tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74349296202755416642024-03-14T11:32:53.844+02:00A mommy in the makingOn February 17th, 2009, my husband Shawn and I welcomed our twin daughters, Eliana and Bracha, into this world. Till that point this blog had been used to share pregnancy updates with friends and family and now it is used to share news and pictures of our budding family.Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-46749527211722996432013-11-24T20:34:00.001+02:002013-11-24T20:34:33.399+02:00It's been a while...Hello everyone in cyber land! I owe you an update as well as promised pics and videos which I haven't yet posted but I'm home all week so I should have no problem putting everything up. Meanwhile I'll let you know the girls are doing great, they're happier at their new gan each month and are starting to pick up on the language. They even play with each other in Hebrew sometimes. This shabbat Bracha led us all in Shalom Aleichem Friday night then Vishamru at lunch (both of which apparently include everyone linking arms and rocking side to side). Both girls can draw nicely and write their names in English and can both draw people, flowers, and suns.
That's it for now, more to follow soon.Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-47710531977771855892013-10-08T17:39:00.000+03:002013-10-08T17:39:43.489+03:00Ch ch ch ch changesWell, it's been a while since my last update (but look, mom, no apologies!). A lot has happened. The girls finished their fabulous Gan Shelanu and went to a new kaytana (camp) for two and a half weeks in the summer before moving on to their new gan. It's a municipal public religious gan which sets them on track for an education in the public religious school system for the next fourteen years. It's a Hebrew speaking gan of 30+ kids, a huge change from their class of fourteen in an all-English gan the last two years. But the gannenot are all really nice and there are a bunch of other English speakers there (including another set of gg twins with a daughter names Eliana!) We told the kids they'd have the language figured out by Chanukka. I hope that happens. Meanwhile they no longer complain about not understanding (at least, they don't complain as much as they used to) and are happy there, so I'm glad. Oh. and the best part is it is just across the street!
I have pictures and videos to upload which I will be doing today and tomorrow. I have a new phone, and thus a new camera, so I have to figure out how all this works. But I have some great footage from the last month or two that I really want to share.
So keep your eyes peeled for more updates soon!Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-6217031206048585852013-08-01T10:57:00.001+03:002013-08-01T10:57:14.153+03:00The many sleeping positions of E and B<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kC5irC4hhDc/UfoT0qrALDI/AAAAAAAABe0/DBeiYW68gCc/s1600/2013-06-22-455.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kC5irC4hhDc/UfoT0qrALDI/AAAAAAAABe0/DBeiYW68gCc/s320/2013-06-22-455.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cO1UYck8Rxc/UfoT6c7obUI/AAAAAAAABe8/ESms0uIlLN4/s1600/2013-06-23-456.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cO1UYck8Rxc/UfoT6c7obUI/AAAAAAAABe8/ESms0uIlLN4/s320/2013-06-23-456.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCd6W0phNH0/UfoUCi4SyTI/AAAAAAAABfE/dJCgaBs7ovI/s1600/2013-07-06-510.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" 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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CfKGDGYox2U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-11208417475275490682013-06-18T01:20:00.002+03:002013-06-18T01:20:57.341+03:00UpdatesLong time no update! A lot has been going on around here. The girls had their 4th birthday back in February but the day of their party also brought hardships to our family: Shawn was hospitalized later that evening. Things have yet to get back to normal as he continues to search for the best treatment program for his needs but the girls have been amazing troopers through it all. We see Abba every chance we get and fortunately lately that has been a more frequent occurrence. But the girls and I have been doing quite well (as you can tell from the pictures and videos from the last four months).<p><p>
