tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5168872276108806942023-11-16T07:21:45.374-05:00The Ish BlogAll about life with our IshGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.comBlogger694125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-33103058130992049382014-11-03T13:17:00.001-05:002014-11-03T13:17:04.371-05:00Halloween 2014Halloween is more than just one day around here. The festivities start weeks in advance.<br />
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Our first event was Trunk or Treating at Matthew's school. The boys wanted to be Thor for this (Super Hero Squad Thor and Avengers Thor for the record).<br />
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The school event was pretty cute - crafts, games, and of course treats. <br />
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The boys chose to be Thor again for a local farm event, complete with hayride. <br />
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Then it was off to grandma's house for the annual cookie fest - making, baking, and eating. <br />
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We carved our pumpkins a few nights before the big day. <br />
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The 31st brought on two school parades (Spiderman for both on the big day). <br />
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Even the pups got in on the fun, starring Hawkeye as Buzz Lightyear.<br />
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It's as if Sophie is saying "Good grief!"<br />
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We trick or treated until it was dark, then went home to sort through our loot. <br />
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All in all, a very successful Halloween - now on to turkey day!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-90627687703892368672014-09-03T06:21:00.001-04:002014-09-03T06:21:19.894-04:00Back to SchoolYesterday was Matthew's first day of kindergarten. A half day, but long enough to get him acquainted with his teachers and classmates, and his bus. <br />
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Noah was just as excited for Matthew. <br />
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After the bus pulled away, Noah sulked and cried. He wanted to be with his brother. <br />
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I got him calmed down and back inside by bribing him with gummy bears and a TMNT movie. <br />
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He was excited to get back out to wait for Matthew to get off the bus.<br />
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And then we celebrated a successful first day with some FroYo.<br />
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And some block building. <br />
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Today Matthew goes in for his first full day. Here's hoping it goes as well as yesterday did!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-87874805398728485072014-08-19T08:48:00.003-04:002014-08-19T08:48:51.803-04:00Lake George 2014No summer is complete without our annual trip to Lake George. We picked a great week to go - the weather was fantastic. And we wasted no time taking in the sites.<br />
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Cool crisp lake air makes for good sleeping. <br />
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The afternoons were just warm enough to get in some pool time. <br />
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Matthew is getting to be quite a strong swimmer. <br />
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Adirondack chairs are just different when you're actually in the Adirondacks. <br />
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We had to take a picture with the bear at our hotel.<br />
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And I had to get in some pictures with the bear too. You know, Noah Bear.<br />
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One of the perks of the place we stay is that there's a playground out back. A great way to get out some early morning energy. <br />
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We spent a day at Great Escape where we hit up every ride the boys were big enough to go on. <br />
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And some rides we went on over and over and over and over again. <br />
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We added to our stuffed animal (and crazy hat) collection. <br />
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And by the end of the day, this happened. <br />
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We spent some time in Bolton Landing on this trip and found some cute shops and a farmer's market. <br />
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We made it out to the horse rides on this trip. Still at the pony stage for both boys. <br />
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But I think Matthew will be ready for a full-size horse next year. <br />
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Of course we had to get in a picture with Batman on the strip. <br />
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And dinner at the Moose Tooth Grill. <br />
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On our last day our hotel put up a new bear - so we had to document the occasion with a picture. <br />
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And literally minutes before we got in the car to drive home, we had one more cup of ice cream. <br />
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Now we're home. Enjoying some of our favorite souvenirs from the trip (does it get better than a Bat Moose shirt??!!). <br />
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Now we wait for next year!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-48014059700648801672014-07-24T08:04:00.002-04:002014-07-24T08:04:24.491-04:00Pennsylvania 2014We only stayed 3 days in PA this year, but we were able to jam-pack everything we wanted to do into that time - including some relaxing meals.<br />
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Swimming was mandatory for these bananas.<br />
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We hit up Hershey Park on day 2 and found out it was "Christmas in July" week - made for some good photo opps. <br />
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Santa was there. I imagine all the Santa's in Florida dress like this in December. <br />
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All the characters were decked out in their holiday best. <br />
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Even the rides were decorated. <br />
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The boys had a blast - going on every ride that they were allowed on.<br />
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And they played a ton of games too. <br />
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A day at the park isn't complete without meeting the kiss. <br />
