24 hour vacation in Cherry Hill

Nick had to be in Cherry Hill, NJ at 7am on Friday so his company put him up in a hotel there on Thursday night so he wouldn't need to drive the 75 miles at the crack of dawn. We tagged along for a little change of scenery. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza which was right on the Delaware River and we had a beautiful view of the Philadelphia skyline from our room on the 11th floor. We arrived at around 7pm, enough time for dinner then returned to the hotel. Andrew was so excited to check out the hotel room. I noticed a little routine he has when we were staying at all the hotels on our cross country drive. He checks out the phone, picks up the receiver and says "haooo"? (hello), then turns on whatever clock radio is there, then wants the tv turned on. The next day Nick went to his meeting bright and early and the kids and I checked out of the hotel then walked around some of the shops in the area. I really liked the area. The residential areas had nice older homes with a lot of personality, the streets were lush with trees and greenery. I think we'll go along with him on his next visit.

I think I mentioned awhile back that I met another mom of 2 that has also just relocated to NJ. Her husband is in the army and they transferred to Fort Monmouth from Fort Hood in Texas. We meet up at a nearby park 2-3 days a week with the kids in their strollers and go for a brisk 2 mile walk. It's definitely a motivator when you have a walking buddy. At the end of the walk we let the kids play on the playground. I have also joined the local MOMS Club and they have lots of fun social get togethers for the moms and their kids. We'll be going to a playgroup next Tuesday and Thursday we'll check out the storytime at the library. It's funny to think, just a mere three years ago we were looking forward to happy hour after work, or the a big party to go to on Friday night. Now I'm excited for pajama storytime at the local library. I promise myself that once again we will be social, party-going, movie-seeing, spontaneous-traveling adults once the kids are just a bit older and can be left with grandma for longer periods.

Other tidbits - Nick now has glasses! He had his eyes checked because he felt he wasn't seeing as clearly and lo and behold they recommended glasses. He's been wearing them about 75% of the time and says he seeing things he didn't even know he couldn't see, if that makes any sense. He sure looks like his brother Noah now! He also has been quite busy with a few side projects with his consulting business and....stay tuned....he may be working part-time as a paramedic again in addition to everything else. He's been missing his work in EMS so that will be some excitement for him.
Andrew's word of the week is "boo" He says it and points to the moon, balloons, and the color blue so who knows if he really understands.
Lauren is still toothless but I swear, any time now. I've been saying that for months though. Andrew got his first tooth at 8 months 1 week and she just turned 8 months yesterday. She is very close to crawling. She is able to get up on her hands and knees but instead of going forward, she scoots backwards, moving away from her intended target. Very frustrating to say the least!
I've have recently created a Myspace page and feel completely inept compared to all these teenagers who have pimped out their page with graphics. I'm lucky that I figured out how to get a picture and a song on there. (It wasn't easy) Anyway, if you're on myspace be sure to look me up add me as your friend.