They had their second haircut a few weeks ago, Eliana ending up with an adorable bob that is slightly longer in the front than in the back and Bracha's hair is still as long as ever, just with a couple inches fewer of split ends. As you can probably tell from the pics, she gets two pigtails every morning. Keeps the lice away, <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3348265,00.html">tfu tfu tfu</a>. Every Sunday lick clockwork we go to English story time after gan, hitting up the nearby library as well. I thought a little variety in bedtime stories would offer a nice changce from the same stories we read for years. Boy was I wrong. We must have checked out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Camillas-New-Hairdo-Tricia-Tusa/dp/0374310211">Camilla's New Hairdo</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Goldie-Locks-Has-Chicken-Pox/dp/0689876106/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371506621&sr=1-1&keywords=goldilocks+has+chicken+pox">Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gruffalos-Child-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0142407542/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371506682&sr=1-1&keywords=the+gruffalo%27s+child">The Gruffalo's Child</a> more than all the other kids who have every checked out any of them, combined! Eliana even knows the first two by heart, which I must admit is kinda nice since the other day I fell asleep in the middle of 'reading them their bedtime story' which I fortunately didn't even have to read at all. But it's gotten to the point where it completely defeats the purpose or borrowing library books to discover new stories and I've had to implement a new rule: at least half of all books checked out must be new (to us). May this be our biggest problem in life!!!<p><p>
The girls love cooking and baking with me which brings me back to my own childhood memories of baking with my father. Of course, the times have changed so my four-year-olds know how to roll sushi, a food I never ate before I was nearly 20. In fact, here is Eliana helping me bake the chewy chocolate chip peanut butter bars we made for Savta's surprise 70th birthday party:<p><p>
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And here they are, along with their cousin, Reuben (via Skype) at the party:<p><p>
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That's it for now. I will try to upload some videos in the next few days. Let me leave you with two final scrumptious pictures of my not-so babies...with ice-cream punims (strike a pose!) and pretzels:<p><p>
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One day watching tv...<p>
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Ima made us pretty earings!<p>
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src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-emQRvZQ_zwA/Ub-E6azwBNI/AAAAAAAABZc/PpVh5cZzyjw/s320/2013-06-03-358.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OxvjfxjsbIk/Ub-E8G3iXyI/AAAAAAAABZo/hHtw0z1OAk8/s1600/2013-06-03-359.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OxvjfxjsbIk/Ub-E8G3iXyI/AAAAAAAABZo/hHtw0z1OAk8/s320/2013-06-03-359.jpg" /></a>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-35027932331930047972013-06-17T07:52:00.000+03:002013-06-17T07:52:54.756+03:00On the way to/from gan<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VdmaPNbPf4c/Ub6Ve1Bj49I/AAAAAAAABW0/k_tK4ODmOBc/s1600/2013-06-06-379.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VdmaPNbPf4c/Ub6Ve1Bj49I/AAAAAAAABW0/k_tK4ODmOBc/s320/2013-06-06-379.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-elQegh9PLkQ/Ub6VkDULD7I/AAAAAAAABXA/BOTPKInisr0/s1600/2013-06-11-399.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-elQegh9PLkQ/Ub6VkDULD7I/AAAAAAAABXA/BOTPKInisr0/s320/2013-06-11-399.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IZ4F-2FIB4s/Ub6VjxPFirI/AAAAAAAABW8/VY6r15eAfDE/s1600/2013-06-14-418.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IZ4F-2FIB4s/Ub6VjxPFirI/AAAAAAAABW8/VY6r15eAfDE/s320/2013-06-14-418.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jr5KDbFnQ2w/Ub6VmnvPKnI/AAAAAAAABXM/Jd5jS7bB5Ig/s1600/2013-06-14-423.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jr5KDbFnQ2w/Ub6VmnvPKnI/AAAAAAAABXM/Jd5jS7bB5Ig/s320/2013-06-14-423.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KzX0mjmcvIc/Ub6VorbKJ3I/AAAAAAAABXU/SYkrwYw-Bng/s1600/2013-06-16-428.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KzX0mjmcvIc/Ub6VorbKJ3I/AAAAAAAABXU/SYkrwYw-Bng/s320/2013-06-16-428.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BmhOXO3DSZc/Ub6V4QlSq5I/AAAAAAAABXg/l9DJ7uHQgxE/s1600/2013-05-12-283.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BmhOXO3DSZc/Ub6V4QlSq5I/AAAAAAAABXg/l9DJ7uHQgxE/s320/2013-05-12-283.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yZ4KY4o305s/Ub6V4fsxfoI/AAAAAAAABXc/LsVLbtqnpXw/s1600/2013-05-30-333.