Sunday, December 29, 2013

A birthday wish

A week ago Dorothy asked me if birthday wishes really come true. I asked what she thought. She said – maybe if they are possible. Like something that can really happen. Then she said it is possible to become famous. Tonight she wanted to tell me her birthday wish. She wished that all of her friends will be nice to each other. 

Monday, December 2, 2013

Can I have the Lizard Please?

Stella was looking for the scissors and was so clearly asking for the lizard. She is pronouncing words so clearly and speaking in these long and sophisticated sentences. She says things like "I'm just borrowing it, Ill be back soon" while walking away with my chocolate.

Ian, Daron and Dorothy had stupendous parent teacher conferences. Things like "He is such a good influence on his peers (Ian)" "He is brilliant" (Daron) and "She is the only one writing and reading like that (Dorothy)" Ice cream for all.

I had surgery Nov 20.  Fast recovery but trying for those having to pitch in.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Stella sings

After she gets into bed. For an hour, sometimes two. She sings to Kirby, applauds herself and sings some more.

Dorothy is cheerleading, guitar-playing, yoga and hip hop dancing teen. I mean tween. I mean 6 year old. No volume yet on this lovable, energetic and bright shining start.  She is loving first grade and I think it loves her back.

Ian made the hockey team again and is first line on defense this year!
Daron is playing too at TABC.  We registered him for sleepaway camp.

And I play fantasy football.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Camp and Kissing Pimples

Ian is at Moshava. It is so very hard in the days leading up to him leaving. And at the bus. And the first days there. But we get to see pictures with some frequency. We miss him so much. Hope he is having a great time.

Daron misses him - but is amazing - getting the most he can out of camp, and out of an Omri Caspi camp. He isnpires me every day by being "game" - even today we had two boys here - younger - and Daron just played so nicely with them.

Dorothy is doing ok in camp - she is a total butterfly - so many playdate requests i can't keep up. Hair chalk - guitar, swimming and more.

Stella is so big. She'lll be 2 tomorrow. She is adorable and sweet and looks at me at night and asks about my pimples - kisses pimples.


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Siri and Stella


Stella talks to Siri. The other day she asked Siri a question and Siri responded with Whole Foods locations like she was in on a joke with Mike. 

We ran the Ridgewood Run yesterday. Ian had a baseball game which he won so he could not join us. Grannie Annie placed #2! I ran my fastest at 28:13. Dorothy ran a mile in 10!

And Daron... 

It is so symbolic- this running. This running, me trying to catch up to Daron, knowing I can't see him but there he is up ahead racing his little legs with such determination...

Monday, May 20, 2013

"I'm going to run a marathon you know..."

Daron ran the Yavneh 5K in 25:50.  He finished and asked when he could run again.  We signed up for the Rubin Run at JCC and he finished in 25:06.  And asked when he could run again. Mind you, I have not been able to walk after these runs, running on the street is really tough on my knees- but I cry during the first quarter mile just knowing he is up ahead. It is so inspiring and such a very very proud moment.

Grannie Annie and Saba Josh have run with us and placed 2nd and 3rd in their age groups. I finished 29:30 in the Rubin Run.

We finished our kitchen except for some decor elements. Looks great! Loving cooking in it.
The kids got used to seeing lots of people working in the house. Mike Wazzi the installer was leaving tonight and Dorothy came down to say bye - she talked to him about how he learned to build like that etc. and then later while brushing her teeth she saw she had some chocolate on her lips. She said "That wasn't there when I was talking to Mike, right?!!" - I had to pretend to dry my hands when I turned to laugh.

Guitar lessons have begun. It is hard and slow but she looks so very cool with a guitar.

Ian is rocking 6th grade, so proud of him and he is such a good, good kid. They are at a baseball game tonight. Sunday was a long, long hockey tournament and I am dreading him leaving for camp.  He is so wonderful with Stella.

Stella - so cute - I say all the time "I eat you" because I really feel like I could eat her up. She is very sweet, very funny and a bit of a dare-devil. She is madly insanely in love with her siblings and gives them tons of hugs and giggles all the time. They are wonderful with her and I enjoy taking her to and from school.



Thursday, March 28, 2013

GoAwayPleaseSorry

The word explosion is so fast and furious -three and four word sentances come and we can understand so many of them.
In shul yesterday for Pesach when shul was nearly over Stella said "All Done" loud enough to be heard for quite some way.

I adore her and all of them more every day. On the second day of Yom Tov mike was in shul and they were all in the room with me as I was putting her to bed. Best time. Each brought in something to entertain her - Ian diapered kirby with cars inside, Daron brought in Yogi and rode on the rocking hourse and Dorothy brought in her American Girl Doll.


The kids are only too happy to celebrate poopy parties with her since she has all but trained herself.

Ian is on Instagram and largely very funny. Though one repost about grades and weed being high led to an interesting conversation where I saw how naive we still are.  He said a sweet thing the other day - was looking at job options and was concerned about being a sports agent and never being home. I can only hope that the fun we have here is inspiration not to miss out on his own family one day.

Parent teacher night was bliss. The teachers each told me how amazing Ian is. Such a great kid, smart, kind, nice. I was truly shepping.
Daron - the teachers practically threw me out - telling me there was nothing to discuss -he is a dream.

Dorothy and I are reading the unabridged version of The Little Princess. And loving it. It provides a nice, quiet way for us to bond.  She sings and dances and poses 24/7.

Purim was fun too.

The other night she told me quite seriously "I need a guitar. " And then airguitared to show me. "Yeah. I need a guitar and guitar lessons."

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Help you

One of my favorite first sentences is "help you" which means "help me" but it is just the cutest - no matter the child.

Woodloch was great but as is tradition - sleepless. This time Stella had croup and kept us up all night - but was so sweet in the middle of the night.  Coughin and coughing and saying thngs like "tissue" "man" "help you" and then coming into bed with us and giving me her hand and saying "kircle" where she means I should draw little circles inside the palm of her hand. I was endlessly happy to do so though so tired I could do little more. We spent some time in the shower steam room and with so much family around - shabbos was no problem as mike and I even got in a nap on the couch.

Kiva brought up Wendy.  

The big kids had a great time and as usual didnt feel ready to leave. The first day of the week of vacation we went to an Islander game with the big kids which was a lot of fun and then yesterday to see Parental Guidance. Today Saba Josh took them to see Wreck It Ralf and to lunch. They will get to veg the last two days of vacation. It's not Hawaii but it will do.

Zack was sick and in bed, in a room all weekend. 

Dorothy's birthday party in December was amazing - great dance party. She can wiggle like its her business. 

Bailey's bat mitzvah rocked. Like literally.