A Walk in the Park

Josh turns 13!

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Caroline's busy June

Caroline was Goldilocks in the school play "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs".  It was a small part but she owned it!




We had 5th Grade Graduation!  Caroline loved her teacher, Ms. Viswanathan. We will miss her!  Off to Middle School!
Getting her fake diploma from her principal!


The Gang at the graduation party!

Caroline really did well with the flute this year. She was in a flute recital and played in the school band concert. She also had a solo in the Chorus Concert!  So proud of our girl!

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Thomas is 2!

Thomas turned 2 last week! We had a very nice celebration with him. On Tuesday night, we had a spaghetti dinner, followed by opening presents and cake and ice cream. Wednesday morning (his actual birthday), we went to the Bronx Zoo with some friends, had a good nap, and then went to Costco. We played with the new toys quite a bit. It was a fun celebration of our little guy, who is just the light of our lives. He is a sweetheart! Happy Birthday Thomas!

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Christmas pictures

With a bonus Thomas the Tank picture thrown in...

Cutest Mary and Joseph
Most serious Ninja
Cute pajama kids
Grody picture (Baer joke)/new t-shirts

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Rockefeller Christmas Tree

This of course is minus Thomas, but it made for a really enjoyable day for the rest of us!

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Wonderful Christmas

It was a very wonderful Christmas. It was a wonderful week in between Christmas and New Years!

Highlights:
Caroline performing in her band concert, in both band and chorus
Erin's party--my favorite things, so fun!
Christmas Jazz/Wynton Marsalias Concert Date with Mark at Lincoln Center
Rockettes Christmas Show and Lunch on Dec. 23 (sans Thomas, sorry buddy)
Christmas Eve with our good friends the Lincolns
Christmas Morning was just lovely and I enjoyed going to church that afternoon
Hearing from friends and family via Christmas cards
Having a crepes and game night with 2 of our favorite families on Dec. 26
Lots of Christmas books, singing, lights, wonders, etc.
AMAZON MOM! Made shopping so much simpler!

Pictures coming!

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My little journey

So 9 months ago in the beginning of February, I decided to make some serious changes in my life.

To start, I began a couch to 5K running program. The picture above is me on the morning of my race which was April 30. The race did not go as well as I wanted it to, but that's a different story. I have dear friends who ran it with me and it was a good way to start. I did not like running. I still do not like running but I do it and I can do it which makes me feel good.

The picture below is what I look like now. It's taken 9 months to lose 32 pounds. It has been such a rewarding experience.
I have chronicled all this on a different blog.

It started because I had my fortieth birthday coming up. It started because I felt low on energy. I still have a long ways to go but I have done it I believe in a smart manner, where it won't come back again. I am so proud of my sister Susie who has done this too! I have lots of opinions on what has worked and what hasn't but the basic premise is you have to eat less and exercise more.

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Halloween!

It was a nice halloween, other than that we had a major snowstorm on the Saturday before! We did all our normal fun things. Pumpkin picking at Stews. Trunk or Treat. Decorating sugar cookies. Making Jack o' laterns. School Halloween Party. School Parade. Halloween Activity Days. Trick or Treating with the Fuori's. That's the best part.

Thomas didn't go out on Halloween night because of the croup. I have one picture on my iphone of him in his doctor outfit from the trunk or treat. Sam had a total of 3 costumes. 2 minutes before we left for trick or treating, he decided to abandon the ninja costume and wore Matthew's buzz lightyear from kindergarten. He also wore Matthew's skeleton to the school halloween party. We had all of them already, so I didn't mind that he changed. It was funny. We blew the wad on Red Riding Hood, but she wore it at least 5 times and it could fit next year too. Josh stole my heart with his secret service agent costume. We ordered the earpiece and black tie but everything else he had.

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When Caroline turned 10...

Caroline had a really nice birthday celebration! We were sad because Mark was at an offsite training so he was out of town but we made the most of it. We had a great birthday breakfast--chocolate chip pancakes! And then presents! Then we headed over to the Palisades mall where we shopped at the lego store and fuzziwigs and crazy 8 and then had lunch at chili's. Caroline was very patient as we also stopped at Costco to do some Hurricane Irene shopping.

We had a birthday celebration for her with her friends a few days later. A friend came over and did fancy hairdos for all the girls. Caroline planned some water games outside from her AG magazine. We did several crafts while everyone was waiting for their hair to get done. And we had pizza and cupcakes. It was a great day!

So grateful for a daughter like Caroline. On days when I'm exhausted with little boys, I get to do wonderful things with her. She's feeling a bit under the weather so she's home today with me. She's a delight.

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