Happy Holidays!

The delightful darling wearing brown, front and center, is my joyful angel. It was such a heart-felt moment to see her singing so cheerful with all of the other preschool children, as the moms and dads were watching and recording this moment for eternity. I am so, so proud as I watch her happy smiling face in celebration of the Christmas holiday:

Oh wait, nevermind. Bah humbug!

Halloween 2012

Even Hurricane Sandy's downed power lines, power outages, broken tree limbs and flooding couldn't keep Jake and Ali from trick or treating this year! We had to go over to Mema & Papa's neighborhood in Mamaroneck during daylight hours to collect our loot, but the kids were happy to ring doorbells and scamper up and down the street. Eastchester postponed our trick or treating until Saturday, so Jake got twice the trick or treating in this year!

Here is Anakin Skywalker (who had just lost a tooth to a Milk Dud!) and Princess Ali:

First Day of School!

This year, Jake started 1st grade. He is in the same school he attended last year. It is only Kindergarten and 1st grade at his school, so now he's one of the "big kids" at school and on the bus. Ali started preschool in the 2's program at the same school where Jake attended the 4's program. Here is a picture of both of them on their first day. So far, everyone is enjoying their school and their new teachers.

Greetings from Dutch Wonderland!

Jake, Ali and I met up with Peepa to spend a fun afternoon and evening at our favorite kids amusement park in Lancaster. Humid but fun! This was the last ride of the night.

Ali's 1st time on a pony!

Peepa just sent this from Dutch Wonderland. The kids are out visiting Geedah and Peepa since school is over but camp is yet to start. Looks like they are having a blast so far! Well, judging from Ali's face, I think the jury is still out on her opinion of pony rides. She's not screaming to get off, so that's a plus. She broke my skin with her fingernails when we were at the zoo on Tuesday and a tiger walked right by the glass. So my fearless girl does have a few fears after all!

And for comparison, I just looked up Jake's first time on a pony four years ago. He doesn't look thrilled either!

And both of them as a comparison:

Jake Golfing

Ralph took Jake to the driving range over the weekend with the new golf clubs he got from Geedah and Peepa for Christmas. Here he is in action:

My babies this morning