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Even cranky Noah cracked a smile.<br />
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We went to Kitchen Kettle Village the morning we were slated to leave. Have to get this pic every year!<br />
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The boys got a pony ride.<br />
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Here's Noah smiling again. <br />
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And when we got home we all collapsed from exhaustion. Noah decided to unpack right in the doorway of his room.<br />
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Up next - Lake George!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-79343816704260390642014-06-09T06:32:00.001-04:002014-06-09T06:32:47.516-04:00Weekend RecapNothing too crazy to report. We started out our weekend with some crafts on Friday. The $3 bag of animal beads we picked up at a tag sale last weekend has proven to be a good investment. <br />
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The boys hung out at my parent's house while I helped out at my mom's tag sale. Noah found this puppy in the bin of stuffed animals my sister was selling. It's his new best friend. <br />
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Matt took the boys to the kids building workshop at Home Depot on Saturday. They built little ride on mowers. It was their first workshop and they're excited to go again next month. <br />
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Post-tag-sale, the boys spent their cut of the profits on some new toys. A reward for willingly giving up some toys to sell. <br />
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Matthew had a birthday party on Sunday that came complete with a cotton candy machine and a bounce house. That's all he needs!<br />
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Noah spent Sunday afternoon napping. <br />
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And we ended the weekend with a visit from my good friend Julie - also known as Matthew's West Coast girlfriend. <br />
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2 more weeks of school then we're off for the summer. More lazy weekends to come!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-5115175809263583782014-05-26T21:47:00.002-04:002014-05-26T21:47:32.305-04:00Happy Memorial Day!Hope you all enjoyed the long weekend - and I hope your weather was as beautiful as ours was here in NY!<br />
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Our flag was out early today. <br />
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These two bananas were excited for all the festivities we had planned. Mainly the new TMNT sprinkler. <br />
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After a long day of eating good and playing hard, we ended the day at Peachwave for some froyo.<br />
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Back to school tomorrow - the countdown to summer vacations starts NOW!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-25502996956511558552014-05-08T20:44:00.001-04:002014-05-08T20:44:23.036-04:00TBTMother's Day 2013. Noah looks so little!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-49890278980285810622014-04-21T08:22:00.002-04:002014-04-21T08:22:46.548-04:00Happy 3rd Birthday Bear!It's been a busy week. But in the midst of it all, this guy turned 3.<br />
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When they got board of the video game posters, they decided to pretend it was a lovely spring day and just warm enough to hang out on the grass and smell the large, fake flowers.<br />
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When the bunny finally arrived (I think he had to iron his 1970s bow tie), the boys were in a great mood to pose for pictures. <br />
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As they waited for me to check out, they spent their time wisely - listing all the things they want to see in their baskets on the big day.<br />
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And that's how we start the Easter season here!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-63806142711510107972014-03-24T20:13:00.002-04:002014-03-24T20:13:32.638-04:00At least we have more sun...New York is confused. It can't figure out whether it wants to flip to spring or hang on to winter. We've had 55 degree days followed by 32 degree days. We've been in short sleeves and winter jackets in the span of hours. I can't wait for a string of days of consistently warmer weather. But at least we have more sun during the daytime hours now. Makes it a little easier.<br />
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We went for spring haircuts on one of the warmer days. One step closer to summer crew cuts. <br />
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Short sleeves during this trip to the mall. <br />
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Spring jackets at the Book Blast event last Saturday. <br />
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Spring crafts are in progress.<br />
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It's been easier to get out of the house on the warmer days. Easier to have a nice lunch out with the beasts.<br />
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And me and Noah are enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun at Starbucks on Monday afternoons. <br />
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We're ready when you are spring! Come get us!!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-77198056483891823432014-03-10T12:44:00.000-04:002014-03-10T12:44:01.888-04:00Life by InstagramNothing much to report. Just been hanging out lately waiting for winter to end.<br />
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We've drawn in boxes.<br />
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Watched three seasons of Phineas & Ferb on Netflix.<br />
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Ventured out to a local kids museum. <br />
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Made it to a few soccer practices/coffee dates. <br />
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And we've eaten all the snacks. And the dips. <br />
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We've had a few days where we were given a taste of spring, but it's all being taken away again with some winter "stuff" happening mid-week.<br />
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Go away winter!!! It's been fun, but please make way for spring!Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-84894215839389389272014-02-19T18:27:00.001-05:002014-02-19T18:27:31.161-05:00Cabin FeverWe've been inside more than out since Christmas. This Polar Vortex ebbs and flows and has given us cold-cold days, kinda-cold days, snowy days, icy days, wintry-mix days, and a lot of grey dreary days. Thank goodness our house looks like a Toys R Us - there's always something to do!
