Spring Break 2018

Happy Spring Break! Although the weather wasn't too warm, we had a lovely time just hanging out with each other! 

Bunny Peeps gluten free cupcakes for Maddie's class

Sugar Rush

Maddie's Spring Party at school

For Lindsay's class I saw a cute recipe for Bunny Cupcakes... I love the marshmallow ears!

We had one day where it was sort of warm, and the kids played ball outside..

Went to Terhune Farm and pet some animals..

Andrew loved the tractor

We did an indoor activity and visited the Bug Museum in Toms River, NJ...

Butterflies!

Pretending to be ants in a colony...

They touched a scorpion... so cool they glow under a black light!

Giant bug picture

We colored Easter eggs outside...

and worked on planting our garden! A huge thank you to Daddy who built us these garden boxes!

A couple weeks later when it warmed up we planted our seedlings we started!

This is the side of the house with the most sun, so we planted here!

We planted: Tomatos (cherry and regular), Squash, Zucchini, Mint, Basil, Rosemary, Cucumbers, Jalapenos, Kale, Spinach, Green Onions, Cilantro, Butter Lettuce and a few flowers.

See the cage in the back? I built it to keep out all the critters.. deer, rabbits, ground hogs squirrels and birds. 

The kids are SO excited to eat some of the things they planted... hopefully we'll have some success! The girls put on a Circus show for us and pretended they were on a trapeze... LOL. 

St. Patrick's Day 2018

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! 

Andrew Brooks, 2.5 years

Lindsay Diane, 8 yrs and Madison Grace, 6 yrs

We attempted to get a picture with ALL THREE KIDS TOGETHER... we had some pretty funny outtakes....

Try #1 Open your eyes Lulu

Try # 2    Grumpy Boy

3rd times a Lucky Charm

The kids had a fun day at school and were happy to report when they got home that no one was pinched ;)

Jarrett's Birthday

Happy Birthday Jarrett!! 

Shh! It's his last year in his 30's...

Your family loves to celebrate our amazing Daddy! He requested for his birthday dinner a tasty meal of Tri-Trip, Baked Potatoes and 7 Layer Salad with Lava Cake Ice Cream Sundaes for dessert!

He had several helpers to open his gifts....

Sweet picture from his sweeties

His electric toothbrush went out, so he got a new one!

Did I mention it was cake + ice cream + home made caramel and hot fudge?!? So. good.

Love, you are the rock of our family. Your leadership, patience and the way you constantly put our needs above your own inspires me. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to all you do- whether it be professionally or the way you invest time with each one of our children. I cherish our times spent together doing anything- watching TV on the couch or going to a fancy event in NYC. You make us feel special,loved, and secure and I hope that with every passing birthday we can show you how much we love and appreciate you!  xoxo

Snow Day 2018

This year our winter has been crazy, and we've had 6 Nor'easter in the past 4 weeks! In one of them we lost 2 arborvitae trees and a ton of branches. And we got 13 inches of snow. 

This dude just barely missed our house

Since we don't own a chainsaw, and I have forbidden J to buy one (not much experience=losing a limb) so we busted out our hack saws and got to work chopping up the trees and dragging them to the curb for yard waste pick up. It took us two days, but we did it! Whew. It saved us some serious $$ too. 

The next morning the kids and I went outside for some fun!

Penguin sliding on their bellies down the neighbors hill

Andrew had so much fun sledding. He kept telling me, "One more time Mama."

The girls had fun taking turns pulling each other down the hill on the sled.

Wheee!!

Our angels making snow angels...

Andrew: "I don't get this at all"

We built a snow man in our front yard who looked strangely like someone we know....

Papa?! Is that you?!

After a fun time in the snow it was time for cocoa and marshmallows...

Winters are crazy and FUN in the Northeast!!