Thanksgiving in Florida

As typical, we are running about one holiday behind. We have a bunch of great pictures from December in Michigan and Palo Alto, so instead we're posting our pictures from our trip to Florida for Thanksgiving and GreatGrandma Ruth's 99th birthday.

Instead of staying far inland, as we have done in previous trips, this time we chose to stay at the new Hilton in Ft. Lauderdale, right across from the beach. This was the view from our balcony.


Andi and Jonah enjoying the view from the balcony.


Ariella(in an outfit that used to be Andi's) and Great-grandma Ruth, in Century Village.


Great-grandma Ruth watches Jonah at play.


Four generations at dinner to celebrate her 99th birthday (which was earlier in November): Great-grandma Ruth, Charlotte, Andi's sister Suzanne, Andi and Ariella (who is again wearing a dress Andi wore when she was Ariella's age).


Of course we spent a lot of time at the beach, when the winds allowed! We had no rain the entire trip until the day we left. Here, Ariella and Gamah Charlotte dip their feet in the Atlantic.


Rick and Jonah on the beach.


Ariella with Aunt Suzy at a playground.


We also spent some time with Rick's cousin Amy, and her husband Michael and daughter Alli, who were in from Detroit visiting Michael's family. Here's Rick, Jonah, and Amy.


Ariella and Alli played beautifully & shared headphones to watch Monsters, Inc. on the video iPod during the Loooong wait for food at the restaurant.


I still have no idea how we got 3 kids ages 1-4 to pose for this picture.


Alli popped out at the last moment, but here we all are in the circles.


The hotel had a great pool, too, which unfortunately was located in a wind tunnel! We really enjoyed it, esp. the jacuzzis.


Back to Great Grandma Ruth's for one more visit before going home.


Somehow we ended up with no pictures from Thanksgiving, but we had a great celebration at Suzanne & Richard's house in Coral Springs, along with Aunt Marlene, Great Grandma Ruth and her friend Arnold, and more. Aunt Suzy and Uncle Richard made a tremendous feast, and we stayed the entire day! The following night, we went to Aunt Marlene's condo for Shabbat. Here's Aunt Marlene with Suzanne, Andi, and the kids.


The Frenkel family, November 2007 (Jonah, 15 months, Ariella, 4.25 years).


Over November, Jonah became obsessed with cars and trucks. He screams for them when he sees them in books. Here, he shows his enthusiasm!


I promise to get the December pictures posted before Valentine's Day!!!

Fall in Palo Alto

You want pictures? We got pictures! From Jonah's first birthday, to our trip to Michigan, to Rick's birthday and the High Holidays (when Jonah started walking), to Sukkot, to our trip in mid-October to LA for Guy & Jennifer's wedding, to the Halloween visit by Cheryl, to Rick's half-marathon, and finally to our recent visit by Papa Steve and Nana Donna. 34 new pictures, in total - plus the 3 I posted a couple of weeks ago. Just imagine these had been spread out over the last 3 months!

We are off now to Florida for Thanksgiving - more on that later.


Let's start on August 17 - Jonah's birthday.



Grandpa Ron and Grandma Nancy came for Jonah's first birthday.



Grandpa Ron with Jonah.



Grandma Nancy with Jonah at his party.



Ariella, Jonah, Grandpa Ron, Grandma Nancy, and Gamaw.



The Frenkel Family, August 19, 2007



Andi baked a beehive cake!



Galia and Ariella watch as Jonah blows out his candle.




First taste of chocolate. I'll have more, please!




Charlotte, Andi and Ariella out for tea.



In Michigan, with cousin Amy, Michael, and cousin Ally.




Aunt Naomi and Aunt Barbara.



The obligatory picture at Zingermans, pickle and all.



Ariella and Jonah on the Diag at U of M.



Back at Charlotte's house, with the kids.




At home, with Jonah's first birthday present from Nana and Papa, about to drag race with Ariella.



A great picture from putt-putt golfing.



Break-fast of Yom Kippur fell on the day after Rick's birthday. We had people over. Here's Maya, the world's best babysitter and friend to us and the kids, with Ariella. (Jonah now says "Maya" to every college student with straight long hair that he sees).



The whole family, on Daddy's birthday.



Sukkot, end of September, 2007, with the Broussis.



Ariela, Andi, Ariella, and Galia.



Rick shows Jonah how to shake the lulav.



And now, to LA. This is in Santa Monica. We can't believe the kids posed for this shot.

At Guy & Jennifer's wedding. Doesn't Jonah look dapper in his tux?

We went to an apple festival the next weekend. Jonah, in the pumpkins.

Rick and Jonah.

At the Halloween party. (?)



On Halloween, Jonah was a bumblebee and Ariella was Sleeping Beauty.

Aw, aren't they cute?

Cheryl visited from New York, and snuggled with Ariella.

On November 4th, Rick ran the Silicon Valley half-marathon in 2:18. Andi and Ariella made a sign. This is just after the race.

Then Papa Steve and Nana Donna visited from Atlanta.

We went to the Children's museum in San Jose. We could NOT pry Jonah away from this truck.

One last snuggle with the grandkids.