Outside fun in the Sun!

NYC! Teeth! Slip and Slide!

I know it's been awhile since I last posted and I am sorry. Life has a way of getting in the way! Let's see we took a family trip to NYC, which was amazing and I can't wait to get back. Emily has been sick with an ear infection and I just discovered 2 new teeth today. Jason is preparing to have lasik eye surgery next week and then I am looking forward to an all girls weekend in Atlantic City with two of my oldest friends, Carrie and Carrie! It should be just like old times! I am looking forward to a kid and husband free weekend and some serious girl talk! The weather here in NJ the last 2 days has been unbelievably hot! Like 90 degrees hot. I put the slip and slide and water table out for the girls yesterday and they had a blast. Emily really didn't like it when Abby would go sliding down the slip and slide. Abby tends to yell and scream a lot. She is only 6 after all and everytime she yelled, Emily thought something was wrong so she would yell at Abby. The

Learning to ride a bike!

Abby has been trying to learn to ride her bike for quite sometime now. We started late last summer and she wasn't ready. This year we've only tried 2 other times but today was the day! She got out there and started riding her bike like an old pro! We are so proud of her! Now we just need to teach her how to start and stop all by herself.

Emily, Emily, Emily

She is cracking her dear old Mom up today. She decided to put a purple headband on her head and she has been wearing it for quite some time now. She is walking around with a kid's size broom, a princess cell phone with her headband on her head. The funniest part is she's talking on the phone with her head at an angle. I love it! She is quite the character these days. Also her first official word is "hi". We hear it all the time these days and it's wonderful!

11 years and Counting!

Wednesday was Jason and mine's 11th wedding anniversary. We fed the kids early and made ourselves a nice dinner of steak, lobster and bacon wrapped asparagus. Yummy! We plan to go out to dinner all by ourselves next week. I must admit that the last 11 years have flown by. He truly is my best friend and I know I am his. We tell each other everything and still enjoy spending lots of time together even after all these years. We've grown up together and thankfully not apart from each other. Marriage is hard work and it takes two of us to make it work. We appreciate all the kind words our friends and most of our family expressed to us on our day. I know we have many, many happy years ahead of us. Thanks to all!

Abby's Birthday

Today is Abby's 6th birthday! Who knew that once I got married and had kids that time would go by so quickly. I remember like yesterday going into labor with Abby and having her down in good old Key West. Today she is 6 and she amazes me each and every day. She is reading now. It's an amazing thing to watch her sit down and read a book. She has been on the brink of reading for a few months and this last week it all just started to click. It's hard for me to comprehend this when I can still remember bringing her home from the hospital! Oh well, I'm waxing philosophically I guess. I'm very proud of our super smart and beautiful little girl, she is an amazing sister and daughter. She has been a trooper these last few days too. She came home from school on Tuesday with a headache and she has been sick ever since. Last year she was really, really sick on her birthday, so sick in fact that we spent a good part of her birthday in the ER. This year she was still sick but no where near as bad as last year. Two years in a row she has been sick on her birthday and she has stayed fairly positive both times. Next year I am going to give her vitamin C a good 2 weeks before her bday in hopes that she doesn't get sick again!

St. Patricks Day

I have been a blogging slacker this last month. It's amazing how busy our lives have gotten and time just gets away from me. I swear I will try and do better! Here is a video of the girls dancing to Irish Music in celebration of St. Patrick's Day!
Enjoy!