We even got to check out all of the awesome Gingerbread houses & creations made by local people, schools, and organizations... wow! As always, we had a good time. If you've never been there, be sure to check it out sometime.

Our annual trip to see the Scarecrows! (10/26/09)

Today, we took our annual Fall trip to Peddler's Village to see the scarecrows on display ... and here's our annual picture! In all prior years, I have lined them up in their strollers & took this picture and this year, my "big kiddos" were on foot and lined themselves up! Wow-- they are getting SO big!

The kids enjoyed checking out all of the scarecrows. The girls, especially Micaela, loved the princess scarecrows... she's my "girly girl"!





















































When we went out afterwards for a bite to eat, the kids got to meet (and get autographs from) EAGLES cheerleaders and players!