Happy Thanksgiving

We had a really nice Thanksgiving this year. We got a surprise visit from Grandpa (my dad). The boys were so happy. I normally go shopping on Black Friday but with my dad in town I didn't. We went to New York and had a great time...spent all day there. We went on a tour and stopped off at Macy's which was a bad idea. It was so crowded that you couldn't even shop. The mens line was actually 10 mins long...now how often does that happen.

Then today Shawn was very upset when he found out that his Grandpa was going home. He has even picked out a house for him a few doors down. The boys made sure that Grandpa helped with the Christmas tree before he left. The boys were so well behaved at lunch that I was surprised. All in all it was a great weekend. Pics are up at the usual site.

Shawn's Airplane

The boys were playing with their Lego's.

Here is a pic of what Greg made

Here is a pic of what Shawn made....all by himself

Greg wanted a side-by-side comparison. I thought it was really cool that Shawn can be that creative.

Halloween

This was our first Halloween here in NJ. The boys are totally into Transformers. Shawn was Optimus Prime and Ethan was Bubblebee. You will see from the pics that Ethan is a blur but that is because the kid can't keep still. I am sure you can imagine what he is like during a normal day.

First Field Trip

The boys first field trip was to a pumpkin patch right before Halloween. I went along and took some pics. It was a fun morning.

Anniversary

October marked our 7 year wedding anniversary. Although we didn't really do much, we took a day off and did some shopping, had a nice lunch, and got a massage all before picking up the boys from school. I also got a really nice ring :).

Friends Birthday Party

Here are some pics taken from a friends birthday party. The friends have two girls, one of which is in Shawn's class and the other is in Ethan's class.

The Beach and NY

Here are some pics from when we went to the beach and when we went to NY. I hope you enjoy. As always, you can see all the pics on our Shutterfly site.

The Last Few Months....

Wow....the last update was Ethan's birthday. That was back in July. Okay. A very quick summary. August, well we all know that that is MY birthday :). Pics to follow. We actually did try to make it out but had some issues. Our car got impounded. Unfortunately not all of our mail is correctly forwarded so we never got the notice about our California registration expiring because of insurance. Even though we were insured in NJ there was a disconnect about CA knowing this....hence....the suspension of our registration. So while on our way to what was supposed to be a nice dinner, we got our car impounded.

Hey, always have to find the good....so at least after this our car was registered in NJ. Why do I stay banking with OCTFCU....because their customer service is awesome. They helped sort out our mess so quick that we had our car back in no time.

Right before the incident.