2012 November in Pictures

I think the highlight of each month are the birthdays. This November we celebrated Alex's with an ice cream cake and a meal in a Chinese restaurant for lunch. We discovered 'Carvel'!

Not knowing how to use the fire place plus landlord not allowing, I decided to add candles to it to give our living room a 'warmer' effect! It worked well..

One of the many highlights of school here is the opportunity to learn Spanish. I have found the way they teach is great and very practical to help the kids remember the words and phrases.

The cold months have arrive and we dug out our Asian hotpot (as known as steamboat)..hits the spot well!

One is not ready for winter until one can get their feet protected from the cold and wet.

And yes, the yearbook photos arrived and the girls look beautiful. I can collect this throughout the years to come.

Ahhh...15 years of being married to a wonderful man and our first date in NYC after a hiatus of 8months.

I started a tradition of dating my girls. We do girls study plus have a nice cuppa!

Its definately a season of flowers. We also found out our neighbors run a florist business!

In Autumn the apples are aplenty. Learning to make apple crumble seems appropriate! Yummz with ice cream!

The SUPER storm Sandy came and went. We were so so grateful that it passed us and we were unscarthed. We can't say the same for all around us though. The neighbors had trees fell on their homes, their cars and properties. There were power outages up to 2weeks and many near the coastal part of NJ and NY lost their homes and even lives. The state of emergency is declared and till now, funds are being raised to help people recover and move on. This will be an 'unforgettable' experience for our family in years to come.