Well, Shall I Try Again????

I am so bad at blogging, but at least I have something to look back on!!

I'm thinking I should try again... maybe go for just once a month.

For now a non picture update :)

Everyone is doing well back at school. Rivka started Kitah Aleph (1st grade), and Avraham Tzvi started gan. Both are doing amazingly well. The twins went up to kitah bet (2nd grade) with the same class & same teachers. Again, b'h they are really thriving!

We had a fun summer, lots of family time, lots of fun all around.

I do have 1st day of school pics, I will try to put them up here. I put stuff up on facebook now but I would like to go back to blogging so I have a record for me if for no one else.

Well, here's to trying again. We'll see how long I make it this time :)

Siddor Party

The girls had their Siddor Party a few months ago. It's the time when they have learned well enough to read and start praying from a prayer book instead of by heart. They did lots of singing and dancing, and at the end were presented with their very own books.

Before the party

Ready to go with Grandma & grandpa

Rena

Nechama

Rena

Siddor Party, Haircutting, and a Way Behind Blog

Not that nothing has been happening lately, but I have so neglected my poor blog! I mean to put the pictures up, or at least summaries of what's going on, at least for myself, and then life happens!

So, trying to start again, and record what's going on in our crazy lives. I hope to do a few posts today with the highlights of the last few months, and then *hopefully* I can keep up with a few more posts the rest of the year! Here's to optimism I can keep up with a blog :)

What Happens When You Have a Son After 3 Girls...

Bowling!

We took the kids bowling for the first time. They really enjoyed it!

View From the Kitchen Window

Even living here, I do not expect to look out my kitchen window and see a family of camels grazing on the plants!

Four Down...

Six to go. Nechama lost another tooth a couple of weeks ago :)

First Day for Rivka

Rivka started "gan chova" (kindergarten) yesterday. She has 13 boys and 13 girls in her class, and she is loving it. She is right next door to where she had pre-k, and she was so happy to pop over and visit her teacher & assistant from last year.

"Gan Tzhalon"

So happy with her new backpack!

Here's to a great year!

First Day, Part Two

Here are the girls in their classrooms. They both seem to have really great teachers and have I mentioned they are so happy?

All ready to go

Rena all set at her desk.

The board says "Welcome First Grade"

Nechama's desk

Magical letters

I guess the teachers did the boards together, because they are both pretty much the same LOL.

First Day of School!

For Nechama and Rena! I can't believe my girls are all grown up and going to real school! So far they both love it, let's hope it continues :)





For Nechama and Rena! I can't believe my girls are all grown up and going to real school! So far they both love it, let's hope it continues :)

Catching Up

Before I post their first day of 1st grade, I figured I should put up their last day of gan. However, bad mother I am, I have to FIND those pictures. So here is my "bookmark" post, where at some point in the future (hopefully!) I will put up their last day of gan pics. I wouldn't hold my breath though, I seem to remember (I could go check now...) that I never put up all the last day of gan pics from *last* year (ie: 2009)

As Promised

Video of Rena riding her bike :)

Wow it's Been a While

Sorry, life! I know I missed May, June, and almost July! Just wanted to stop on quick today to record a milestone...

Rena learned to ride her bike!

I did take pictures. Maybe I'll get them up later :)

Cheese on My Bread

Avraham Tzvi's first *real* sentence! I offered him bread, and he gave his usual "yeah." Then I asked "do you want cheese on your bread?" and he said "yeah," hesitated a second, and said "cheese on my bread." He then repeated himself about 4 times, seemed real proud of himself :D. Oh the little things that give us parents such joy :)

Happy Birthday Israel

Better than Television

A zoo below your house!

Shushon Purim in the Park :)

Purim it rained and stormed, but the day after was beautiful. Dh took the kids to the park while I cleaned up the balagan. Looks like they had a great time. Maybe next year *I'll* go to the park and he will clean up...

Purim!

Some pics from the day. They all chose things I already own, so I didn't even have to spend any money on costumes :) The dog and the leapord came from my neice, the frog was Rena's last year, and the Queen Ester came from a friend. The tiger Avraham Tzvi is wearing in the bottom picture is Rena's from when she was 2. I'll have to see if I can find a picture of her in it and post it up.

Mishloach Manot Madness

I don't think the girls are quite old enough to sit through the whole Megillah (and Avraham Tzvi defiantly can't!!!), especially motzie Shabbot when it's a bit later. Since they were a little disappointed, I promised them we could make up the mishloach manot to send to their friends. They had a great time putting together the packages.




Poor Avraham Tzvi was sitting at the table finishing his supper and staring at all the treats I was *not* giving him to eat LOL.


One shot of the "grown up" mishloach manot I gave out. I just made 6 this year and called it a day (we gave to a community list). The can on the left is canned corn, and the container on the right is hummos.

Better Late than Never

Two more Chanukah parties, and our door.

Our door, all decorated with the kids' stuff :)

Rena, waiting for her party.



Rivka, before the party.



Rivka, during her party.

Rena & Rivka had parties back to back. I barely got there in time for Rena's to start, and I couldn't get a good spot to take lots of pics :(