Student(s) of the month

Yep, that's right......Halle and Costa are both students of the month for October! Erik and I are so proud of our kids, they are doing awesome. Halle has had 3 spelling tests so far and has got 100% each time! Two more and we're going to Red Mango for frozen yogurt(her pick)! We're pretty excited;) This time, they picked McFlurry's....mmmmm. Congrats kiddos! We are over the moon proud of you! We love you both so much.

With their certificates and mcflurry's

She just loves him

Last week, Halle's was going to a birthday party for her friend, Angelo in her class. As she was leaving with her dad she says to Costa...."Don't worry, Co....even if I'm not with you, I'm always in your heart."

I just wanted to remember this....it was the sweetest thing!

Little Chef

Halle decided she wanted to sign up for an after school cooking class! She started yesterday and made us some delicious pumpkin loaf;) Can't wait to see what surprise she makes next week!

And, speaking of little chefs Halle and Costa pretty much made dinner the other night....with a little help from me;) They're such great helpers!!!!

Ballerina girl

Halle told me she wanted to do ballet this year, and she wanted to be in the Nutcracker .....I knew this was going to be hard to pull off living in New York! Everything is outrageously expensive! But, I knew I had to explore all my options before telling her it wasn't going to happen. I was so bummed out after looking into it , just like I'd figured, it was going to be WAY too much for us. Sometimes I get so sad because our kids our getting older and I want them to be involved in things and our situation limits this! I decided to try one thing before I gave up and googled Nutcracker in New Rochelle. I was amazed at what I found! Why didn't I do this before?!? There was a tiny little article in this magazine called The Loop. It said that the Ajkun Ballet Company out of Manhattan was going to be returning in the Fall to invite children to participate in the Nutcracker for December 2011! Could this be TRUE? I couldn't believe what I was reading.....and the BEST part...FREE! Well, they said they would like each dancer to give $35 to help with the dancers fares to get to and from Manhattan on the train. Um, I think we can handle that;) Seriously? What a gift from God......he totally takes care of us! Just when I get sad or think ...What are we doing? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? He shows me in some way or another that we are exactly where we are supposed to be and it's all going to work out! I was pretty much jumping up and down! Yeah! My baby would get to do what her heart desired;) So she goes to practice every saturday, and she's going to be in 3 shows for the Nutcracker. Her group is going to be in the Second Act, the little Bon Bon dancers. Two of the performances in New Rochelle and one in Manhattan! SO exciting! Even more exciting is Uncle Alex and Aunt Les will get to see her perform here in New Rochelle. Exciting stuff!

Sal and Veronica visit the BIG city!

It was a super quick visit, but we were excited to see them anyway! Veronica and Sal stayed the night with us last friday night before they headed for their big night in the city. The kids were so excited to see them when they woke up! We enjoyed a nice breakfast together before they had to go. Sal had never been to New York, so they splurged on a nice hotel for one night so they could try and see as much as possible in the 24 hrs they had here!

The kids were sad to see them go and wished they could stay longer, so we decided to meet them in the city on Sunday and have lunch with them before they left. We went to Lombardi's, a super yummy pizza place. We had a little bit more time, so we decided to take a walk to check out the Brooklyn Bridge. The kids, Erik and I hadn't done that yet so it was a fun outing! Thanks for taking time to visit with us in your short amount of time you had Ron and Sal! We love you guys and can't wait to see you again soon.....

Crew ate pizza for the first time! Of course, he loved it!

Silly kiddos
Crazy looking building


View from the bridge