Christmas 2007 in New Jersey!!

NYC Botanical Gardens Christmas Train Exibit

We had a great time at the NYC Botanical Gardens they are located in the Bronx. Grandpa W had heard about it and so we looked it up on the internet and thought it looked pretty neat so we went and checked it out. They had a neat Gingerbread display and the kids got to grind their own ginger, cinnamon, etc. They also got to decorate their own gingerbread cookies which of course they loved. There was also a train puppet show, but the highlight was definitely the train exibit. They had all these building that were replicas of buildings in NYC and bridges with all of these different trains running through them. They do it every year and add more each year. The thing that is so unique about it is that all the buildings and bridges are made completely out of natural things like wood, bark, leaves, moss, etc. It was quite amazing.

Sledding with Grandpa W

Silly Boys!

The love of a Dachshund!

I was just dropping P off for a play date and just about ended up in the ER with H. As I went in to chat with the mom about details of the playdate H insisted on coming in with me. I gave in and agreed to take him in. As I was visiting with my friend H was giving their two Dachshunds (weiner dogs) some attention. One came up and was licking him on the face when out of no where it unleashed its furry on H. He got a quick snarl and a bite right on his lip. H being the tough kid that he is didn't cry but wouldn't take his hand off his bleeding lip. When we finally got a close look at it we both thought it was deep enough to warrant a couple stitches. I ended up taking him to my Dr. appt I conviently had that afternoon and asked my doctor if he thought he needed stitches. He thought that it could use one but that the truama of the stitches would be worse and that he would have a scar no matter what. He also said if it were his son he wouldn't do it. So we opted for no stitches and have been pounding on the neosporin. It is healing quite well but H probably won't be asking for a Dachshund for Christmas this year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and had lots of great food. We had a fun-filled day this year, which included going to the Macy's parade, our own family Turkey bowl, and of course "the meal". The highlight for the boys was seeing the Jonas Bothers, Corbin Blue (High School Musical), Scooby-doo and Shrek upclose and personal at the parade, and "the breaking" of the wish bone. We are so thankful for all of you and the joy you add to our lives. We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving break.

Snow!!!!!!!!!!!

These are just a few pics of the boys playing in the first snow fall of the year. They could not wait to get home from school and build a snowman. It was actually raining when they were doing this but they loved every minute of it!