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! :)

Weathering Hurricane Irene (8/27/2011)

This usually doesn't happen where we are, but this time- we were expected to take a direct hit from a hurricane... Hurricane Irene. Being on the East Coast, but more inland, when a hurricane hits the Shore, we get the rains and winds from the outerbands of the storm, but this time, the storm was HUGE and expected to go over us. So-- we stocked up on bottled water, finally convinced Grammy to get here to stay with us to ride out the storm, and Sharon & Jake joined us, too... can you say Hurricane party!?! :) We simply hung out here all night, watched the storm tracker, played, kept busy, huddled into 2 rooms as we slept that night-- staying together as much as possible just in case, etc., and in the end, we didn't lose power, no damage for the exception of some messes outside, and we were all okay. :) The anticipation of something like this was scary, but glad we weathered the storm well and all together.

Happy Birthday, Grammy! (8/7/2011)

Today, we all had a lot of fun as we gathered at Memom's to celebrate Grammy's 82nd birthday!!

Grammy-- we hope you enjoyed celebrating your birthday with us, as much we have enjoyed celebrating with you! We are ALL so very lucky to have such a wonderful Grammy (and Great-Grammy)! We ALL love you so much! Happy 82nd birthday... and MANY more!! :)

Mothers' Day 2011 (5/8/2011)

"Wake up Sleeping Beauty!! Good morning Mommy... Happy Mother's Day!"
This is what I woke up to this morning. 4 very excited little ones... very excited for my "special day"!


As you can see, they put a LOT of thought into their gifts for me. :) From a hand-painted mug to plastic utensils to money ... they covered all of the bases! I especially loved the "I love my Credit Union" pin.. lol! :) They are so thoughtful! Following the kids showering me with all of their gifts, they helped me make breakfast, which they were so proud of.


The kids and I spent the early afternoon at a place we all love... the Beach! We headed to Belmar for a few hours where I got to kick back & relax while they played. It was such a beautiful day!









After the beach, we headed to Memom's where we had Mother's Day dinner. It was a great time!

3 Generations of "Moms"... I love it!!




I am such a lucky woman! I have been blessed with an amazing & beautiful Mother & Grandmother and I have been lucky enough to be a Mother myself, blessed with 4 little angels whom I love with all my heart! They are my everything! Babies-- thank you for making Mother's Day so special for me! I love all 4 of you SOOOOO much!
Wishing all of the Moms & Moms-to-be a wonderful Mothers Day! You are all such amazing women and mothers. Enjoy our Special Day! :)

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!

Happy Thanksgiving 2010!

Gobble, gobble... it's Turkey Day! :)
The kids started their day off watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade then we went to Memom's to have dinner with the family. As always, lots of yummy food and fun times with the family. :)
As you can see, Grammy was loving life with 4 of her little "turkies" by her side. :)

From our family to your... wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

One last "ride" down the Shore (9/11/2010)

As they say, all good things must come to an end and tonight-- was our last trip "to the Shore" for the Summer. :( As an added "bonus", we picked Grammy up along the way and took her with us. :) The kids had a great time (as usual) on the rides & playing games.

Until next Summer, bye Jersey Shore! It's been fun-- yet again! :)