Papa's Birthday Weekend!

Whew! What a crazy weekend! I am still

recovering! On Saturday we celebrated Papa's

birthday with a trip to an (off) Broadway show,

A Gazillion Bubbles. It was so fun and Jackson

got picked to go up on stage! The bubble lady

created some huge bubbles around him and then

had some other kids come up with him too.

He apparently doesn't have stage fright and

did great, aside from keeping his mouth open

most of the time. After we picked up Elise from

Nana's and then headed to my Dad & Bernie's for a

fabulous surprise dinner. The living room was set

up just like an Italian Bistro and everyone enjoyed

a super yummy dinner. Jackson stayed up and

partied with cousin Sophie until 10 PM! He was

waiting for cake...

Waiting for the show to start with cousins

Sophie and Matthew

Jackson makes his Broadway debut.

Getting to know the bubble lady and

telling her he is from New Jersey...

Happy 60th, Papa!!

Reading on the couch with Grandma Bernie

Snuggling with Papa

My Son Likes Reptiles

My brave boy held and touched all sorts

of things at Ethan's birthday party over the

weekend. I was deathly afraid of almost everything

(especially the snakes) but put my fears

aside to take these cool pictures of Jackson.

He also touched lizards & gigantic hissing cockroaches!

Yuck!

Boa Constrictor (!)

Some sort of a turtle

Tree Frog

First Day of School

Jackson started preschool today and had a

blast. He enjoyed meeting all of the new kids

and his teacher, Mrs. Young. There is even

a class pet (a hamster). I am going to

be a class helper once a month and am

looking forward to being involved!

A fun first day! Time to frolick

on the lawn with the other kids...

Happy 60th Birthday, Papa!

We love you and look forward to celebrating

with you this coming weekend!

XOXO XOXO XOXO

First Tooth!

Daddy found Elise's first tooth today!

Its hard to see but its there...

Last Days of Summer

I am not sure how its already September but here we are!

The weather in NJ has been beautiful so we are getting

out to the playgrounds as much possible. Elise is also

wearing her cutest dresses before she grows out of them

and before it gets really chilly around here! Jackson

will be starting preschool 3 afternoons a week

and his first day is on Monday. He is totally excited

and so ready to make new friends, learn new things, etc.

Bill and I celebrated (well not yet but we will) our 7th

wedding anniversary on Sept. 1. Happy Anniversary, Billy!

I love you!!