belle box

This is one of our quirky little NYC routines that I want to remember.  We have exactly 3 doors to get through until we are inside of our apartment.  Each door has about a 10 digit code.  The kids love to enter the code on the keypad, and we need to make sure everyone gets…

memories-of-2005

It’s my favorite weekend in Erie!  We all got up early, and as part of out BB10k training, we ran up to the golf course to watch the balloons launch.  It was a little touch and go with the weather, but finally the balloons were up up and away! In other news: It’s been raining. …

Coney Island really exceeded my expectations!  Admittedly, my expectations were very very low.  I actually hadn’t planned on going to Coney, but Dan really wanted to go, and we are always up for an adventure.  True, it’s expensive. True, it’s dirty.  But, I always LOVED the Carnival as a kid, and this place is like…

Every year it’s bigger and better.  This year we used 71 ice blocks and 108 donuts.  It was so fun to see the kids slipping and sliding down the hill.  For some reason, Blake was adamant that he was not going to participate this year.  I coaxed him down the hill a few times, but…