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We were able to get out the weekend before Valentine's Day to a little event at the mall where the boys got to decorate Valentine's pictures<br />
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The day before Valentine's Day we had dinner at my parent's house where the boys got gifts from grandma and pop pop. These TMNT cars were a hit! <br />
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Valentine's Day brought a ton of snow. School was cancelled for two days in a row - and with it all the Valentine's Day parties that were planned. The kids won't get to celebrate until next week some time (after our well-timed "Winter break").<br />
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The boys also got giant sticker books from my parents which have kept them occupied for some time. <br />
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And when all else failed, I found some cardboard boxes that they colored and pretended to drive for a bit. <br />
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Thank goodness for Netflix - we have filled many hours with Phineas and Ferb marathons. <br />
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Now we sit and wait for all of this to melt. <br />
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And we are doing our best to stay friends while "stuck" together for so long!<br />
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And that my dear friends, is February in New York.<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-20499293979548269072014-02-06T06:40:00.002-05:002014-02-06T06:40:31.639-05:00Six more weeks??!!Punxatawny Phil, Staten Island Chuck, and all the other little rodents around the country predicted six more weeks of winter the other day. And while I don't put a lot of faith in those buggers, it seems they may be right. Does this look like an early spring to you??
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In between snow days and ice delays, we've been trying to get out as much as possible. Nothing too exciting - venturing out for things like haircuts<br />
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and breakfast-for-dinner at the diner. <br />
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There have been plenty of days where we've just been plain stuck in the house. <br />
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We've done all the crafts, all the coloring, all the playing. It's getting old!<br />
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But at least we've been able to finish the 47 Valentine's Day cards for Matthew's party next week. Assuming it isn't snowed out!<br />
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Surprisingly, there's no delay for school today, even though the news is warning of the black ice dangers. So for at least the next few days it looks like we're on a "regular" schedule. Until the next storm moves in!<br />
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Caught up with Santa on his annual candy cane run again this year.<br />
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Hosted 30 people for our traditional Christmas Eve dinner party. <br />
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Santa came and he did not disappoint. <br />
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He brought just about everything on their lists. <br />
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I heard no complaints from this motley crew. <br />
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After Christmas at home, the celebration continued with Christmas #2 at grandma's house. Santa stopped there as well.<br />
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Then it was off to MD for Christmas #3 with granddad and nana.<br />
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The boys were excited to get in and find out if Santa had been there too.<br />
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He had. And we spent 3 days keeping Christmas alive. <br />
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Then it was back home and back to work for Matt. But not before making sure to play with every single toy Santa brought. <br />
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Now we're riding out the polar vortex by watching a lot of movies, playing with toys, making crafts...<br />
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...and of course, school. <br />
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Back to the same routines, just a new year. And that's okay. <br />
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I know I'm late, but Happy New Year everybody!! Hope you're all "back to normal" too.<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-38136095639385455522013-12-18T19:48:00.001-05:002013-12-18T19:48:56.690-05:00Christmas VacationToday was Matt's first day of his Christmas vacation. He'll be home with us for the next two weeks (after which I'm sure he'll be more than happy to go back to work!). The mania started early today with a second round of cookie making at grandma's house.<br />
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Noah ate more sprinkles and chocolate chips than he used on the cookies. <br />
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Then we hit the mall to run a few errands. These little guys were on sale at Hallmark and I had a coupon, so even though Santa will be here next week with a ton of stuff, we caved and let the boys pick out two favorites each. They love them, and are currently snuggling with them in bed as I write this. <br />
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Noah, for as cranky and stubborn as he is, can be really sweet sometimes. He insisted on holding Matt and Matthew's hands as they walked through the mall today. Add in the fact that Matthew was belting out Christmas carols as they strolled and you've got a pretty cute little scene. As I walked behind them I listened to people walk by and "awe, how cute!" at them. <br />
