9/18/08--Monroe St. Movement Center Class

Abbey is taking her first class at Monroe st. It is a Mommy and me class (Amanda and I used to take this class all the time). Abbey loved the obstacle course.

9/17/08--Park with classmates

Catherine, Ethan, Sophie Tan., etc.. were all playing together at the park. A big Thank you to Catherine's Mom for the ice cream.

9/16/08--Ankle Soup book signing

Went to the launch and book signing of the book, Ankle Soup. The illustrator lives in Hoboken. Carlos the dog was there too!

9/13/08 Amanda's Ballet Class

This year Amanda is taking ballet class on Sat. mornings rather then during the week after school. Last year she was so tired on some days after school that it was like pulling teeth to get her to dance--so we are trying a different strategy. So far so good. Miss Laurie was her teacher today but Miss Shelly is going to be her official teacher (not sure if I like her yet--she is very dry) will have to talk to Miss Michelle about it. Attached are photos of Amanda's first day of class with Miss Laurie.

9/12/08--Rainy Days........

The girls were bored after school because it was raining outside--so we headed to McDonald's playland--that killed a few hours. Next time I need to bring something to read. We weren't the only ones with the same idea. The kids had fun climbing etc. and then they all played duck duck goose--but had more fun chasing the one boy around the room.

9/10/08--Happy Birthday Mom/MeMe

Today was my Mom's birthday. God--we all miss you so much.
I asked Amanda what she wanted to do for Meme's birthday and she said she wanted to put frosting on her "rock" (tombstone) and put a candle on it too. Mike said--yeah just set it on fire--that is just what we need. It was sooo funny. My Mom I know would have gotten a kick out of it. We sang happy birthday for you and had a piece of cake in your honor.

9/9/08 Ballerina Abigail Rose

Abbey started taking ballet class today. All the little girls looked so beautiful! Her friend Megan is in the class also. Abbey was being shy for most of the class--but absolutely loved jumping on the bean bags!