Spirit Week 2016

Kindergarten Spirit Week complete! Pajama Day, Tropical Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Character Thursday, and AMPS Spirit Day!

Harbes Family Farm 2016

We took the kids to Harbes Family Farm this weekend with the intention of not picking any apples. Because we're played out on that. Kids picked berries this summer, and that's going to have to count for our fruit picking this year. Kevin also had the brilliant idea to drink wine while we were there because it's a family farm + vineyard. Genius!

Harbes Tomato Sign

Play chapel?

Treasure hunt

Goats!

Feeding goats

Fisher price farm- more fun than real farm?

Old-school rocking horse!

Tractor play gym

Tractor play gym

James and Kevin went on a hayride

Snoopy was there too! James was psyched.
Miranda was terrified of him.

Snacktime

Delicious apple donuts yum!!

Time to get wine! Woo! Vineyard up ahead.


Wine + huge pumpkins.


Multi-tasking with wine!

Chickens

Chickens

Carriage family picture

Inside the carriage

Bubbles


Bubbles with the runaway kid I returned to his mom...

Free-range bunnies!

Loving the bunny.

Diary of a Kindergartener 2016

James finished his first three weeks of real school. He had been assigned to the Frog table with Darin, Harper, Nicholas and Arielle. Today he announced that the tables had already been reshuffled and he's now at the Tiger table with Caris, Nicholas, and Emma.

Week 1- September 6-9

I asked him about his new friends after the first day. He told me, "Darin. I call him Dare-dare." And about another kid at his table, "Oh, I remember someone's name now, Harper. She's shy, shy like Cora." (A girl he went to preschool with.)

The second day, I asked him about gym class which is held in a multi-functional room auditorium/gym/cafeteria. "We had to stay on the lines because we might bump into the walls. I could smell pancakes."

Week 2- September 12-16

"Kindergarten was phenomenal today." - James, Thursday, 9/15

 

Week 3- September 19-23

He has music, art, gym, and library class, and he comes home singing songs he insists he learned in gym class not music class (I believe him). He seems to have a little crew of friends he plays with: Darin, Caris, Harper, Nicholas, and Kyle- who like him plays video games on a Kindle or iPad.

PS. Lost his second tooth at school on Friday, possibly on the bus coming home.

Rocky Point Farmers' Market 2016

Inspired by reading Animal Vegetable Miracle, we finally made it to our local farmers' market on Sunday.

Buying fresh fragrant basil

Kevin and Miranda walking around

Miranda and James like the animal drawings

A band!

Holding hands

Visiting Nana at New Apartment 2016

We stopped by to visit Nana and see her new apartment. Nana wasn't feeling well so we didn't stay too long but it was good to see her.

Chatting with Nana

Kids checking out the living room

Miranda chatting with Bob

Bedroom

Balcony

View from balcony

Mom's favorite part: walk-in closet

GROUP HUG!

See you soon, Nana!

Havi's Bridal Shower 2016

Last weekend, we celebrated Havi and Mike's upcoming nuptials with a bridal shower for Havi in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Havi comes in. Yay!

Havi's mother toasting her.

Hugging mom

Great table! Shanna, Havi, Jackie, Jamie, me, Joanna, Jodi, Jen, Megan

Mingling and mimosas!

Cake excitement!

Bridesmaids and cake! Jackie, Jen, Havi, Joanna, Jamie, Megan

Jamie explaining guessing game- how old is the bride in this picture?

Hilarity ensued.

There was a balcony with a beautiful view of New York City. The men at the party spent some time out there before the shower and later we went outside to open the presents.

Mike's parents Fran and George on the balcony

Boys hanging out

Havi's friends

Wine to enjoy on special days- First dinner party or First New Years etc.

Bridesmaids gifting special day wine

Family sitting on balcony

Everyone on balcony


Kids came back from park and got a little cake

Opening presents

Spatula!!

Bow hat!

Mike comes back- look of love.

Havi and Mike! Congratulations to a fabulous couple!