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Speaking of Santa, Matthew has asked me to take pictures of the things he wants so that we can email them to the big guy. That's how we roll in 2013 - we email Santa! On his list:<br />
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Everything Angry Birds Telepods<br />
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Everything Monsters U<br />
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Everything TMNT<br />
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The entire Swap Force team<br />
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Despicable Me 2 stuff<br />
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And the Disney Infinity collection<br />
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Santa is bringing a lot of this stuff next week. Because he's generous like that.<br />
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Friday is Matthew's holiday play at school, and then we join Matt on official Christmas vacation. If I'm not back before the 25th, have a Merry Christmas!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-24621226920452068512013-12-10T14:02:00.001-05:002013-12-10T14:02:23.198-05:00All the Christmas stuffWith such a late Thanksgiving this year I feel so rushed with all our Christmas stuff. But we're managing to cram it all in!<br />
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Our house has been decorated inside and out. My new favorite - these lighted stars from Ikea. <br />
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Our nativity is up, complete with Woodstock as baby Jesus. <br />
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Snickers the Elf has been hanging around. Sometimes literally. <br />
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We've done a ton of little craft projects that I bought on clearance last year at Target. <br />
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The boys got an early Christmas gift from grandad and nana - each one got a Nabi 2.<br />
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And no Christmas chore list would be complete without "take dogs to see Santa" checked off!<br />
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Matthew's holiday play at preschool is next week. Then it's Christmas vacation time until January 2nd. Woot! <br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-75445764534901840332013-11-27T18:01:00.001-05:002013-11-27T20:41:33.856-05:00Busy Busy BusyWe've been busy lately. We spent a lot of time putting together Operation Christmas Child Boxes and dropped them off to start their journey to children in need. The boys really enjoyed doing this and we're going to make it an annual tradition. <br />
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Matthew has a lot of school activities going on, including Monday afternoon soccer. So me and Noah sneak off to Starbucks while we wait for him to be done. <br />
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You know that saying about the hardest to work with are children and animals? It's true. My photo stream is filled with Christmas card picture fails of these two bananas.<br />
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We started decorating for Christmas last week and have been progressing a little each day. Our tree will go up tomorrow. <br />
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We're on school break until next Tuesday. We ended the month at school with a little play where Matthew played Squanto's father. He was fantastic. <br />
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And since we're really into Snoopy this year, I thought this was a fitting way to end this post. <br />
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Happy Thanksgiving!!Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-60096188543216440862013-11-11T21:05:00.000-05:002013-11-11T21:05:18.477-05:00Why do the long weekends always feel so short?Sure, we crammed a lot into these three glorious days of freedom, but I feel like there's no way it should be over already. There's more to do!!<br />
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Tomorrow is back to work and school. But I think we accomplished a lot of what we wanted to do this long weekend. Like see Santa (yep, he's at the mall already! Great if you want to get a head start on your Christmas cards).<br />
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Lunch at the mall, post Santa. <br />
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A lazy Sunday morning at Starbucks enjoying our beverages of choice. <br />
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Contemplating life in between bites of bagels with cream cheese and sips of hot chocolate. <br />
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And even though it was pretty cold all weekend, we managed a little outdoor time. <br />
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Now it's off to bed, then back to the grind tomorrow. Friday feels so far away...<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-25840092285341573842013-10-08T13:34:00.000-04:002013-10-08T16:36:40.730-04:00Party TrainWe had Matthew's "friends party" at school last Saturday. They offer an hour and a half of non-stop fun for the kiddos, and bonus, I didn't have to entertain 16 4/5 year olds at my house!<br />
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Our party hostess Marsha made this custom poster for Matthew (based on his invitation). We framed it and are going to hang it in our playroom, it is that awesome!<br />
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She also made Matthew a crown, and quickly made one for Noah when he insisted he have one too. <br />