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yZ4KY4o305s/Ub6V4fsxfoI/AAAAAAAABXc/LsVLbtqnpXw/s320/2013-05-30-333.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEChbeVkims/Ub6V5bD54HI/AAAAAAAABXs/MdLHfkwuGlI/s1600/2013-05-31-344.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEChbeVkims/Ub6V5bD54HI/AAAAAAAABXs/MdLHfkwuGlI/s320/2013-05-31-344.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUb44Vhgk6Q/Ub6V_aN6qDI/AAAAAAAABX8/FB6xNtmzyuE/s1600/2013-05-31-345.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jUb44Vhgk6Q/Ub6V_aN6qDI/AAAAAAAABX8/FB6xNtmzyuE/s320/2013-05-31-345.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m5BdWjUwjq4/Ub6V-w3zQUI/AAAAAAAABX0/DeM8s0HScUo/s1600/2013-06-03-361.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m5BdWjUwjq4/Ub6V-w3zQUI/AAAAAAAABX0/DeM8s0HScUo/s320/2013-06-03-361.jpg" /></a>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-67492782483074831232013-06-17T07:47:00.000+03:002013-06-17T07:47:59.164+03:00Father's Day photo montage<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YKUMsPW5hI/Ub6U2F9wYFI/AAAAAAAABWY/y3O2z6zGhI8/s1600/2013-05-30-339.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2YKUMsPW5hI/Ub6U2F9wYFI/AAAAAAAABWY/y3O2z6zGhI8/s320/2013-05-30-339.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TRsjYjS158s/Ub6U3idWB_I/AAAAAAAABWg/TsczeDmlKZQ/s1600/2013-06-11-401.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TRsjYjS158s/Ub6U3idWB_I/AAAAAAAABWg/TsczeDmlKZQ/s320/2013-06-11-401.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R1KCzhdvcYM/Ub6U7La0y6I/AAAAAAAABWo/5o1B_3zgKqk/s1600/2013-06-16-430.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R1KCzhdvcYM/Ub6U7La0y6I/AAAAAAAABWo/5o1B_3zgKqk/s320/2013-06-16-430.jpg" /></a>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-87853007240927076762013-04-22T23:03:00.002+03:002013-04-22T23:03:31.782+03:00An adorable video from Saba and Savta<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4lin-Rjvc7Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-52963073025232677892013-04-21T21:29:00.002+03:002013-04-21T21:29:45.996+03:00Only suckers read bedtime stories<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iKDq2vdQWiI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-39643390515726170552013-04-16T18:42:00.001+03:002013-04-16T18:42:24.447+03:00Yom Haatzmaut videos<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IOp9-jKil-w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1FxLSfUF0pc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SIzb8db7pMI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-85312424884880632442013-04-16T18:10:00.002+03:002013-04-16T18:10:46.287+03:00Bracha-ismBackground: Bracha is sitting on a stool in the corner on the porch, squeezed between the porch doors and metal gate, "reading" from a little toy Teudat Zehut (ID card) the kids made at gan.
Me: Bracha, are you okay?
Bracha: Yes, I'm davening. I'm at shul.Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-37503366443892933102013-04-16T13:34:00.001+03:002013-04-16T13:34:30.094+03:00Jerusalem Ice City 2013<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fVcAOJXPs8A/UW0o_m2hnII/AAAAAAAABVU/54_Zoy2nkmE/s1600/2013-04-09-199%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fVcAOJXPs8A/UW0o_m2hnII/AAAAAAAABVU/54_Zoy2nkmE/s320/2013-04-09-199%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjnUptJY2o4/UW0pDNl7G2I/AAAAAAAABVc/iC-g6NFUfos/s1600/2013-04-09-200%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LjnUptJY2o4/UW0pDNl7G2I/AAAAAAAABVc/iC-g6NFUfos/s320/2013-04-09-200%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I7FPvcu_vaI/UW0pGetlMaI/AAAAAAAABVk/wogdGcF7mUw/s1600/2013-04-09-201%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I7FPvcu_vaI/UW0pGetlMaI/AAAAAAAABVk/wogdGcF7mUw/s320/2013-04-09-201%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CF6UJaBYAls/UW0pInMmdpI/AAAAAAAABVs/1F8t1f1TBa0/s1600/2013-04-09-202%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CF6UJaBYAls/UW0pInMmdpI/AAAAAAAABVs/1F8t1f1TBa0/s320/2013-04-09-202%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-49480671788661315792013-04-16T13:32:00.002+03:002013-04-16T13:32:41.491+03:00Lots O