3/4/08--Abbey and friends at the park

Went to the park with two of Abbey's friends: Julie and Estella. I part-time babysit both of them. Julie and Estella are both 10 months old. Abbey is almost 17 months.

3/3/08--Easter Bunny

We went shopping for Easter dresses today and got to see the Easter bunny too. Abbey was terrified and even Amanda kept her distance but wanted to see him. The girls favorite part of the day was the carousel ride.

3/1/08--St. Patty's Day in Hoboken

St. Patty's day in Hoboken is a big deal if you are in college! Kids come here to do the famous bar crawl and let me tell you it is CRAZY! There are people in green everywhere and mostly drunk. Bars open at 11am and people line up way before. There is also the annual parade. Amanda's teacher, Mrs. Foley was going to be in the parade this year so we had to go see her. We missed her in the actual parade but ran into her afterwards along with her classmate-Sophia. Mrs. Foley was voted Irishwoman of the year 2004! The national anthem was sung by an American Idol contestant that was from Hoboken. I am not an Idol watcher--do I never saw her before--but she sounded good. Abbey's favorite party of the parade was the doggies that marched! She went bonkers for them!

3/1/08--Alice turns 4!

Alice Pooley turned 4 and had a wonderful Princess Tea Party. It was adorable! Tiered plates, tea cups, all the princesses looked fabulous! I know they all had a good time. It was perfect princess party! They sang, played freeze dance, and Amanda's favorite game--duck duck goose!

2/28/08-- Indoor Mini Golf in Hoboken

20 degrees outside---what to do with a toddler? Hoboken offers indoor min-golf! $3. per kid and an afternoon of fun running around, walking on the edges of the course like a balance beam, smashing rocks with a golf club, dumping golf balls down the hole with the incline and picking them up again, and oh--a little mini-golf!

2/27/08--Puppet show at the museum

2 weeks in a row we have attended the puppet show at the Hoboken Museum. Both girls enjoy it. This week the puppet master, Maiken, got a run for her money. There were two kids that kept going behind her set. They knocked part of it down--it was crazy. The parents had to be called to control them at least 3-4 times. If it were me runny the show--I would have asked them to leave. Very disruptive.

All in all the puppet show was great. Very cute set up. We enjoy it.

2/26/08---Playland with Clare and Gwen

What to do on a rainy Tuesday afternoon without spending money. McDonald's playland! It was our first time there. Amanda was afraid to climb up the ladder thingy--but once Clare showed her--she was not scared anymore. Abbey was ready though! Her and Gwen were all over the place trying to keep up with their big sisters.