Meeting Jeff Kinney

We mom's are crazy for our kids. Jeff Kinney, one of Nick's favorite authors, was at a local store today for a book signing. Cabin Fever (the latest in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series) was released today. Two friends and I took our boys to the signing. We were there for about three hours in line and there were at least 300 people in line in front of us. The best part was the parking lot covered in snow for the event on a 65 degree day. The boys got to see all the new snow made on a truck and then it was a huge playground while we waited for our turn. The actual book signing took less than 5 minutes for all three kids but they got to meet the author as well as the 2 actors who play the main characters in the movies.
The slide shows seem to never upload so I'll post just a few pics on the page.

Mom & Dad's Visit November 2011

Mom, Dad and MacTavish came for a New Jersey visit in November. The kids had only two days of school that week due to teacher convention week (which is like a state holiday for the kids). We spent the time not only hanging out, but breaking in the new pool/air hockey table and a few day trips as well. Grammy, Papa and Nick went to the Adventure Aquarium for a special penguin day. We went into Philadelphia for a tour of the US Mint and lunch at a local restauraunt that has incredible cheesesteaks. We took a day trip to Cape May to see the zoo and ocean shore; it was way to cold to swim but the weather was unseasonably warm for November. Papa brought the kids a chess set and Nick has become addicted. It hasn't beat the video games for his attention but several days a week he is asking someone to play a game with him. The dogs got along fabulously as always. Unfortunately, Rob spent most of their visit in Germany on his annual trip but at least it made our time without him go by much quicker. Oh yeah I almost forgot, we celebrated my 40th Birthday with a special dinner at Outback steakhouse.