Sunday, July 22, 2007

Quick Update

Have a few more pics to post, may do so later in the week.

Ariella turns 4 in about a week. Jonah turns 1 a few weeks after that. We are getting ready for birthday parties and visits from family!

Meanwhile, I am training for the Silicon Valley Half-Marathon on November 4th. Hopefully there will be no injuries. I'm up to 6 miles in training - just registered for the big race today!

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Happy July 4th

We haven't downloaded from our camera in a few weeks, but here are some pictures from early June that are sure to please. Plus, you MUST click on the link to the home movie of Ariella at her ballet class.

Here are the kids on May 31st, Jonah at 9 months, Ariella at 3 and three-quarters.




Out to dinner with Jakey and Zacky. Ariella is hugging Jakey. Later we saw them at a baby naming, and they were wearing matching blue blazers. Ariella told me she thought that they looked like princes, and that when she was older, she wanted to marry Jakey. That's after she asked me which one was which, though.




Last day of preschool, Palo Alto JCC Tsahov classroom. Liv, Gaia, Ariella and Hannah. The transformation from the beginning of the class as new 3-year-olds to the end of the class is amazing.




Ariella and Jonah saying goodbye to their babysitter Maya, a local college student who is going on a 10-week trip this summer to South Africa. The kids are counting the days until her return (as are the parents!).





Finally, here's the ballet video.

Click to watch Ariella's Ballet Class Video

(note, she was fine - the glasses had to be fixed, but she was fine)

I have some other good video taken on the camcorder, which I have no idea how to get on the computer. Especially one of Jonah eating plums. Our plum tree went crazy this summer. We had at least 750 plums, maybe 1,000. Santa Rosa plums, too - very sweet and juicy.

Hope everyone had a great holiday.