Happy Halloween! 🎃👻 Two weeks ago, we visited the Bronx Zoo for Pumpkin Nights. We had a blast. They had fun games, a great exhibit, and food. The zoo was definitely creepy at night. 😜
Here are some pictures of the night.
At the beginning of summer, I created a bucket list of things I wanted to do and created a bingo card. As fall officially starts tomorrow, I took the time to reflect on everything I accomplished.
Here is my summer bingo card.
Not a blackout, but I definitely got a bingo!
This summer was filled with great moments!
We were also so lucky to travel this summer. We visited my family’s beach house in Shirley (which I already wrote about), the Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania, and the beautiful island of St. Thomas.
We visited the Great Wolf Lodge for our wedding anniversary. Maxi loved the water park and all the activities on-site.
In August, we went to St. Thomas with my husband’s family. We had a blast, and it was gorgeous!
Now, I’m ready for the fall!
I recently got to enjoy my family’s beach house on Long Island.
We had a great time at the beach, eating, boating and clamming. Most importantly we had much needed family time.
My 4th was pretty low-key. I stayed local and spent time with the family.
We had Sonic hot dogs and enjoyed fireworks.
I enjoyed eating out during the weekend at Off The Hook in Astoria.
Summer is here, and I’m all for it! This year, I decided to turn my bucket list into a bingo game to motivate myself and keep me present. Most of the time, I get caught up with life, so I hope this will keep me focused throughout the summer and, most importantly, have fun with my family. I’ll report back on how I’m doing.
In the blink of an eye, it’s already Summer! I went creative and simple this year for Mother’s and Father’s Day.
For Mother’s Day, I had Maxi make cards or color on cards. I also gave each Grandma a photo of them with Maxi and one of her latest art projects, sticker art.
For Father’s Day, I bought my husband a cell phone stand with sound. I also bought each Grandpa a shirt. Maxi also made cards for all the fathers celebrating and created some dinosaur sticker art.
Overall, super cute!
Before today’s solar eclipse, I wanted to share my Astra Lumina experience from last month.
Astra Lumina is a unique traveling light show. In New York, it was held in the Queens Botanical Garden. Stargazers enjoyed walking around the garden and got interpretations of ‘stardust rays’, ‘falling stars’, ‘cosmic choir’ ‘celestial trail’, and ‘stellar visions’.
We did this as a family and loved it!
Now time to enjoy the eclipse!
I had a fun Easter with friends and family.
My daughter enjoyed these two Pete the Cat books the week before Easter.
Maxine had a blast at the New York Junior League’s egg hunt.
We had Easter lunch at Katch in Astoria. The Easter Bunny was in attendance and there was a small egg hunt!
After our lunch, we celebrated with family and had another egg hunt.
Check out the cute Easter baskets!
My mom is a leap-year baby, so when it’s a leap year, it’s a big deal. This year is even more special because she turned 80.
We celebrated at our favorite local restaurant, Via Trenta in Astoria, on her birthday.
Last week, we celebrated with family and friends at Luigi’s Restaurant in New Hyde Park.
The day was filled with smiles and laughter.
We had a few interactive elements.
Also, shared some fun pictures of Mom.
We also had some goodie bags!
It was a fun afternoon. I’m glad we got to celebrate Mom, and cheers to many more birthdays to come.
Maxine and I had a fun time at a holiday celebration on Steinway Street this weekend.
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