Lunch at Elaine's

We went to see Scrooge at Elanie's Dinner Theater. For Christmas, they also had a weekend lunch show. Aunt Fran, Aunt Mary, Tracey Lee, and Kevin came down from Philly. Our intention was to also see the parade in Cape May, however, traffic was so hectic that we couldn't even get into Cape May in time for the parade. Oh well. We'll see another one. Here are some of our photos from Elaine's.

stuffing our faces =)

Alex sharing her mozzerella sticks with Daddy. (They're her favorite)

Mommy and Joey

Ryan photographin himself

Steffie, Alex, and Mommom

My Babies

All in all, the show was good. The food was decent. The company was exceptional.

A Night Out

This is a photo of me & Mommom at her company Christmas party last night. My Poppop was sick yesterday so she needed someone to take his ticket and asked me to go. I gladly accepted! I enjoy hanging out with my mommom and last night was no exception. This photo was from the YMCA. We also did the electric slide (of course). No party would be complete without it. We ate and danced and sang. The food was pretty good and so was the company. She works for the South Jersey Hospital System. It's probably one of the largest employers in Cumberland County. Over the years, quite a few of my family members worked there. My sister currently does, although she did not go to the party. I saw my Uncle Charlie and Aunt Barb and their daughter Shelly. As well as my cousin Debbie and her husband John. I also ran into my cousin Terrania. I sat next to a woman, Barbara, whom I really enjoyed meeting and talking to. It reminded me of something Tyler said in the movie Fight Club about single servings of people. I couldn't find the quote or I would've posted it. All in all, it was a fun night. Thanks Mommom!

I'm the Mom

The Mom Song from Northland Video on Vimeo.

I heard this song on the kids radio station just the other day and I laughed out loud. Yesterday, Brodie's Aunt Fran e-mailed me this video. I just had to share.

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my Dad's birthday. I just wanted to take a minute to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! We don't get to see my Dad too much so I don't have too many photos of him. I found this one from his birthday last year.
Happy Birthday to you! This one is hard to see but this is Poppop helping Joey find lightning bugs.

One thing is for sure, the kids love my Dad. They really like when he comes to visit.

Please Touch!

Saturday morning, we wake up and Daddy asks, "What do you want to do today?" Alex answers, "Go to the museum where we can play with everything". She means the Please Touch Museum in Philly. Now, we've only been there one other time and that was 11-5-2007. For a whole year, she randomly asks to go back. It amazes me that she even remembers. So we say, why not, let's go! The museum moved since we were last there and now it is much bigger. We spent 4 1/2 hours there and still felt rushed. There's so much to do.

We took photos on the swan,walked the tiny Alice in Wonderland hallway,milked a cow,Joey mowed the lawn, Alex built a nest,we played with water,dug with the diggers, built a rocket,
slid down slides,

hopped on Lily pads,
Joey piloted a boat,and played with trains,
Alex and Joey ran the mouse wheel (Alex did much better than Joey),

and built airplanes and tested them in flight.

We also had lunch, saw a magic show, rode the carousel, walked the village, crawled through tunnels, pretended to ride a monorail and septa bus, worked a food cart in the park, posed as the Statue of Liberty, rode a turtle, had tea, hung laundry, went to school, worked in a nursery, tried on shoes at the shoe store, and saw all the Mommy's and Joey's and Alex's and Daddy's. I know there's more but my brain just didn't retain it all. All that and by far, my favorite was the grocery store. Alex was the shopper and Daddy and Joey were the workers.

Here's Joey serving Alex fresh breadand mopping the floor. He should be employee of the month!Here's Alex patiently waiting in the check out line. The grocery store was hectic.

Bon Voyage Please Touch Museum! (Alex took this photo) Even though it was very busy, we had a really great time! Until next time...

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year, we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday with Brodie's family and on Friday with mine. It made it nice not to have to run around on the same day. Diane and her little man, Thomas. He has got to be the cutest kid ever. Next to mine of course.

Brianne and Alex allowing Joey to play with them.

We made cupcake turkeys.

Mommom and Joey making a Christmas craft.

Alex and Brianne's turn.

Thomas is as big as the turkey! He's 6 mos. old, wears 9-12mos. clothes and weighs 26lbs!

Thanksgiving at the Brida House

Camryn giving Joey a piggyback ride.

Every year for like the last 3 years, we've gotten a photo of the grandkids. This is this year's best attempt.

Brodie and I manged to cook our first turkey on Friday. We've done turkey, just not a 20lb one before. It turned out better than I expected. We had a great day both days. It was nice to see family that we don't see everyday or even every week or month.

I hope everyone had time to reflect on all the things that you have to be thankful for. Usually with the hecticness of the holiday, it's difficult to remember why we celebrate it. This year, we discovered how my Momma was the glue that held my family together. Without her, it sort of fell apart. My sister and I managed to hold our little pieces together but it just wasn't the same and it never will be. She is sadly missed by all.

A Day At School... Happy Thanksgiving K-A

I am the room parent for Alex's class. As room parent, it is my job to coordinate crafts with her teacher. On Tuesday, I went in to celebrate Thanksgiving with them. We made turkey cupcakes. It was fun and yummy!Alex and her turkey Her table buddy, Nick Jack, Tyler and Alyia

Michael and Julianne

Stephanie, Daniel, Haley, and Alena's backAlex's teacher Mrs. Tomlin and her turkey Jack being silly

My punkin

The children also made placemats. Another mother came in to help me also. It was our job to cover them with contact paper. What a mess we made. Who would've believed we both have a college degree. Anyway, it was fun!