Pictures<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h0OrHNRQlX8/UW0nwsY5u_I/AAAAAAAABT8/d2rSQyiyMuo/s1600/2013-04-03-181%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h0OrHNRQlX8/UW0nwsY5u_I/AAAAAAAABT8/d2rSQyiyMuo/s320/2013-04-03-181%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUE1AuyAgYg/UW0nz1nmaiI/AAAAAAAABUE/rlSdBVnGaqY/s1600/2013-04-11-208%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oUE1AuyAgYg/UW0nz1nmaiI/AAAAAAAABUE/rlSdBVnGaqY/s320/2013-04-11-208%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kdLGGWkaHq0/UW0n2fXr6sI/AAAAAAAABUM/EJITn2n0ntw/s1600/2013-04-11-209%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kdLGGWkaHq0/UW0n2fXr6sI/AAAAAAAABUM/EJITn2n0ntw/s320/2013-04-11-209%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iEHz9KUY6qc/UW0n46F5iLI/AAAAAAAABUU/hnQsXKxDlFA/s1600/2013-04-11-211%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iEHz9KUY6qc/UW0n46F5iLI/AAAAAAAABUU/hnQsXKxDlFA/s320/2013-04-11-211%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H-nVczBrEFQ/UW0n6_l6gEI/AAAAAAAABUc/sJAnou0tj2U/s1600/2013-04-05-191%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H-nVczBrEFQ/UW0n6_l6gEI/AAAAAAAABUc/sJAnou0tj2U/s320/2013-04-05-191%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nMzZBo3ik0E/UW0oAjRT5_I/AAAAAAAABUk/EDJY5F7YxMM/s1600/2013-04-05-190%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nMzZBo3ik0E/UW0oAjRT5_I/AAAAAAAABUk/EDJY5F7YxMM/s320/2013-04-05-190%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qiRALdb_UMU/UW0ofDYeApI/AAAAAAAABUs/NDJgZwJNUeQ/s1600/2013-03-17-130%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qiRALdb_UMU/UW0ofDYeApI/AAAAAAAABUs/NDJgZwJNUeQ/s320/2013-03-17-130%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TQnXfleQ4GI/UW0omN1cIoI/AAAAAAAABU0/BsC-1-2NpbU/s1600/2013-03-15-125%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TQnXfleQ4GI/UW0omN1cIoI/AAAAAAAABU0/BsC-1-2NpbU/s320/2013-03-15-125%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wfr-t5Pl1HY/UW0omLTR8aI/AAAAAAAABU4/tC6cqhPod1M/s1600/2013-03-15-126%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wfr-t5Pl1HY/UW0omLTR8aI/AAAAAAAABU4/tC6cqhPod1M/s320/2013-03-15-126%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GXHfGiPrVYg/UW0oohBew4I/AAAAAAAABVE/i04QmDIZQCI/s1600/2013-03-19-134%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GXHfGiPrVYg/UW0oohBew4I/AAAAAAAABVE/i04QmDIZQCI/s320/2013-03-19-134%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_yAKwML-VU/UW0orNIpXyI/AAAAAAAABVM/dayXQhqAS0U/s1600/2013-03-19-131%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9_yAKwML-VU/UW0orNIpXyI/AAAAAAAABVM/dayXQhqAS0U/s320/2013-03-19-131%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-44796623371686430562013-04-16T13:27:00.002+03:002013-04-16T13:27:13.739+03:00Chocolate-y ice cream punims galore!!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5YFqwJP_AYQ/UW0nA5WF4LI/AAAAAAAABS8/f7xFeWBG41c/s1600/2013-04-16-221%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5YFqwJP_AYQ/UW0nA5WF4LI/AAAAAAAABS8/f7xFeWBG41c/s320/2013-04-16-221%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hi9gg_CLxbc/UW0nHbxK9pI/AAAAAAAABTE/0oGXIbrkmRo/s1600/2013-04-16-220%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hi9gg_CLxbc/UW0nHbxK9pI/AAAAAAAABTE/0oGXIbrkmRo/s320/2013-04-16-220%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2b3iOeArU4/UW0nJ2ZVFMI/AAAAAAAABTM/Q2wbqmH_SDA/s1600/2013-04-16-219%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2b3iOeArU4/UW0nJ2ZVFMI/AAAAAAAABTM/Q2wbqmH_SDA/s320/2013-04-16-219%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLiF8YoaAoI/UW0nPobN_-I/AAAAAAAABTU/ErN69usVryw/s1600/2013-04-12-213%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eLiF8YoaAoI/UW0nPobN_-I/AAAAAAAABTU/ErN69usVryw/s320/2013-04-12-213%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wyBWnW_jVCo/UW0nSVLt0gI/AAAAAAAABTc/2-EjA4wZRcE/s1600/2013-04-12-212%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wyBWnW_jVCo/UW0nSVLt0gI/AAAAAAAABTc/2-EjA4wZRcE/s320/2013-04-12-212%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RjzR8xmocBM/UW0nVpmuxyI/AAAAAAAABTk/BJIEtrfH1wE/s1600/2013-03-27-156%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RjzR8xmocBM/UW0nVpmuxyI/AAAAAAAABTk/BJIEtrfH1wE/s320/2013-03-27-156%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gi7j2lWZQZ0/UW0nXOtgOCI/AAAAAAAABTs/XWNgEzotZEE/s1600/2013-03-27-155%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gi7j2lWZQZ0/UW0nXOtgOCI/AAAAAAAABTs/XWNgEzotZEE/s320/2013-03-27-155%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7QGly8t5H-A/UW0nZdyJaaI/AAAAAAAABT0/SCtua7df_jU/s1600/2013-03-27-154%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7QGly8t5H-A/UW0nZdyJaaI/AAAAAAAABT0/SCtua7df_jU/s320/2013-03-27-154%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a>Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-60812135367655532192013-04-01T10:24:00.000+03:002013-04-01T18:36:13.530+03:00Kid-isms, the dictionaryHere are a few words the kids say, as well as their actual meaning:<p>
