Rain + Mud + EWF and Chicago = GOOD TIMES!

Friday night Ron and I braved the weather and went to the Arts Center to see Earth, Wind, and Fire and Chicago. Although the lawn had become a mud pit and there about 25 people on it....we had so much fun. Then it started raining. We busted out the ponchos and kept singing and dancing. The show was so much fun and we are so glad we didn't skip it over a little bit of rain. Here's a couple of pics...one of my feet planted in the mud (they really were stuck in there) and one of the 2 of us...

SOme more pics from the day...

BEACH DAY!!!

Well, with only a few weeks left of summer, we FINALLY made it to the beach yesterday. Brittany was able to come with us so Ally had someone to hang out with. So we headed to Bradley Beach to avoid the whole boardwalk games and rides meltdowns.
Patrick had fun. He LOVED the sand! So much so, that he ate it most of the day. (Big change from last year when he didn't want it on him at all) He was afraid of the water at first, but he got over that fast and loved being in the ocean with Daddy. (Yes, I actually went all the way in, too) Ally and Brit had a great time. They spent most of the day in the water...and then built sandcastles. It was perfect weather and the water was warm. Couldn't have had it any better.

Peggy's Birthday Dinner

Today we heading to Grandma and Pop's to celebrate Peggy's birthday with an early dinner. We had a good time hanging out, and Patrick put on a good show as always.

Spongebob is on....stop bothering me, Mom!

Already?????

Well Patrick got into his first "fist fight" on Friday. When I got to school he had a scratch on his cheek. I thought he did it to himself b/c his nails were in need of a trimming. Nope...that was a battle scar.
Apparently Patrick and his friend Riley had a disagreement of some kind. Patrick ripped off Riley's bib and the fists were flying. Well, from the description of the scene, they both grabbed the other's cheeks with their hands. More of a cat-fight if you will.
Please keep in mind that Riley is older and taller then Patrick, but the outcome was Patrick was the winner. He didn't back down and he stood his ground.
Of course, Daddy was so proud. Granted, I did find it funny that he ripped Riley's bib off as if to say, "oh, it's on now," but I was also mortified that my sweet, baby boy got into a fight.
But since this is a milestone of sorts, I decided it was blog-worthy.

Atlantic City

Ron and I have a fun night out with friends in Atlantic City this weekend. My dad got us a suite at Harrah's for the night which was a nice surprise. We had a wonderful dinner at Bobby Flay Steak in the Borgata. Then as we were leaving the restaurant, there stood Bobby Flay himself. Very exciting to know that he was there and actually handled our food, but disappointed that he wouldn't even give us the time of day. Not a smile, a wink, a hand shake....nothing. Oh well...we took a picture of him anyway and went on our way.
After that we headed to the Taj Mahal for the Bob Weir and Ratdog concert. Of course, that was a good time.
After the concert Ron and I went back to Harrah's, got Ben and Jerry's for dessert, and enjoyed some people watching. We enjoy doing that much more then losing our shirts in the casino. Here's a few pics from the night.....