While I was off have a great time in NYC seeing the Rockettes, Grammz & Auntie were here with the kids. They even got to go to karate. Mom was doing the Sunder Suck the whole time Jackson and the other 5 year olds were showing off their moves with the nunchucks. Saturday night Jason and I got to go out on a date for my birthday. He is growing a mustache for the month of November to raise money for men's cancer research. I'll be glad when its gone!
I had a great birthday week! Jason surprised me with a trip to NYC with my friend Rhonda the weekend before my birthday. We had an amazing time. Rhonda planned a great fun filled weekend which I was very grateful for. We went to the Top of the Rock at Rockefeller center, got on the Today show, went to Chelsea market, saw a broadway show, went to China town & Time Square and even got a nap! We each took a small stuffed animal with us to show the kids everywhere we went! Jason was underway on my actual birthday but Jackson got in bed with me and sang happy birthday. This past Friday I went back to NYC on a bus trip with some girlfriends and saw the Rockettes!
Yesterday was the Halloween party at Sawyer's school. Daddy is home now with his boat so he was able to go. The kids lined up and sang songs but Sawyer would not let go of Jason. Then they ate a picnic lunch. Sawyer was a train engineer for the party, then Elmo for trick or treating.
Every Sunday the Coast Guard recruits run by our house in formation and singing cadence. Sawyer loves to go watch them. Yesterday we put him down for his nap a little early and shortly after he could hear them coming. We could hear him yelling from his room"cutes coming, cutes coming." Needless to say, nap had to wait.
Jackson's school had a costume parade on Friday and a party after in their classroom. As room mom, I was there to help of course. It was very cute and the kids had a great time. Jackson was a red power ranger. There were 4 power rangers in kindergarten. He is doing the chicken dance in the pic with his butt sticking out. He also sticks his tongue out when he is thinking, just like I used to.
We are finishing up with our garden. We have broccoli, cabbage and collards growing for fall and we have eaten lots of peas and carrots. Can't wait till spring to plant again!
We spent the long weekend in NC with lots of friends and family. We all stayed together at a beach house in Carolina Beach, NC. I flew with the boys out of Phili and Jason met us in Wilmington. He was a big surprise for the boys. Jason is still in Brooklyn, NY getting his ship fixed in emergency dry dock. Jackson went fishing with Papa, Jason & uncle Marshall and had an awesome time. They caught 5 flounder and some crabs. We visited the NC Aquarium and Jason & I went out to celebrate our 6th anniversary. Grammz, GG, Sawyer and I did a major shopping trip and had lunch. On the last night we had a great family dinner of fried flounder, collard greens and steamed crabs. Yum!!
