Showing posts with label month in review. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Month in Review: September 2026

 

After our road trip, it was back to work and school for all of us!  Henry started pre-k at daycare, which means we are just that much closer to him starting real school!  ::sobs::  But we had a fun September!  We went to a fun fair day for a local town.  We also went to a hot air balloon festival - after going to his first one last year, Henry was very much looking forward to going back.  And this time, he got to cross an item off his bucket list when he took a (tethered) hot air balloon ride!  Weatherwise, we experienced a weekend nor'easter that caused a lot of cancelled plans, but we managed to get to a pizza challenge event, where we got to eat a lot of pizza and vote for the best pizzeria!  

Side note - parents, when did your kids start calling you "mom" and "dad" versus "mommy" and "daddy"?  Henry has recently started calling me mom, and I have to admit, I'm really missing "mommy"!


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Monday, September 7, 2026

Month in Review: August 2026

 

August was a busy month!  We attended a big picnic with our community service group, and then my mom came to visit!  She stayed at my sister's house but came up to our house to attend Henry's music class with us.  My sister had a pool party, which was a lot of fun.  Henry's daycare took a fieldtrip to the Land of Make Believe, a small theme park here in NJ.  We celebrated Tom's birthday and then went on our big vacation for the summer - a road trip to Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, and Cleveland!  We went to 3 zoos, visited lighthouses and windmills, saw some cool sculptures, gardens,and parks, and of course, visited some indie bookstores!  We also got to meet up with our Chicago-area family and meet our nephew!

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Monday, August 3, 2026

Month in Review: July 2026

 

July was a decent month!  We took Henry to the movies to see the new Minions movie, and he had fun!  We spent 4th of July in my sister's pool, which was so nice!  Henry started music again, so that's been a fun way to spend Saturday mornings.  We took advantage of our zoo membership to attend a Member's Night, free from the crowds.  My college roommate passed through New Jersey on a road trip, so we met up for dinner - it was so good to see her and catch up!  My stepmom hosted a craft day for the ladies, and it was such a fun, chill day - no kids or husbands allowed!  My craft was a paint-by-number painting, which is now proudly displayed in my home office, ha!  The weather this month has been wild - some seriously hot weather, wildfire smoke that kept us indoors for a couple days, and lots of thunderstorms!  But thankfully, we also got some really beautiful days.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Month in Review: June 2026

 


June was a pretty quiet month for us!  Henry finished up tball with a couple more games, and he even got his first trophy at the end-of-season celebration!  We went to a pool party for his cousins' birthdays and then I went to a big puzzle swap, where I snagged several new puzzles!  We had my in-laws over for a BBQ and celebrated Tom for Father's Day.  Other than that, we've been enjoying walks around the neighborhood and trips to the playground.

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Month in Review: May 2026

 

May was another busy month!  Henry continued tball - I was very nervous when he refused to play any of the second game, but after that, he was excited to go to practice and his games, and he's doing great!  My sister and I attended a book event with author Sally Hepworth (linked below if you missed the original post!).  We took our annual trip to Cape May with my in-laws.  We had really nice weather and spent a lot of time walking around Cape May, visiting lighthouses, walking the boardwalk, and shopping downtown.  Memorial Day weekend was almost a total washout, so it ended up being a very relaxing weekend for us.  We ended the month with a Somerset Patriots game (our local minor league baseball team).  Henry and Tom got to walk the field with our tball league and Henry saw fireworks in person for the first time - he was so excited, he couldn't stop yelling!

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Month in Review: April 2026

 

Whew, April was so busy!  My birthday was at the beginning of the month - not gonna say how old I am now (I cringe!), but it was a good day with my guys, despite having to work a bit!  My in-laws came over for Easter and Henry had a fun time doing his egg hunt.  For Henry and his cousins, their big joint Christmas gift was to see a movie in the theater together, and when The Mario Galaxy Movie came out, we knew it would be perfect!  We were actually able to get a private AMC theater - I thought it was going to be a tiny room since it was only meant for up to 20 people, but it was actually huge!  Like, at least 60 seats and looked just like a normal theater.  The kids all had a great time, even if they didn't sit for the whole movie, and it was Henry's first time in a movie theater, so that was exciting!  The April 15 tax deadline came and went, and my company generously gave us the two days off after the deadline, so we got a nice 4 day weekend.  Tom and I decided to officially join Kiwanis, so we attended a couple events and meetings.  Tom ran his first 5k, which was really fun!  Henry and I were at the finish line to cheer him on.  Henry started tball this month; I have to admit, the first couple practices were stressful for me.  Henry's attention span is like nonexistent, so he didn't participate that much, and I am "that mom" on the sidelines trying to get him to pay attention.  I want him to join in with the other kids and have fun, but also be safe!  Wandering the infield kicking dirt is unfortunately a good way to get hit with the ball!  But, he did much better at his first game, got some good hits and even played the field a little, and Tom did a great job coaching!  I enjoyed the game much more than practice - it was nice hearing all the parents cheering for everyone!

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