The ants go marching one by one, hurrah hurrah…

Posted on October 27, 2008

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah hurrah

The ants go marching one by one, the last one stops to hug someone

And they all go marching on…

Into the ground, get out of the rain, boom boom boom

This ones for the grandparents.

Posted on October 23, 2008

Halloween Party #1 (of 3):

Pumpkin Picking:

Thompson Park Day

Posted on October 19, 2008

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Cereal Killer

Posted on October 18, 2008

It’s that time of year again, time for our town-wide scarecrow contest.  This year, I made a cereal killer.  John said it was “punny”.  I have to admit, as I was planning each of the cereal boxes’ murders, I tapped into a pretty dark part of my personality.  I also decided that I watch entirely too many cop shows.  (2007 Scarecrow, 2006 Scarecrow)

Harvest Home Festival

Posted on September 29, 2008

Cause WOW, we have really turned into dorks.

So, part of the charm of living in New Jersey is the combination of urban and rural experiences.  However, if you would have told me 3 years ago that I would be standing in a river of mud digging up my own potatoes (okay, so Simon and Hannah dug up the potatoes, but I held the bag!  Wait, maybe John held the bag.) or watching a flea circus, I would probably have rolled my eyes and made some snarky comment.

And yet, here we are…participating in yet another ritual for the sake of the child.  And, what’s worse, I enjoyed it.  (What’s that?  I couldn’t hear you.)  OKAY, I ENJOYED IT DAMMIT, NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!

Especially the flea circus, that was my favorite part.  And before you ask, YES, I know they weren’t real fleas.  Seriously! Visit the gallery for more pix.

Flea circus

Rolling the hoopy thingy (technical term)

Swinging from a tree

Hay Ride

“Apples on the tree”

Posted on September 19, 2008

We went apple picking yesterday with the mom’s club.  Chloe learned that apples grow on trees, and she kept saying it over, and over, and over on the car ride home.  Luckily, the orchard was only about 5 minutes from my house.  John makes an awesome apple pie, and I gotta tell ya, I just CAN’T WAIT!   You can all be jealous of me now.