Happy Birthday James!

We enjoyed a 70 degree day at the park with friends yesterday to celebrate James's 2nd birthday with his friends. (His actual birthday is today.)

We had a Cars Birthday theme--James's favorite!!

James was the first to arrive--and he brought his favorite pals: Dad and "Snuggle"

We had James's favorite foods: Pizza, popcorn, strawberries, and juice

Basketball with the guys


Cake with sprinkles and Peeps

We are grateful James has such nice friends (and for their parents)!

Parents Night Out

It was fun celebrating Shauna's Birthday!! It was the first time a bunch of us got babysitters at the same time! We love you Shauna!

Lil Girl's Night

Bowling Jersey Style

Where's Brittany?
There she is!

Valentine's in the City

Saturday night Rob and I drove into the city. We went to the Manhattan Temple and got yummy take-out. I learned how much I LOVE driving around the city when you are in your own car, instead of watching the cost of your cab ride climb every few seconds. We just drove around and saw time square, the fashion week tents and picked up some of our favorite NYC treats:

Joe's Shanghai soup dumplings

Pinkberry www.pinkberry.com (their website makes me laugh)


While I was waiting at Joe's Shanghai for our order, a woman that looked a LOT like Nicole Kidman and her crew came in...One of the customers exiting just about fainted she was so excited to see a famous designer. Can't remember who it was...but it was just funny and so New York. ;)

Although I don't mind the train, I hope this won't be the last time we drive into the city. The key is just finding a good parking coupon online!

Snow Storm!

Like many of you, we got a lot of snow this week! Here are some pictures...

Beginning of the storm


The next day


Our buried car

Brief Update on the Boys

Rob: passed his last CPA test! Quite miraculous considering the late hours he has had to put in for work! Good job Rob!

James: has fallen in love with cars, trucks, and trains. It even got to the point where he has begun handing me his special blanket, so he can hold a car in each hand instead. He is growing up!

James today

It has been a while since I've posted pictures of James (I am pretty behind on posting our events). He felt the same way...so when I pulled out the camera today,he was ready! He kept saying "cheese" and making his own poses. Just a little update.