Black Belt Extravaganza

Here are a few pictures from Black Belt Extravaganza.  Nick is so happy to finally have his black belt in hand.  We are so proud of you Nick!

Sensei Nick

Woo hoo!  He did it.  Nick graduated from black belt testing last night with Honors.  Not only did he do great on showing the senseis that he knows his stuff but he also volunteered for extra credit every chance he got!  One of the instructors recognized this and recommended he receive the "with honors" designation.  We are so proud of him. Congratulations Nick!

Halloween 2012

Halloween was a few days late this year thanks to Hurricane Sandy!  Thankfully we weathered the storm without any issues but so many people along the coast of NJ & NY were not so fortunate.  The NJ governor officially made today the observance of Halloween and trick or treating statewide.  So it's November 5th and the kids are out trick or treating.  Here are some pics of the kids before they left.  Kelsey's night was cut short as she is supposed to be resting after a head injury a week and a half ago.  She still has a headache and is still out of school.  Our friends Jodi, Charlie & Emma and Eric & Victoria joined us for pizza dinner and then pictures.  Charlie stayed with me since it was only 40 degrees here.

Rob's Bar

The basement remodel is almost finished.  We just need to move the dresser out of the bar (but it's still full of craft stuff) and we'll be ready for a grand opening!  Rob did an amazing job building and staining the bar and I did all the painting.  Everyone had a hand in picking out the decorations.

Baseball

After Punkin Chunkin Nick had another baseball game.  Kelsey was trying to capture the perfect moment on film and she caught several cute pictures of Nick and our friends Maddie & Bryan.  Nick is improving so much this year with his baseball skills.  It is sad his last game is Friday.

Punkin Chunkin

We went punkin chunkin with a few friends this year.  What fun it is to see the pumpkins fly out or the cannon into the farm field.  And hanging with friends is always a blast!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Rob!  Kelsey had a last minute idea to have dinner at the new bar for Rob's birthday.  So we ordered up some pizza & wings, ran to the grocery store for a cookie cake and got Rob the Madagascar 3 DVD...that's where the rainbow afro comes in.  Nick picked out the balloon. If you haven't seen the movie, there is a song called Afro Circus in it that is Rob's favorite!

Also, the bar isn't quite finished yet but we are making progress. Hopefully by the end of the week and then I'll post pics.


Also, the bar isn't quite finished yet but we are making progress. Hopefully by the end of the week and then I'll post pics.