Whale Watch or Bust

What do you think happened???

So we were enjoying our drive down to Cape May cross over the 4 lane bridge into Cape May and BAM what do we see???? Oh you might say little to nothing. The whole southern end of Jersey was held captive by....... F O G !!!! Come on!!! We spoke to one of the charter fishermen and he basically said that it wouldn't be worth our $70 to go out on the boat. He went out that morning on a charter and the visibility was very limited so imagine what it would be like trying to see whales or dolphins... oye. The boys were not happy with our decision to skip the whale watching expedition, but were satisfied after a brief trip to the Cape May Wicker Company and the fast purchase of a Leopard Whip Ray and a Humpback Whale (all stuffed of course). Funny that we just saw and learned about the Leopard Whip Ray last night on our Scuba Wii game. Tim and the boys have been fascinated with the game lately.

We ended up going to Stoney Harbor which is right by the Cape May Zoo instead of making a right you make a left. It is a really nice shore town, but I think it is for the VERY wealthy. The shops were extremely overpriced... even for a shore town. We ended up eating at a pub, which was yummy then we walked around for around an hour. It was fun. We found this one store that we all kind of loved. It was a clothing store, but very high end. They had these awesome dress shirts that had fish ties- I showed them to Tim thinking he might want them for work. He kind of laughed at me... guess they were Lacoste and extremely expensive. Damn do I wish that my taste was a wee bit less expensive. I think the shirts were around $75 and the ties were prob almost as much. Wow... too rich for me.

Oh and we also priced kayaks since that is what Tim wants for his birthday. They are quite pricey as well. I will have to shop around

We ended the explorer part of our day at Target... very adventurous. It wasn't our ideal trip since the boys were in their "I want everything stage of the day". Got away with buying them light-up toothbrushes. lol.

I need to make some dinner and hopefully we will all go to bed early. The boys are going to Ashley and Krista's tomorrow to be babysat for the morning. So thankful to them!! I have another conference tomorrow and Tim has to work. I thought I was golden since my dad retired (Happy Retirement Dad!!) but he is in a golf tournament and won't be out until late morning. The boys are extremely happy to be able to spend the day with the girls though. They LOVE them just about as much as they LOVE their cat!! lol.

Ok let me cook dinner. Hope everyone has a good night!!

Btw, Deb... we need to have a conversation about this spacing thing.

Fall morning (??)

Boy does it feel nice and crisp this morning. I think it is in the 60's without any sun. Not a bad morning if I say so.

We spent most of the day at my parent's house yesterday. Yummy yummy food. We had BBQ Ribs, corn on the cob, and scallops wrapped in bacon. So good. If you haven't tried this BBQ sauce you should, Sweet Baby Ray's. It is delicious!

So far I have had it on chicken and ribs and both came out sooo yummy! I want to try it on a burger next.

We don't have much planned for today other then grocery shopping, haircuts, and the library. The boys are definitely in need of haircuts. I find that since I am growing their hair out we have to get trims a lot more often. Of well... the price we pay for them being handsome! lol.

Tim and I decided that since I have decided to utilize the library now for my book reading obsession we could prob. go on a mini-vacation with the amount of money we are going to save. What can I say, he is tattoo obsessed and I am book obsessed... quite the combo, huh?

He is going to another baseball game tonight. I think the Staten Island minor league, Staten Island Yankees (???). The Staten Island DA invited him so he should probably go.

I think we might have finalized my birthday plans. I think we are going to do crabs and burgers at my parents house on Saturday and then the 30 something crowd is going to go out in LBI. Fun!! My friend Heather is planning on meeting me at the beach on Sunday. Hopefully the weather cooperates! I need to get some beach relaxation in.

I have a wedding in Michigan next weekend. I think my friend Heather and I might leave on my birthday night then we will probably drive the 10 hours to Michigan. I think we are going to do kind of a bachelorette party the night before the wedding. Angie, do you know what you are getting yourself into there? lol.

It should be a great time. I am excited to see all of my friends again.

