Posted in Family, Travel on Dec 28th, 2006 No Comments »
Today we drove into New York City (20-30 minutes) and very wisely got an early start. When we drove back home mid-afternoon the New Jersey line to enter the Lincoln Tunnel was backed up to Seacaucus – at least an hour wait. Although I spend nearly every day in Manhattan, we don’t visit much as [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday on Dec 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Merry Christmas! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday. This was our first Christmas that we have not spent with extended family – and it was a different experience. We enjoy spending the holiday with others around, but not having to go through the logistical challenge of moving so much “stuff” made this [...]
Posted in Holiday on Dec 24th, 2006 No Comments »
A couple weeks ago at our family night I announced that we would be holding a short skit/play on Christmas Eve to reinact the Nativity story and invited everyone to give input about parts. Emma promptly volunteered to play Mary and Caleb jumped to take Joseph. Hannah wanted to play the part of the Angel [...]
Posted in Recipes on Dec 11th, 2006 2 Comments »
On our way out to CA I saw this recipe in the airline magazine. It looked like a great one to try and we all fell in love with them. They are delicious! ¾ cup butter 2 ½ cups flour 1 ½ cups brown sugar 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda 2 cups chocolate chips 3 [...]
Posted in Kids on Dec 9th, 2006 No Comments »
This morning we braved the most desired and dreaded spot in the whole area – the mall. It was because of family pictures that we would even go near the mall so close to Christmas. In fact, we made reservations early and arrived at the mall by 8:30 thinking we could avoid the crowds. On [...]
Posted in Hannah, Kids on Dec 8th, 2006 No Comments »
Today was Hannah’s big 4th birthday – and the day when she can finally chew gum again. This came about as a result of her new haircut some months ago because of gum in her hair. A few months later she followed up with another haircut – but this time on her own. So, after [...]