You've come a long way baby!

Ayelet,

It seems like only yesterday, we brought you home from the hospital, and you nestled in my arms.


How time has flown and you have flourished!

You are a joy on land - traveling by box, or cart...

By air in your luxurous berth, or your mummy's arms..

And by sea - frozen or otherwise.



We celebrate the sweet little girl that you are.

And look forward with bated breath to meet the girl you will become.

But stop showing everybody your matching underwear!

Strike a pose like your sister Hadas.



That's it.




We hope for you that you always have people to open your presents with...

And people to surround you who delight in your presence.




We love you, birthday girl!!



HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY MY SWEET JELLY!

You're Halfway There Mum!!

To Our Wonderful Mother!

A very happy birthday - Ad 120!!



We are so honoured to have you in our lives - listening, guiding, encouraging and loving us.



We wish you many happy days at the mall.


We wish you may happy times on the dancefloor.




We wish you many a bowls of devoured macaroni and cheese.





Cuz we, who've known you longest, love you.




And we, who are loving to get to know you, love you.




In fact, we all love you!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!

Happy Birthday Ruby

This is just a quick posting to wish wonderful Ruby a very happy birthday!


We love you so much!!

We wish you everything your heart desires in years to come.




The Knicks to finally win something...




A lakefront property -- without the snow and ice





Never ending sales!



For Celine to sing to you...





Your own personal Second Cup!

Lots of laughter...

Snowball fights to keep you on your toes.

And remember what you already have... Three girls who love you!

And as Hadasi just told you this past Shabbat: "Just because you sing, doesn't make you a singer."


But today we will let you sing to your heart's content.



Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Birthday Dear Ruby!

Happy Birthday to You!

A quickie

Hello.


I have had very little blogging time lately, as many people have pointed out to me. Whatchya gonna do, sue me?

Is it my job to fill in your downtime at work with senseless ramblings about our everyday lives? I think my mum would say yes.

So here is a quickie - a couple Hadasisms.


The other day Hadas and I were in the car talking about Hebrew birthdays and English birthdays... it was Ruby's Hebrew birthday and she wanted to buy him balloons and I said we would wait for his English birthday.. a pause... OK.


Hadas: You know Mum, I don't want the kids to bring me presents.


Me: You don't?


Hadas: No, we can have a Tzedakah Box and the kids can bring money and then we can go around asking poor people if they have money and if they say no, we can give them some.

Me: Well Hadasi, that is so thoughtful of you... (and then I went on to explain how maybe we could give it to an organization instead of possibly embarrasing people by asking them if they are poor and need money).


Hadas: That's good too.


Then there is this long pause, and I am just thinking what a generous daughter I have.

Hadas: And for my English birthday they can bring me presents.


Me: Doh!

But she really is very kind... just this morning we were getting into the car and I accidentally triggered the car alarm.


Hadas: Baruch Rofeh Cholim (Blessed is the Healer of the Sick)


Me: Oh for Abba (Ruby is home sick today)


Hadas: No for the ambulance

What a tzadikah!


Ayelet is also doing well - not quite Grade 11... Her first birthday is coming up! I don't know where the year has gone!! Her personality is coming out more and more each day. I am now noticing that she cries to get what she wants - as opposed to crying just because she is a baby. We are going to have so much fun with that!!


And here are a couple somewhat old pictures:

And to end it.. A very happy birthday to Gilad Domb who is celebrating his 5th birthday!! You have come a long way! (I hope his mum doesn't mind I posted some nostalgic pictures)