Burn fire / Bird fire (E: "It's like a big big nest that lives in a castle!") = Bonfire<br>
Water fall mountain = Water fountain<br>
Neutrons = Nutrients (E: "This banana has lots of vitamins and neutrons!"<br>
Fritato = Frittata (when meaning a Spanish tortilla de patatas, or potato frittata)<br>
Load down = Download
Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-58637407679760508402013-02-21T02:21:00.002+02:002013-02-21T02:21:17.571+02:00Pictures, parties, and PurimI know I'm behind on the updating so here are a whole bunch of pictures for your enjoyment. There's a couple of non-kid family photos from our night out last week to celebrate the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Israeli-Legal-System-Marcia-Gelpe/dp/1594608687/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1361405820&sr=8-3&keywords=marcia+gelpe">publication on my mom's new book</a>, and one pretty picture of the amazing sky we saw on our way home from gan one day. But otherwise, lots of pics of the girls from the last couple of weeks. Watch them ride their new bikes for the first time, discover a creative new solution to the lack of a functional double stroller (one of which while they are decorated with face-paint princess crowns in honor of Purim), make a decorate toy phones out of an old lasagna noodle box, and, best of all, celebrate their 4th(!) birthday with a party at gan. Enjoy!
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(sorry the video is so jumpy, trying to work that one out)Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-26376470457018408462013-01-10T11:57:00.000+02:002013-01-10T11:57:34.147+02:00More sisterly cuteness etc.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HucVOKGCxRI/UO6JLWC1KOI/AAAAAAAABPw/rxd-aowdMXM/s1600/251220121493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HucVOKGCxRI/UO6JLWC1KOI/AAAAAAAABPw/rxd-aowdMXM/s320/251220121493.jpg" /></a>
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New Shabbat corner!
Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-63694223030056989342013-01-10T11:20:00.000+02:002013-01-10T11:20:18.478+02:00Snow day!After several days of high winds and rains, dark skies and frozie toesies, it finally started to snow! It began last night and has continued through this morning. We woke up to the pleasant surprise or close to a foot of snowfall. The four of us got dressed up warmly in lots of layers and went outside to play. While outside we found a cool snowman (one of a village's worth of snow people in the field outside our home) and joined the crowds taking pictures next to it. Shawn and I had a snow fight. Eliana made snowballs and threw them around. Bracha, my little desert baby, was not impressed. Finally I took her back upstairs and tossed a cardboard box, aka Israeli sled, down to Shawn so he could take Eli sledding on a little nearby hill. Unfortunately 'little' was a very generous way to describe it and they didn't have much luck getting any momentum (Shawn: What am I supposed to do, just shove her down in the sled? Me: What do you think sledding IS?)
After we all came up and changed into warm, dry clothes, Eliana and I sat down to a bowl of winter ice cream. It turns out this popular winter treat I enjoyed in my childhood is not so popular in Canada, but Eli loved it as much as I do. Then I made a pot of delicious hot cocoa with a modern twist: I ran it through the blender while still hot to get it creamy and frothy. Once again Eliana enjoyed her treat, and once again Shawn was confused (Shawn: How did you make it? Me: Um, with milk, cocoa, and sugar?). I asked if he drank hot cocoa as a child and he ridiculed the question but it turns out what he calls hot cocoa is what I would call instant hot chocolate. I figured this out after he seemed confused as to how a stove top is involved.
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A giant snowman!
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Well, maybe not so giant...
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Yaffahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18408657546212068901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7434929620275541664.post-24539525007566320802012-12-23T21:19:00.001+02:002012-12-23T21:19:21.377+02:00The many positions of a sleeping Bracha<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BrnLBjBveS8/UNdY_Fxgo3I/AAAAAAAABNI/nUUhKJewzgk/s1600/111020121347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BrnLBjBveS8/UNdY_Fxgo3I/AAAAAAAABNI/nUUhKJewzgk/s320/111020121347.jpg" /></a>
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