Happy Birthday Ariel!

Last Saturday was Ariel's 14th birthday!  Sadly, I felt really sick and barely made it out of bed that day.  I was able to get a little photoshoot.  

Amy took Ariel and Cece and Fionna to Princeton for the day.  They did some big shopping then had a nice lunch.  

Happy Birthday to our special baby!

Last Sunday, I woke up to snow!

Amy and Ariel took the train with Harper, Cece, Emily and their mom's to New York City.  Aden actually went with them too.  Aden went right from the train to see the Stranger Things play.  The girls went to lunch then went to see Mama Mia on Broadway!

I took the twins to Thrillz in King of Prussia.  Devyn and Dylan met us.  

We had never been there before.  It was fun.  Lots of huge slides.  

The place was fun.  

They had no food there.  We had McDonalds delivered.  

We got a 2 hour ticket.  

We kept trying to get them to leave.  

They would just run off.  

We ended up staying over 4 hours!  We were never kicked out.  

 

An Outing to the City

Last Friday, all six of us got up early and headed into the city.  Aden and Ariel had x-rays at Children's Hospital.  The roads were quiet and there was lots of parking.  Ariel was happy.  Her Starbucks was open again.  Last time there was a strike!

I took the boys on a tour of the hospital.  

They ran down the ramps.  

We drove over to Cece's house to pick her up.  

Hugs!

We had a nice lunch at Bridget Foy's on South Street.  Ariel got a massage.

Tic-Tac-Toe tournament.  

It was cold!

 We took Cece back then headed home.  Ariel and I went food shopping then I started cooking chicken cutlets and french fries.  

Ariel had like 10 girls over for Friendsgiving.  

We made a lot of food but they weren't the best eaters.  

The little ones were in charge of entertainment.  

Tiktoks!

They went wild in the basement.  

This is what happens when a bunch of them are cheerleaders.  

It was a fun night.  

Eli and Vicky made s'mores even though it was freezing!  Have a great weekend!

 

Thanksgiving!

Last Thursday was Thanksgiving!  We had a lazy morning but then I had to get cooking.  I had brined the turkey the night before.  I spatchcocked it and seasoned it.  

Then onto the smoker at 275.

It cooked for about 3 hours.  Looking good!

Then I got to work on the potatoes and string beans.  

The smoker makes the best, most moist meat but the skin doesn't get crispy.  I put in under the broiler for a few minutes.  

Potatoes and green beans were done so I carved the turkey.

Yum!

We went to Melissa's house.  Ariel got some early birthday presents.  

It's always special when you get to open an orange box from Hermes.

A beautiful bracelet!

It was time to pig out!  The grandmoms also brought some food.

I'm jealous that Noah can play without music in front of him.  I never could.  

Baby Kai loved Honey.  

We were full!

The kids went a little crazy in the basement.  

We celebrated Ariel's, Kai's and Alex's birthdays.  

14, 37 and 1!

Sibling cuddles.  

Then we got some dancing.  

It was a great night and Honey was worn out!