A few more photos by request

Niagara Falls:



Cousins:



Uncle Michael:



Double Trouble?:

Adventures in Valatie

We have been vacationing at Grandma Marcia and Papa Barry's house this week. We had a chance to see Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bob who were visiting from California, went to the Museum of Firefighting, and played in the snow.





Leila is very concerned about worms' well being thanks to this book:








Our favorite exhibit: ringing bells!










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Charles Henry Faber

Born about 1pm, January 18, 2010. 6 pounds, 10 ounces, mom and baby doing excellently.





Next step: extracting him from the MTA?

Ma'Bloons

We like to put the syllable Ma in front of words like m'adults or ma'jrafe (giraffe) or ma'bloons! Tonight we went to the Festival of Balloons in Dansville, NY. It turned out to be too windy to launch but we saw the balloons inflated on the ground and had a picnic. Here are also some pictures from Uncle Michael's recent visit.















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Priceless Quotes

Leila was at the library with Grandma Gail and was staring out in space. GG "why are you staring" Leila "You not stair-ing, you take the elevator"

We went to Leila's preschool picnic and there was face painting. The girl asks Leila "do you want a flower?" Leila: "No, a big dinosaur. An Allosaurus." (mommy convinces her to get a flower) After looking in the mirror she says "I look so silly!"

Getting out of the car tonight "Oh, there are no monsters in the garage" Still not sure what to make of this one.

April Flowers Bring?

The weather has been so mild lately that the flowers are blooming early in Rochester! One of our lilacs is already in full bloom and the other is budding.





We took Leila to Lolly Pop Farm to see sheep sheering which she was fascinated by. (she is still convinced certain sheep are not allowed in the barn though) We also mowed the lawn for the first time this weekend after getting a new battery for the tractor (the old battery was from 2002 so I guess it was time) Leila has a new slide set in the backyard that she is "so excited about."





Shevah made chocolate cup cakes for a bake sale at work. We enjoyed some of them at home and discovered they are very messy!





Some pics from walking in highland park with Papa Lou and Grandma Elaine:

What a great day!

We are having an excellent visit with Auntie Lauren and Uncle David. This morning we went to the Natural History Museum in D.C. L was a big fan of dinosaur bones especially the triceratops. She also likes running around and got to touch a grasshopper (Lauren was not such a big fan).









This evening we had some mac and cheese at Cafe Deluxe (a little messy) and then went to Adas Israel for a Purim celebration. Purim was a big hit since we got to dress up as a belly dancer and make noise. It is sunny and relatively warm in D.C. so as an added bonus we are missing the snow in Rochester. More tomorrow. . .









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Even bigger snowman

Our reputation for building snowmen is expanding faster than the universe...



Hat on top:


All done:


Then, fingerpaint!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent a week in Albany and then in NJ at Auntie "Suvah" and uncle Ken's house. It was a well needed break for Dada and Mama. L got to spend time with her great-gandparents Mimi and Papa.



We ate alot, turkey and all the trimmings and latkes at an early Hanukah celebration. We will post video footage soon.



Which came first, the turkey or the egg?


Happy Holidays!




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