The Old King David Manor

This drawing used to hang on the wall of Nick's room. It is a crayon drawing of The King David Manor, and old building on the Long Beach boardwalk.

Lately Nick has been looking at pictures of The King David Manor on his computer. He prints them out and brings them to mommy and daddy. This is a picture Nick found on the computer.

We remind Nick that the King David Manor is all gone, but Nick still wants to visit.

One day mommy bought Nick a wooden box from the craft store. We traced out the lines of The King David Manor, and them Nick painted in the colors.


Every time Nick asks for The King David Manor mommy says, "Look, it's right here! Nick has a little King David Manor!"

No Mommy until Tuesday

Today mommy gave Nick a paper schedule for the next few days. Mommy is going to work in Boston, Nick will not see mommy until Tuesday night.

Mommy typed out a schedule so Nick knows what is happening each day. On Sunday, mommy will fly in an airplane to Boston, mommy will sleep in a hotel building for two days. Daddy will take care of Nick.

On Monday, Nick will go to school. When Nick comes home, daddy will take care of Nick.

On Tuesday, Nick will go to school. When Nick comes home, Ms. Schneider will take care of Nick. Daddy will come home after dinner, and then mommy will come home in the night time.

Mommy said, "I will call you on the telephone, will you talk to mommy on the telephone?" Nick did not say any words, then he crawled under the covers in mommy's bed.

On Wednesday we will be back to our old schedule. Mommy will put Nick on the school bus in the morning, then Ms. Schneider will take care of Nick, and then after dinner mommy and Nick will take our walk to get ice cream.

Happy Birthday Nick

Today is Nick's birthday - Nick is 13 years old.

First, Nick went to school. Nick's teacher Ms. O'Brien brought Nick cupcakes, and then all the kids in the class sang the Happy Birthday song.

When mommy and daddy came home, Ms. Schneider and little Joey were home with Nick. Ms. Schneider took Nick to Micheal's craft store. Nick picked out a new calendar, a light with stars from the sky, and a green squishy toy.

Then mommy and daddy took Nick to eat dinner at Paddy McGees Restaurant. We sat on the water looking across to Long Beach.

Nick liked the restaurant, and he liked the food too! Nick ate fried shrimp and spaghetti!

Then we went outside and Nick walked on the docks. Sometimes birds would fly low and Nick got scared, he would run back to the restaurant doors. But when the birds were gone Nick went back to the docks to run and look at Long Beach and the Long Beach bridge.

And then it was time for dessert. We went to The Sweet Retreat, where mommy and Nick get ice cream every night. Nick sat outside and ate his crazy vanilla ice cream cup with rainbow sprinkles.

Then it was late and it was time to come home. There were messages on the phone, including one from cousin Henry singing Happy Birthday. Then grammy called and she sang Happy Birthday on the phone too!

And there was a birthday card in the mail from Nick's teacher Ms. Weitzman and all the kids from Nick's middle school class.

Nick put on his bathing suit and took his moonlight swim in the pool. At bedtime, mommy said to Nick, "I hope you had a nice birthday, what a lucky boy you are to have so many people make a fuss over you!"

Baby Nick's Big Birthday

Tomorrow is Nick's Birthday, Nick will be 13 years old! Ms. O'Brien at school, and Ms. Schneider at home, and mommy and daddy, all have plans to make Nick feel special.

But Nick will have to wait for tomorrow to see!

Happy Birthday Little Nicky!

We Love You!

Summer Fair

Every summer, St. Mary's Church in Long Beach has a summer fair. They have rides and food and games. People come from far away to visit the fair and have fun. Nick wanted to go again this year, and he wrote a note to mommy and daddy that said "Farris Wheel."

After dinner, mommy and Nick went to the fair. Nick was so happy, he was jumping up and down while we were on line waiting to buy tickets.


Nick wanted to go on the big yellow slide. Mommy was afraid it was too high, but we met a boy who knows Nick from school. He went up the stairs with Nick and showed Nick how to sit on the towel and go down the slide. Then it was Nick's turn. Nick did such a good job he wanted to go up again. Mommy waited at the bottom and took a movie of Nick going down the slide.


Then Nick wanted to go into the Kids House. Last year Nick went in a few times, but this year Nick was too big. It was only for little kids. Nick did not understand and wanted to go inside to run up the stairs and come down the slides. Nick got sad.

To make Nick feel better, mommy agreed to go on a ride called The Tornado. We sat in little chairs facing each other and then the ride started and we were twirling high up in the air. Nick had such a happy face, mommy took out the camera and took another movie of Nick.


When we were all done mommy bought Nick pink cotton candy and we walked to the car. Nick had a good time at the fair, and then he got to go in the pool with daddy for a moonlight swim.

SEPTA Pool Party

Last week, mommy told Nick we were going to a pool party! Mommy has friends from a group called SEPTA, and we all have kids that live in Long Beach or go to Long Beach schools.

We got to the party early. Nick looked so happy when he saw the big pool, but he was shy at first and sat on a chair for a little while.

Then Nick went in the water. He saw his old classmate Luke.


Nick was so happy in the big pool. Then more kids arrived and Nick did not want to stay, Nick told mommy he wanted to go home.


Mommy said, "we have to stay a little while longer, I want to talk to my friends, and there are a lot of people here who want to meet you."

Nick went back to his chair and was grumpy until we left. But when we looked at the pictures later and mommy asked Nick if he had fun at the pool party Nick said, "yes."

American Flags

One day mommy and Nick went to McDonald's to get french fries. Nick pointed out the window and said "flags!"

Mommy said, "yes, there are lots of flags in the air. Would you like to help me take a picture?"

Mommy and Nick pointed the camera up at the sky. We got a great picture, Nick smiled when he looked at it on the camera. Mommy said, "maybe we will put this on your computer since it was your idea and you helped take the picture."