Random thoughts and pictures

Kennedy loves to help me clean...in fact - she will BAWL her eyes out if I DON'T let her! I say..."Start 'em young!"

Today was my first meeting for my new job. Kennedy and Jaxen had to go to preschool today. Kennedy was SOOO excited to go to "Kool"...She had a new DORA back pack and was sooo excited! I told Jon that she didn't even know what "Kool" was...they could be cutting off her right limb and she wouldn't know - she was just excited!! She was so excited, in fact, that we had to leave 25 minutes early and just drive around!!
She had a great day. Drop off was a little traumatic - and I forgot her lunch...poor thing. They made her a grilled cheese and gave her some pretzels and fruit! She was a happy camper!! She looked sooo grown up!



One more funny thing that happened today is that the elastic in Kennedy's BRAND NEW pants came out. She REFUSED to let me change her pants b/c she loves them. (They have tiny flowers on them) So - this is how she ran around from about 4pm - 7:30pm...

SUPERBOWL

We had a great night with great friends! We had a Crosspoint Band/Neighborhood party! It was great fun!! We had 23 people here...and a great time of food and football! The best part for me was the special "Office" episode at the end of the game!!! :)

Mittens

Since we had no snow...Kennedy found a new use for my mittens...she did this on her own. I laughed my head off.

Walkin' on Sunshine....

We were SOOO happy to see the sun today....since we weren't pleasured with any snow or ice! It had been awhile...and all it was here was GLOOMY!!!
It was so nice today - that we were able to play out in the yard! The sun seemed to help all moods in this household!! :) Kennedy was hilarious today - and Jaxen seemed less fussy...I also seemed to have more patience...hmm...







And our new fence....

Wordless Wednesday

Girls Weekend

I had SUCH a great weekend!!! It was my friend Danielle's 30th birthday party!! She and I have been super close for about 9 1/2 years now - so being able to celebrate with her was amazing!! We chose the city of New York as our destination. Danielle has always aspired to live there...and loves to visit!! I flew out on Thursday (after a sad goodbye to my mom and dad, kids and Jon)...and flew into Baltimore. Danielle picked me up at the airport and we headed for her parents house in New Jersey. We belted along with Celine Dion and Jodee Messina, had tons of girl talk and God talk and laughter!! The road trip was one of the best parts!! The weekend only got better. I was able to spend some time with her family, who I am super close to as well! We visited both of her sisters and hung out with her parents the whole day. We had pizza, saw the beach, and had coffee!


Friday night some of the other girls arrived in New Jersey. We had a slumber party at her parents house - and then left the next morning for NYC in 3 cars!! Talk about difficulty in staying together!! :) Amazingly enough - we made it in! We had to make a lunch stop for nothing other than PIZZA! You can't go to NYC without it!

Next - we hurried to the Theater District to see Mamma Mia on broadway! It was INCREDIBLE! I am a HUGE fan of the movie - and love Meryl Streep in it...so I wasn't sure how I would take to the show...but it was fantastic! I don't think I sat back in my seat once...I laughed, cried, sang along and danced. It was amazing!

After the theater - we went for a long walk...did some shopping - and saw the restaurant Serendipity...where the movie was filmed. We walked by Central park and saw the carriages and ice skaters...and pretty much just froze our butts off!!



For dinner - we ate at a restaurant by the name of "Becco". The head chef is William Gallagher. You may have seen him on the Today Show or Good Morning America. It was wonderful!!!

To top the night off...we hit the nightlife of NYC. We headed down to the Village - and went to a club called "Hotel on Revington". It was sooo nice - and so exclusive. It was a little hard to get in...but when 7 girls showed up - all decked out - how could they say "No"?

On top of ALL the fun we had - I got to see one of my best friends since the 4th grade...Holly. She is living in the city now - and it was SOOO fun to see her! I ended up staying the night with her - instead of at the $500 Hilton in Times Square...but it was worth it to be able to catch up!!

Hats off to my WONDERFUL husband - who stayed home with our children - and encouraged me to take this weekend guilt free! He is an amazing man...I'm sooo blessed!!!!

Fun with "Mom" and Papop

We have had SUCH a great week with my parents! It makes me feel like my life is "complete" when they are here. It's like the one thing in the back of my head that I'm missing is them. :( Sure wish they would move here!! (We're working on it!)
By the end of the week Kennedy is now calling my Mom...MOM. :) She will say -
"Gook MOM"...(Look Grandma). I think it's because she has heard me say it all weekend! Haha! At first I thought she was calling ME Mom...but we soon realized that it was actually Grandma! haha...sooo funny! Here are some pictures...