Thanks

We had a fun Thanksgiving dinner with a couple of Joseph's classmates and their families. The food was really good and we had fun talking and playing games and looking at their cute babies.

A favorite tradition is our "Night After Thanksgiving" event on Friday night when we watch a movie and enjoy leftovers and tons of other snacks. Matthew got to stay up late this year and join us and it was so much fun. We've really enjoyed the long weekend together! Happy Holidays!

Last But Not Least

Joseph's parents came to visit for a few days last week. They are always so good to us, and are so easy to have around. They helped with the kids and the housework and the grocery shopping, but still had a little time to themselves to travel through Brooklyn and Long Island.

We've had so many visitors this last month that it has just flown by! We had a lot of fun seeing all of the family members that traveled so far to be with us. Now it is back to our normal schedules, normal nap times, and making plans for the holidays!

Fall with the Family

Robin, Megan & Kyle came to visit in October and we had a wonderful time. Here is some of what we did and learned:

1. Taking two kids, two strollers, and a few blankets and bags and purses on the bus, ferry, and subway is not easy - even with four adults.
2. A restaurant entirely devoted to variations of macaroni and cheese is a very good thing.
3. Paying only $11 for enough Chinese food to feed four adults is definitely worth two trips in three days. Especially because it was delicious.

4. When walking around the city, comfortable shoes are only a necessity if you don't want your heels, toes, and arches to be in pain. Otherwise, cute, but impractical, shoes are better. :)
5. Searching for shells and crabs on the beach makes for a perfect afternoon. And walking around a lake and seeing the pretty fall colors is the perfect thing to do on a sunny morning.
6. Shopping with sisters is so much better than shopping by yourself.

7. Anna's hair is finally long enough to put in pigtails and it makes her look like a little girl instead of a baby.
8. If you stand too close to a street performer's act you just might get pulled into the middle of it.
9. My sisters and brother-in-law are seriously the best, although I already knew that before this trip.