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Noah entertained himself before the guests arrived - dancing to his favorite Disney tunes. <br />
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The party was non-stop action - starting with scooter races.<br />
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Then a craft - painting their own light sabers. <br />
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Matthew chose only to use blue paint since that is the color the good guys use. <br />
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There was a spirited game of musical chairs. <br />
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And a pretty intense limbo competition. <br />
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When it came time for dessert Matthew mixed up a special batch of blue icing. <br />
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And all the kiddos got to ice their own cupcakes. <br />
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It was the hit of the party!<br />
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To wrap things up, there was the parachute game that ended with Matthew (and Noah of course) in the middle. <br />
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And that's the last stop on the Matthew Turns 5 Party Train!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-4059689793854756912013-09-28T21:49:00.001-04:002013-09-28T21:49:40.887-04:00A Day At The GardensOne of the perks from Matt's job is free passes to the NY Botanical Gardens. Every year we take advantage of that perk when the Halloween Garden is live. It's really a spectacular set up. Thousands of pumpkins (some real, some fake) in different colors, designs, and creations.
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The boys love it. Something about Halloween that gets their blood flowing. They were happy campers from the minute we got there. Made for easy picture taking. <br />
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They really loved checking out all the neat little displays. <br />
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And they loved the hands-on exhibits.<br />
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This year we discovered the puppet theatre. <br />
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The boys has a blast putting on their show.<br />
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Did I mention that we got some good pictures of these boys today??<br />
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Noah made sure that he did everything Matthew did. And looked at everything Matthew looked at. And stood everywhere Matthew stood.<br />
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Even when posing for pictures, Noah was a little mimic to big brother. The cuteness was off the charts.<br />
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I even think we did better with our self-portraits on this trip. <br />
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Not too bad if I do say so myself!<br />
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One of the activities they had set up for the kids was creating a "collection bag" for leaves and rocks and other little treasures. Matthew took this collection job seriously. <br />
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Which meant Noah did too!<br />
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Both boys loved that this pumpkin creation had Mets colors, so we just had to take a picture!<br />
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And after all the pumpkin fun, we treated ourselves to hamburgers and chips at one of the garden cafe spots. <br />
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Couldn't ask for better weather for this trip. We had so much fun that I'm thinking about making another trip to the gardens for the Christmas Train Show. If you're within driving distance of the NY Gardens, you should definitely make the trip for the Halloween Garden - you won't be disappointed!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05190236280134389968noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516887227610880694.post-7868012627938126612013-09-27T12:43:00.002-04:002013-09-27T12:44:32.117-04:00Life LatelyWe've been pretty busy around here since school started. I've been asked to work extra hours at the school here and there, so my schedule has been pretty full (which is good). There's also a lot of stuff going on around town lately too, so we've been out and about a bunch.<br />
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Last weekend was the Homefield Fall Festival. Highlights included pipe cleaner spiders with lollipops:<br />
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Face painting: <br />
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Matching, of course: <br />
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And pumpkin painting:<br />
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We celebrated Matthew's birthday with a party at the house. This is the only picture I took. I hope I can get some more from the other guests!<br />
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Matthew had his first school trip to PetSmart. <br />
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The weather has been great and we've been able to play outside a lot. The boys had their first lacrosse lesson the other day. <br />
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And we've been playing a lot at the school playground (you know, after hours). <br />
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Noah has visited Matthew's school on a few occasions and has done really well. I hope he does just as well when he really has to go next year!<br />
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That's about it for now. More fall fun to come!<br />
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