On Wed I think we may take the boys whale/dolphin watching down in Cape May. It sounds interesting enough. The boat ride is 3 hours long so hopefully we will see something while we are out there. I was looking at the pics on the site and alot of the pics of whales were taken in July so hopefully that is a good month to go.

Whew... busy 2 days

Sorry about the spacing. I am tired of playing around with it. Enjoy!

So we ended up going bowling yesterday. It was actually quite embarrassing for me. Yes, I admit that I am not nor will I ever be a champion bowler since my 4 1/2 year old's kicked their mommy's butt in bowling. Well Colin beat me by around 20 pins and Braeden tied me, but since he is 4 we can kind of guess that he is a better bowler then me. Of course Tim thought this was the funniest thing in the world. Soooooo funny. I shouldn't say this too loud, but Colin kicked Tim's butt in Wii golf. lol. Maybe he takes after his PopPop John.

We had a visit at Grandma Frankie's last night. Someone got spoiled since he was in the hospital (basically all Saturday night). My Colin was spoiled senseless by Julie. Seriously, I think she almost bought the whole Toys R Us. Or at least our playroom seems to think so. lol. Braeden is definitely reaping the benefits of having Colin as his brother. I must say that both boys were awesome in the hospital on Saturday. They were both brave and well behaved. So proud.

Drinking belly glow juice. Pulls at my heart!

Wanting to see his brother!

I had a seminar today in Atlantic City. It was sooooo difficult getting up at 5:40... what am I going to do in September. Oye. So, I drove with a colleague of mine... kind of drove around for 15 extra minutes looking for the place. Does anyone really go to Resorts??? lol. I definitely wouldn't go there again after seeing how much they wanted to park in their garage... $20- they are out of their minds! We parked in the lot across the street for $7. The seminar was actually quite informative. Normally they put you to sleep with boring mundane information that you have already learned. Fortunately I learned something that I can actually use...a new therapy tool!! Want me to try it out on you??? muwahahaha... Nah I don't do that.

Tim took the boys to the Cape May Zoo today and from what I gather they all had a blast. I am not sure who Tim sold his soul to, but from what I hear the boys walked the WHOLE zoo by themselves... that is without the assistance of a stroller or a wagon. How the heck did that happen? How come mom's can't be that lucky? I seriously would have been stuck carrying the two of them.

The boys are staying at PopPop and Grandma Frankie's tonight, as requested by them. Tim and I had wee bit of a date night involving an awesome movie, The Dark Knight. We are obviously home now. Tim is catching the replay of the Yankees and I am updating everyone... or at least attempting to do so.

Good night Colin and Braeden... sleep tight! Mommy loves you!

Hope you enjoy all of the pics!

Day one or two...

Morning everyone.

I decided that since I am god awful at calling people on the phone I would use blogging as a way to update everyone on "our" life.

So...

Tim got home super late last night from his "security manager's meeting" aka the Met's vs Philly's game. hmmm lucky him. It would be nice to say that I stayed up waiting for him, but I was actually working on my blog with Debbie. She basically did everything so if you don't like something you can blame her. Somehow, I think that if you didn't like the blog it would be because of my background choice or my "lovely" pic of Bush on the side. lol. I get a chuckle out of it. We were actually trying to put another GWB goof on there, but it didn't work out too well.

I imagine that I have to get my butt going this morning. We all slept kind of late. The boys since they decided that the aquarium wasn't a big enough incentive to go to bed (on time) and the parents since we stayed up past our bedtime, as well. We have to figure out what we are going to do today. The beach (our original choice) is kind of out of the question now... darn rain! I definitely can't do the aquarium or Nanny 911 will be on my doorstep tomorrow. Stinks because I wanted to see the new shark at the aquarium. Maybe the boys will listen to me... one of these nights.

Hopefully this is a good start to my blogging career. Deb do you approve?

LOVE DEBBIE!!!

Wanted to thank the greatest girl in the world. Debbie! Love ya!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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