It was HOT today. 

We were invited to Amy’s surprise party this afternoon. The kids had a blast running around, and doing craft projects.

Here comes the guest of honor. Surprise! or was it…??

Her sweet husband, who planned this beautiful party by himself, also got her the custom-made pendant of her daughter, Naomi.

Here she is.

Me and the girls

Thank you Wei family for inviting us! Looking forward to celebrating more of your 29th birthdays, Amy! Ha ha. 🙂

I took the kids by MYSELF to the Kids Spring Fest event by TimeOut NY while Andrew went to go see his dentist. I was really excited to go to the city since I often complain to Andrew that we don't do the city events anymore. Why live so close to the city if we're not going to take advantage of all the cool stuff that this NYC offers?

About 10 min. later, I changed my mind. It was a challenge keeping Shane entertained while Chloe did her art projects. All he wanted to do was run away from me. 

Chloe was so happy, doing projects, and staying close by me.

Shane had about 3 lollipops waiting for Chloe to finish.

Then he was really running around, sugar high…

There was a live music which kids loved.

kids yoga class

All Chloe wanted was popcorns, cotton candy and ice cream. I couldn't buy any of them because I forgot my wallet in the car along with the stroller when Andrew dropped us off. Besides, all the lines were so long that we couldn't have waited given my squirmy Shane. 

SO, today's big lesson was, I will NOT take the kids outside by myself especially to a crowded New York City park. After a couple of hours, all I wanted to do was get on my big fat SUV and get the heck out of there. I love New Jersey. I love all the private big parks where the kids can run around. I love that we don't have to wait in lines to get on swings. I'm not going to fake anymore. I love the burbs.  

We found this gorgeous park in Harrington Park, NJ. This roundabout reminds me of my childhood. 

for church…

Yeah, weekend is here!

Shane followed this elderly man to his car. What was he thinking??