inDENT: May 2009

Much to Blog About!

It has been quite a while since I have posted anything on our blog--we have had a great month with much to tell...so here begins the blogging marathon!

Christmas in May

For Christmas this year, the boys in our family each got a ticket to a Yankees Game and the girls got tickets to Wicked on Broadway! After several months of waiting, it was finally time to go!

The boys went to the game on May 1st. Uncle Matt was in town that weekend and joined them at Yankee Stadium. If my boys weren't already true fans, they are now. Logan has worn his Yankees hat everyday since the game and even to bed some nights! Jackson worked on Matt during the game, but he remains faithful to the Astros. It was an exciting game. The Yankees came back in the 8th and 9th innings to beat the Angels 10 to 9!

While the boys were at the game, Emily and I had a little fun of our own. We went to South Street Creamery in Morristown for dinner and then watched the Wizard of Oz to get ready for our big night in the city. We topped off the evening by painting each others nails--her idea! She kept saying, "This is the best night ever!" I kept telling her "Just wait until next week!" We went to Wicked on May 7th. We left right after Emi got home from school to be sure to arrive early! She LOVED it! I had seen it before, which was a good thing--because I watched her for a good part of the show. It was so fun to see her reaction! This was a night to remember!

Happy 1st Birthday Laurie!

The most important event that has happened this last month was Laurie's first birthday! She turned one on April 25th. Here she is one year ago...

Here she is today....

I can't believe she is already a year old. I wish she could stay little just a little longer! We had a great day celebrating--she (with the help of her older siblings) opened a few of her presents that morning before we headed off to baseball games. She had a great birthday nap and then we all went to dinner at a very Chinese Chinese restaurant. Someone at work recommended it to Ryan because of the salt water fish tanks right by the table. He was right--they were a hit. We sat next to Nemo and Dory! The food was pretty good too. Laurie loved watching the fish and the chopsticks kept the rest of the kids entertained!

After dinner we went to the park. Then went home to finish opening her presents and have cake and ice cream. I made Laurie her own little cake she could eat all by herself! Happy Birthday Laurie! We love you!

A Day at the Park!

When the sun finally arrived in the North East we decided to go into the city and spend a warm Saturday afternoon at Central Park. When we got there we discovered that the rest of New York had the same idea! We picked up an early dinner from the Shake Shack (yummy!) and took it with us to the park. We ate, played a little baseball, and then went exploring! We loved our afternoon in the city!