On his trip to Busch Gardens, Uncle Skull bought the boys light sabers. They have gotten significant use…so much so, that they are on their second set of batteries. The sabers have seen some water action as well (down at the beach), so they are a little flakey at...

We woke up to torrential downpours this morning. We thought to ourselves…”thank goodness we brought all these videos” for the kids. The sentence wasn’t out of our collective mouths when the power went out. Luckily, Andrew had prepared for this and had collected the supplied for a seaside art...

Friends Annelise and Andrew brought some gifts for the boys when they arrived…matching PJs for everyone! The next morning, with sun glistening in their golden hair, our hero’s survey the world around them....

Tom decided that he wanted to take the boys for a boat ride. While renting the boat, the boat people asked if we wanted lines and bait. At first, we said no, but then, not knowing what else we would do all day on the water, we said yes....

Tristan and William both love amusement parks. Long Beach Island has a classic version known as Fantasy Island. Above, the boys are enjoying taking a fire engine out for a spin. But, by far, their favorite ride was the miniature pirate ship swing. Uncle Skull was so proud (this...

This summer most of our vacation will be spent at Surf City on Long Beach Island at the Jersey Shore. We have been going here for the past couple of years thanks to friends Greg and Lisa, but this year we have rented our own place. The house is...

This turned out to be a banner week for first time stadium trips…and once again, with the VIP treatment (I am getting used to this). This time the trip was to CitiField in Queens…but as I point out above, I will still be calling it Shea. This time, the...

Thanks to some intoxicated silent bidding at a Boy’s/Girl’s Club charity auction, we acquired awsome tickets to the Yankees/Oakland game at Yankee Stadium. We paid no where near the face value for these tickets…since these Legend Suite tickets initially went for $2,500 a piece…but got to participate in a...

William’s Birthday celebration continued with a pool party at Birchwood with his friends. This was a group event, co-celebrating the birthdays of friends Mia, Riley, Lucy and Koby....

William celebrated his 2nd Birthday today with a BBQ at Stately Payne Manor. Mom and dad initially planned a traditional 4th of July theme…but one thing lead to another. Mom’s desire for a “shrimp boil” inspired dad to add things like andouille sausage and Hurricanes and then next thing...