Week in NJ full of Surprises!!

We try to go to New Jersey for a week every summer to swim and spend time with Mom-mom and Pop-pop. We went down this last week and had so much fun. Since Chris and Liz are all moved into 15 9th Avenue, we got to hang out with them too. We were able to visit the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, swim, visit Ocean City, NJ's Boardwalk, see Mom-mom and Pop-pop's soon to be new home, and surprise Mom-mom for her 60th Birthday (2 times)!

The kids had a great time visiting their cousins and it was a relaxing time for all of us despite the many lies that were being told to keep the Saturday Birthday party a surprise. Pop-pop even had the great idea to stage a pre-surprise party, surprise party, so that mom would think that was what we were all working on that week. She said she knew something was up, but that the first party was it. VERY ELABORATE!! Here are some fun pictures from our visit!! Camera didn't arrive until Thursday with Joe, so unfortunately, no pics from early in the week. PS Joe sadly had to wait until Thursday to come down and decided to cut his finger and get 6 stitches Thursday at work. Poor guy!!

Kohr Brothers-and everyone finished every last bite!

She was surprised...
Might have shed a tear...
Mom said the neatest thing was having such a great
cross-section of everyone in her life in one place: work, friends, family.
The Mother and Mother-in-Law of the Birthday Girl!
(Affectionately known as Gran and Grammy)

Lots of kids!
Lizzie and her newest BFF Erin!

Funny Quotes:
Jackson had a friend sleep over and when we went to take him home the next morning, we pulled up to his house and Jackson said, "Jordan, your house is stuck to your neighbor's just like mine!"

Hannah was sitting with me on the couch and she touched my leg and said, "Mom, your legs are really prickly and are hurting me. You need to get new legs!"