Now that the weather has warmed up and the snow has melted, the Roxiticus Desperate Housewives are ready to get serious about summer camp 2010. As usual, I’ll do my best to cover the camps my kids have tried, and the ones my friends recommend. Some of my favorites haven’t posted all the details [...]
Read More»Now that the weather has warmed up and the snow has melted, the Roxiticus Desperate Housewives are ready to get serious about summer camp 2010. As usual, I’ll do my best to cover the camps my kids have tried, and the ones my friends recommend. Some of my favorites haven’t posted all the details on their [...]
Read More»There’s another 4 to 7 inches of snow headed for the Roxiticus Valley tonight and tomorrow, so I’ve decided to warm things up by reviewing London and Maddie’s summer camp options. While I will write about ballet, tennis, singing and acting camps in the coming weeks, today’s focus is gymnastics summer camp for kids 5 and up.
London and Maddie [...]
As we neared the end of Annie’s Playhouse Summer Stars camp, London told us she had a secret about the big show. She told me that I needed to be ready with my camera for the Beauty and the Beast number and that she needed a long, flowing skirt, but not much more. After the [...]
Read More»I just received an email from Pavan Patel over at Pavan’s Tennis Academy at Fox Chase Tennis with some great news for our family… Due to an overwhelming demand, Fox Chase Tennis Club will have an extended week of summer camp. This is great news for London on Maddie, since they’re just finishing up at [...]
Read More»With about five weeks to go in the summer of 2009, our family is in no rush to go “back to school.” We don’t even know who London and Maddie will have as teachers or as classmates for the third and second grade yet. However, when I get a rainy Sunday like today, I can’t [...]
Read More»I’m working from home today, since I need to be here to take London and Maddie for their annual doctor visit with Dr. Eric Yorke of Somerset Pediatric in Bedminster, so I had my first opportunity to drive the girls to camp… it’s a top down day, and we had our CD of last year’s [...]
Read More»Callie just stopped by my Bay Head Blog post from last year about the terrific summer camp for Bay Head residents, and reminded me that camp is back and better than ever this summer (see her comment below). Last night, Rex and the girls and I came back up north to the Roxiticus Valley after [...]
Read More»I can’t believe we’re coming up on the last day of school, but Rex and I have attended two year-end celebrations: Maddie’s Incredible Kid Day in the first grade, and London’s Beatnik Poetry Cafe in the second grade. Luckily, Roxy and the other Roxiticus Desperate Housewives have made our kids’ plans for summer camp 2009. In case you’re still [...]
Read More»Climb up the palm tree,
Slide down the cactus,
We play your team
just for practice!
I don’t know where my daughters got their cheerleading gene, but London and Maddie are always running, jumping, tumbling and leaping around the house while chanting cheers designed to taunt and distract the opposing team. And now Rockaway Gymnastics in Rockaway NJ (the same great group of people who [...]
Back in early January, I had started to think about summer camp options for my two girls, London and Maddie. Now that the weather has warmed up enough to melt the snow and ice before the next round of winter storms, it feels like it’s time to get serious about our summer camp options. While [...]
Read More»Last week, Maddie came home from her gymnastics lesson at Randolph Gymnastics in Randolph, New Jersey, beaming with pride. “Maddie’s got news!” her sister, London, called out. “I’ll tell you all about it at dinner,” Maddie said secretively. Turns out that after training for a couple of years in Novice I, Maddie is [...]
Read More»Dear Roxy,
I love your web site, and just wanted to share that my friend raves about Soulshine Farm Summer Camp in Randolph, NJ, and this summer we’re going to give it a try. Yoga, farm activities, organic food! They only have 2 1/2 days a week as of now. Soulshine Farm also offers yoga classes [...]
The Roxiticus Desperate Housewives are starting to think about summer camp 2009, and I’ll do my best to cover the camps my kids have tried, and the ones my friends recommend. Some of my favorites haven’t posted all the details on their 2009 camp programs, but I’ll provide a summary of last year’s program now [...]
Read More»The Roxiticus Desperate Housewives are starting to think about summer camp 2009, and I’ll do my best to cover the camps my kids have tried, and the ones my friends recommend. Some of my favorites haven’t posted all the details on their 2009 camp programs, but I’ll provide a summary of last year’s program now [...]
Read More»With cooler weather upon us in the month of November, I’ve got a fire roaring in my home office fireplace and my kids are bouncing off the walls. Sometimes I worry that London and Maddie are “overprogrammed” with Garden State Ballet, Randolph Gymnastics, and Pavan’s Tennis Academy on top of school and homework. In the [...]
Read More»Last year, London and Maddie had a great time at Annie’s Playhouse Summer Stars summer camp in Far Hills, New Jersey (actually, while Annie’s Playhouse “headquarters” is located in Far Hills, the camp sessions are held at the Presbyterian Church in Bernardsville, New Jersey). Last year, my girls were among the youngest Summer Stars, performing [...]
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