Sunday, May 27, 2007

Catching up on 3 months

This is going to be a mega-blog post. A lot has happened recently, all good news.

The family took a vacation to Florida in February. We saw Andi's mom Charlotte, and her great-aunt Ruth who is 98 and still going strong. Also saw Andi's sister Suzanne and husband Richard, and Andi's father Harvey & wife Judie. Then we took a trip, just the 4 of us, to Orlando to Disney World.
In March we celebrated Andi's birthday, and at the end of the month we drove down to LA for Passover with the Levinson-Mirell family. There was a special guest, a camel! Ariella sang the four questions in front of 50 people, while we kvelled. We also had a good time seeing lots of old friends.
Rick's mom Nancy and stepfather Ron came for a visit to Palo Alto. Rick also flew to Atlanta to surprise his dad for his 65th birthday.

Andi's mom came for a wonderful mother's day visit, and now Ariella is about to enter her last two weeks of preschool before the summer. This summer she has a dance class, a swimming class, and summer camp at the JCC. Ariella is a delightful little girl. At Disney World, she met both Ariel the mermaid and Belle (from Beauty and the Beast), and for the past three months, everything has been about princesses.

Meanwhile, Jonah turned nine months old, and the next day basically started crawling. He is 71% for height (2 ft, 4 in.), and 53% for weight (20.75 lbs). His head circumference continues to be off the charts. As you will see from the pictures, he is eating everything, including spaghetti w/ meat sauce (see last pic). He says 4 words, "mama," "dada," "baba (for bottle)," and "nahnah (for night-night)." He also waves and smiles. He smiles all the time.

That's where we are. No big trips planned yet for the summer, but we're thinking about some possibilities.
So we have so many pictures we hardly knew where to start, but here are the best of the last 3 months:

Andi and Great-Aunt Ruth in Florida, February 2007


Aunt Suzy-Q and Ariella, Florida, February 2007


Four Generations, Florida, February 2007


Ariella and Andi with Nusbaum cousins Rebecca and Marci, Florida, February 2007



Gamma Charlotte and Jonah on Ft. Lauderdale Beach, February 2007


Instant connection between Great-Grandma Ruth & Jonah, February 2007 (Jonah at 7 mos)


Poppy & Jonah, Florida, February 2007


Poppy & Jonah, Florida, February 2007


The Magic Kingdom, DisneyWorld, February 2007


Shy Ariella and Ariel the Little Mermaid
Hugs from Belle


The best seat for the Disney Parade


Frenkel family at Disney World after long day


Pirates and Princesses at Purim, March 2007, Palo Alto



Galia, Hannah and Ariella at JCC Preschool Tsahov class Purim


Andi & Jonah, 3/5/07, Twins in duckie jammies



Andi's birthday, Caffe Riace, Palo Alto, 3/8/07


Cake for Andi's birthday party, March 2007, our house


Nurit, Julie, Andi and Amy



Ariella, Isabel, and Galia enjoy the cake


Jonah shows Abby his cool piano


Kids taking first bath together, March 2007


Off to LA for Passover, but first some time at Venice Beach.
Rick wore his Red Sox hat in honor of opening day...


Ariella and Andi, on Venice Beach, 4/1/07


Pesach at the Levinsons always brings something different!


And other farm animals too.


Frenkels, Passover, April 2, 2007


Ariella, this year with a speaking role in the Passover play!



Ariella with Sarah Breckner, April 3, 2007, LA


Jonah at 8 months, April 2007.


Jonah and Ariella, posing nicely for the camera.


Kids, 4/20/07.


Ariella with Grandma Nancy during her visit, April 2007.



Bedtime reading with Grandma and Grandpa


Celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Indendence Day) at Palo Alto JCC Preschool, April 2007.


Gamma Charlotte babysat while visiting in May 2007 - thanks!


Gamma and Ariella, Mother's Day, May 2007, Los Altos, CA


The kids now entertain each other nicely (most of the time)



Frenkel family, Los Altos, CA, May 13, 2007


A delicious picture of Jonah, at nine months.


In Seale Park, near our home, May 17, 2007


We title this picture "I Love Spaghetti" - Jonah not only eats his food, he wears it.