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!

Christmas Day 2010

Santa was here...

...and here they come!!!

Yes, another fun-filled, chaos-filled, wrapping paper-filled Christmas morning at the Zerilli household! :) The kids were so happy, excited, and overwhelmed by everything! From scooters to dress-up clothes to cars & trucks to Snuggies to to Pillow Pets to craft stuff... they got it ALL and thensome! They wanted to play with anything and everything... NOW!





Santa even brought Miley presents... she's been a good girl this year, too! And-- it's a special Christmas for her-- her 1str Christmas! She got new toys, treats, and a new coat-- snazzy pink coat, ay?

While Mommy whipped up her annual Christmas morning breakfast, Aunt Sharon & Daddy took care of getting all of the toys of of the boxes and in working order.

After the kids played and we relaxed & got in our Christmas Day best, off to Memom's for Christmas dinner with the family! Once at Memom's, we had a yummy dinner, opened gifts, and hung out with the family... it was a lot of fun and a very nice time!

CHEERS! The kids loving their "Shirley Temples"... a holiday treat! :)







Hoping all of you had a wonderful Christmas! Merry Christmas to all and to all, a good night!

Santa stopped by... our house! (12/23/2010)

You just never know who's going to drop by the Zerilli household! From random friends & family to BARNEY to the EASTER BUNNY... you just never know! Well tonight, we had yet another surprise visitor... SANTA CLAUS! Yes, the man in the red suit himself. :) We thought we heard something and when we looked out front, there he was on the front lawn! All 6 kids were here and SOOO excited! Santa came in, talked with the kids, gave them treats, and told the kids about Grammy & Memom when they were little girls (he's got a good memory! -- Grammy was hysterical watching all of this go on).




How lucky are we? What an awesome visitor, huh?? Like I tell the kids, you never kow where Santa is going to pop up! Be afraid... be very afraid (and behaved!)! **Thank you for coming, Santa!**

Visiting Memom's work for the holidays (12/23/2010)

Every year, we go to Memom's work for their holiday party... and this year was no different! The kids got to see Santa, got another gift from Santa, and got to meet all of Memom's friends at work! :) It was a really nice day!

Storytime with Santa (12/17/2010)

Tonight at Angelia's school, we had "Storytime with Santa". The kids were so excited... they loved seeing & talking to Santa, they did crafts, they had snacks, teachers read stories... it was a fun Friday night!


I love this pic of Juliana seeing Santa! As soon as she laid eyes on him, she was so happy! She rushed right up to him -- cutting in front of everyone else -- to make sure she said hi and saw him! :)

The Spirit of Christmas (12/10/2010)

The Spirit of Christmas was in the air tonight for us... the gift of giving and the true meaning of Christmas.
We joined Angelia's Youth group and other members from the parish we attend and went caroling at a local Independent & Assisted Living Community Home. This was the 1st time the kids went caroling. They were very shy & nervous singing in front of the crowd and you could barely hear their voices, but-- they did it and the residents enjoyed it! After we were done caroling, we went around to say hello to the residents and share cookies with them. It was a great expereince for the kids and the residents really enjoyed the presentation & the company.




After we went caroling, we went a local parish that was hosting CHRISTMAS! Live and that was awesome to experience. It was a little "much" for the kids to understand at their young age, but they got the basics and I'm glad they got to experience it. The parish did a great job with this presentation!

"Our" 1st tree! (11/29/2010)

As many of you know, I love putting up our Christmas tree, decorating it, having it spin, watching it, hate when it's touched, etc. (I know... I need to "chill"!). Well, instead of having the kids constantly playing with the "big tree", Aunt Sharon had the idea of letting the kids have their own tree where they could decorate it, keep it in their playroom, enjoy it, etc. So-- they got one, picked out some decorations, and they decorated it!




They were SO proud of their tree and exciting to have it in their playroom. Anthony got to put the star on top of it fore he wouldn't "rest" until he did... he kept asking, "Can I put the star on top yet? Can I Mommy? Can I put the star on yet?" :) They all did a great job! Yet another good idea, Aunt Sharon!
Here's to the Holidays 2010... here we go! :)