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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanksgiving - Part Two
This Thanksgiving has flown by and we've enjoyed every minute. Idan and Amy joined my parents here and we all had fun playing nightly games like Taboo and Cranium. And yesterday, Mike and I went to NY for the weekend which was a great treat. Sylvie and Hudson got along really well and here's a video of them showing that he'll only take food from her!
Here's a video of the kids (esp Yoni) being silly:
And here are the rest of the pics.
Here's a video of the kids (esp Yoni) being silly:
And here are the rest of the pics.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008 - Part One
My parents arrived on Saturday for the week and we are having such a good time with them. As always, they came bearing gifts and gave Mike and I a pasta maker attachment for our Kitchen-Aid mixer. Mike, of course, couldn't wait to make home made pasta - and it was really so delicious...I don't know how I'll ever go back to regular pasta again!
Click here to see the fun we've been having thus far.
Click here to see the fun we've been having thus far.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Decorating
The kids and Mike and I were upstairs cleaning and at some point, Mike and I realized that it was wayyyy too quiet. So, Mike found the kids in Yoni's trashed closet....apparently they were "decorating".
Texas
Sylvie and I flew down to Plano, Texas from Friday to Monday and had such a great time with my BFF and Seester, Einat and her daughter, Ella. The highlight of the trip was also meeting Ella's new baby brother, Cole - who is just too perfect for words! The girls had so much fun playing together - here they are dancing:
And here they are at the mall together:
And click here for the rest of the pics from the visit. We can't wait to see them again!
And here they are at the mall together:
And click here for the rest of the pics from the visit. We can't wait to see them again!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
History
Not much has happened since my last post, yet a lot has happened in terms of history. Last Tues (Nov 4th), I took the kids with me and voted for our new president. We were definitely a part of history in the making and are very excited about the future - both for us here and for our family in Israel. Here's to healthcare for all! Ok..enough about politics...
The weather is definitely turning colder and we are now in the "ugly side" of fall...where nothing is golden anymore and everything is dying and bare in preparation for winter. I'm happy that it hasn't really snowed yet and am hopeful that there will be less snow than last winter.
Here are the kids in our yard:
And here's a view of our street - hard to even see the street for all of the leaves.
Here's a little video:
Both Yoni and Sylvie are growing and developing so much every day. Yoni has new lines every day and is becoming quite the back-seat driver: "Mama, Slow down! Be careful! Why you driving fast?" or "Mama, you driving slow? why?", "Go this way! This way is to the museum, this way is to the Gan (daycare)." He loves to say "Can I tell you a question?" and when you say sure, he says something like "I had a good day today", or "I'm hungry". He also loves to whisper in our ear - "You know what daddy? I love you SO much!"...he's such a cutie. He also calls to Sylvie "Come here, sweetie! Come!" They are very cute together and love to play with each other.
Yesterday, Sylvie had a check up at 17 months...She weighed in at 21.5 lbs (9.85kg, 19%), and her length is 40%, and head is at 27%. She's accumulating quite the vocabulary: "All gone, up, down, water, milk, more", and is an expert at shaking her head while saying "Noooo!" when she doesn't want something - like when I say 'Time to go to sleep!". Here she is feeding herself a yo-baby...she much prefers her hands to her spoon.
Here's a video of us at dinner - and Sylvie showing off who's who. She says "Ya Ya" for Yoni.
We have a busy time coming up...Sylvie and I are visiting her BFF, Ella, in Dallas this weekend and the following weekend, my parents are coming up for Thanksgiving, and then we're all headed to FL for a visit! So exciting!!!
The weather is definitely turning colder and we are now in the "ugly side" of fall...where nothing is golden anymore and everything is dying and bare in preparation for winter. I'm happy that it hasn't really snowed yet and am hopeful that there will be less snow than last winter.
Here are the kids in our yard:
And here's a view of our street - hard to even see the street for all of the leaves.
Here's a little video:
Both Yoni and Sylvie are growing and developing so much every day. Yoni has new lines every day and is becoming quite the back-seat driver: "Mama, Slow down! Be careful! Why you driving fast?" or "Mama, you driving slow? why?", "Go this way! This way is to the museum, this way is to the Gan (daycare)." He loves to say "Can I tell you a question?" and when you say sure, he says something like "I had a good day today", or "I'm hungry". He also loves to whisper in our ear - "You know what daddy? I love you SO much!"...he's such a cutie. He also calls to Sylvie "Come here, sweetie! Come!" They are very cute together and love to play with each other.
Yesterday, Sylvie had a check up at 17 months...She weighed in at 21.5 lbs (9.85kg, 19%), and her length is 40%, and head is at 27%. She's accumulating quite the vocabulary: "All gone, up, down, water, milk, more", and is an expert at shaking her head while saying "Noooo!" when she doesn't want something - like when I say 'Time to go to sleep!". Here she is feeding herself a yo-baby...she much prefers her hands to her spoon.
Here's a video of us at dinner - and Sylvie showing off who's who. She says "Ya Ya" for Yoni.
We have a busy time coming up...Sylvie and I are visiting her BFF, Ella, in Dallas this weekend and the following weekend, my parents are coming up for Thanksgiving, and then we're all headed to FL for a visit! So exciting!!!
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Halloween 2008
We had such a fun Halloween this year. I'm guessing the older the kids become, the more fun it will continue to get! We started the celebrations off with our yearly Halloween party at the hospital.
The next day, the kids and I went to the bouncy house halloween celebration.
It was like 40 degrees and windy that day and I bundled the kids and myself up with coats, hats, scarfs, etc, as I don't do the cold thing very well. Behind us walked another family and the 5 yr old son said, chuckling, "Look mom, they think it's winter already!". yup...not sure how we'll make it through this winter. I think I'll stay home till May.
Anyways...back to Halloween - the following day, we took the kids to the "mall" for some trick-or-treating. Sylvie didn't get the point of wearing her costume for the third day in a row, but Jonathan was very excited to finally get some candy.
When we came home from the mall, we opened up a package that Grandma and Grandpa sent Jonathan and Sylvie and for the rest of the evening, and for hours today, they were occupied placing stickers in their books, then in each other's books, then on their clothes, face, hair and all over the rest of the house. What great gifts! Thank you!
The next day, the kids and I went to the bouncy house halloween celebration.
It was like 40 degrees and windy that day and I bundled the kids and myself up with coats, hats, scarfs, etc, as I don't do the cold thing very well. Behind us walked another family and the 5 yr old son said, chuckling, "Look mom, they think it's winter already!". yup...not sure how we'll make it through this winter. I think I'll stay home till May.
Anyways...back to Halloween - the following day, we took the kids to the "mall" for some trick-or-treating. Sylvie didn't get the point of wearing her costume for the third day in a row, but Jonathan was very excited to finally get some candy.
When we came home from the mall, we opened up a package that Grandma and Grandpa sent Jonathan and Sylvie and for the rest of the evening, and for hours today, they were occupied placing stickers in their books, then in each other's books, then on their clothes, face, hair and all over the rest of the house. What great gifts! Thank you!
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