Winter Down the Shore

Today, the kids and I headed down the shore for the day! We went down to see Aunt Jen and Tommy and hang out, we were even going to hit the beach for a bit. We opted out of the beach and took on the playground, instead! It was such a nice day out, not too cold and perfectly sunny- excellent winter playground weather!
The kids had a fabulous time playing on the very new playground and running around inside the house, too. Aunt Jen did a test run on a cake for Tommy's birthday next week and we got to sample it. It was QUITE yummy, as you'll see from the pictures!

Busy Busy Busy

The President's Day Break is really only halfway over and so far it's been lots of fun and quite busy!!
My break started on Friday with an unexpected canceling of school. We had some pretty severe winds around here on Thursday and they did a good amount of damage to the school where I teach. As a result, we were evacuated on Thursday afternoon and closed on Friday! It was quite the welcome day off! I was able to run a bunch of errands and prepare the for days and festivities to come!
Friday night, Pat and I celebrated Valentine's Day in style at a nearby hotel. They were running a special for the holiday and it was just too good to pass up! We spent the evening, had a fabulous dinner, spent some time with friends who were also there and then woke up to a delicious breakfast!
Saturday, Pat had to work so it was just the kids and I at home and we spent the day getting ready for our Valentine's Night Party with friends. We cleaned and cooked and baked and by the time our guests arrived we were ready to have a lovely evening of food and fun.
Today, was the highlight of the weekend- Nicholas' 4th Birthday Party!!! Nicholas invited a whole bunch of his friends and cousins to a local indoor playground for the afternoon. He had a ton of fun eating pizza and cake and running around with all of the other kids and his dad and uncle for a few hours this afternoon. We had a great time watching him enjoy himself thoroughly!!
After the party out of the house we moved the party home! Our family and friends came back to the house for some more adult food and fun. Nicholas had a chance to open his presents and play with his cousins. It was a nice chance for all of the adults to catch up and relax with one another and enjoy watching the kids play with one another!
All in all, while it's been a busy break so far it has been a wonderfully fun one, as well!! We still have two days to go and I can only hope the fun continues!!
Enjoy the pictures!!

This greeted us in our room when we arrived at the hotel!

Uncle Geoff was so excited for Pat to get home he tuckered himself out

Nicholas' Rocket Cake from Little Einstein's

The Party Room

Trapped in the PlayPlace

Addie and two of her cousins

Kind of enjoying her pizza

Birthday Boy

Uncle George and the girls

Daddy, Addie and Aunt Megan

Getting ready to blow out the candle

T Minus 30 seconds to destruction

Partying

We had a harder time getting Pat out of the indoor playground than we did the kids!

Opening presents surrounding by his cousins

Tommy trying to feed Rory

Opening presents with Aunt Jess

Nicholas and Gi

Daddy and the kids trying out some of Nicholas' new toys

Daddy was so pooped after running through the indoor playground he needed a nap!

The after party crew!

Uncle Geoff and Addie

The Three Amigos

The End of the Day
Happy Birthday Buddy!!

Happy 4th Birthday!!

Today is Nicholas' 4th birthday!!

Four years ago today, our lives changed for the better when the best little boy, ever, entered our lives!! Today, he took cupcakes into school to celebrate his special day in class. Then we celebrated tonight with Pin the Tail on the Donkey, pizza (birthday boy's choice!), ice cream cake and presents!! Sunday, Nicholas will round out his birthday week with a birthday party with his friends and some family!

All Ready for the Birthday Boy to Come Home!!

...And here He Is!!

Pointing at the presents he just spotted on the table

The Birthday Boy
Super Excited about his Celebration!

Getting ready to play a little Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Somebody was a little bit of a cheater with the yellow blindfold so we had to switch to something a little more solid!

It's Addie's Turn!!

She tried but ended up tearing the tail in half!

Mommy and the Birthday Boy

Daddy and the Birthday Boy

Opening his present from Addie

The lights are actually out so Nicholas could blow out his candle
Check out Addie's face!!

Making a Wish

Is it Cake time?

I Love Cake

Mmmmm....Cake!

Opening His Present from Mommy and Daddy

Playing with the New Baseball Machine

Happy Birthday to our Special Little Guy!
We Love you!!