Showing posts with label Jersey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jersey. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Corson Park

Corson Park is my childhood park. It's where I fed the ducks, it's where I played on the swings, it's where I learned how to cross the monkey bars. Mr. R. and I actually took our engagement pictures there back in 2005.
  Last Wednesday I introduced Pip to the park that I hold so close to my heart. And I hope that once day she will remember it fondly too. Her favorite park of any playground is still the swings. She is at the point where she knows to pump her legs!
And she squeal and claps when you push her higher. And let me tell you, sister wants to go higher. She was also a big fan of crunching and jumping in the leaves.
  It's a childhood memory I had taken for granted and forgotten, but as a Florida kid, she had never jumped in a lead pile before. She loved to listen for the crackle as she jumped and rolled through the leaf piles. Fall is our new fave. 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Family Dinner

There is nothing like a family dinner. I love the hugs when you walk in the door. I love multiple conversation happening at once. I love catching up. I love watching my daughter interact with the people who love her so much. I love a full dining room table. I love laughing until my cheeks hurt. I love introducing my husband to new faces. I love meeting the people that my siblings love. I love that my family is expanding. I love passing plates, opening another bottle of wine because we don't have to work tomorro. I love letting Pip stay up past her bedtime justthisonce.... I love that Toby is teaching her about tractors. I love that Pip confuses my face with my sisters'. I love that she gave out kisses and hugs with abandon. I am very very thankful for family. 


Monday, November 26, 2012

Home Again!

Thanksgiving Roadtrip 2012 was a total success! We drove 1400 miles, our little Scion now reads 111,111 on the odometer, we saw our favorite people, drank Wawa coffee daily, and stored up as many hugs and memories as our hearts can hold. It was bittersweet saying goodbye, but are grateful to never be more than a phone call away from the ones we love. Also... it felt amazing to sleep in our own beds on Saturday night. I will return soon with a full recap, but until then here are a few of my favorite photos from our time away. 
A Piper airplane hat! 
 Family dinners, stories, and lots of tractors...
The Republicans in front of the Philadelphia skyline.
 Crush from Finding Nemo!
He lives on the 3rd floor of Adventure Aquarium.
 To Pip, there is nothing in life better than the swings!
 Sweet Cousin Jonas!
Pitman Doughnuts with Pop-pop.
Decisions, decisions...