Hillel does this almost every night by supper...and a few times YL has imitated him (which is QUITE hysterical, but we weren't able to catch it on video). But this time, it was for real....we all had a good laugh (not to mention that bedtime was much easier that night)!
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Friday, January 29, 2016
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Yungers in Action: Having a Ball(oon)
First of all, we have yet to mention our trampoline on this blog yet. We decided to get a big trampoline for the backyard- it wasn't cheap but it was well worth the investment- the kids really enjoy it and spend so much time out there, we almost feel like we added a room onto the apartment!
One afternoon, I gave the kids each a punching bag (balloon) which they filled with some rice before blowing up. They then had a blast jumping in the trampoline with their balloons....until one by one, they all popped :(
One afternoon, I gave the kids each a punching bag (balloon) which they filled with some rice before blowing up. They then had a blast jumping in the trampoline with their balloons....until one by one, they all popped :(
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Yungers in Action: Hillels' Piggy-back Ride!
These little twins of ours have lots of fun together - I've got tons of adorable videos of the two of them to share with you- some recent, and others quite old. This one is from a few days ago; I've been trying to catch this on camera for some time, and finally got it!
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
True "Yiddishe" Nachas
I was talking to a friend of mine the other night, who's son is in Azriel Shraga's class. "I heard Azriel's part in the מסיבת חומש is adorable," she said. "Really?" I responded, "He hasn't said a word about it!" "Well Elazar keeps talking about Azriel's תפקיד- he says its so cute!"
Of course the next day, when I asked Azriel Shraga about it, he shrugged it off in a shy voice "I want it to be a הפתעה for you, don't talk about it".
Well I was definitely treated to a beautiful surprise this morning at Azriel Shraga's מסיבת חומש. I didn't dream he'd have a major role- just a minute before his performance, when another boy was called up to "welcome" the guests, I whispered to a friend of mine sitting next to me- "Wow- such self confidence- I don't think any of my boys could do that!" So imagine how I felt, when he marched up to the center of the stage, and sang a beautiful solo in a sweet, pleasant voice, in front of around 200 people. It was really cute and I was bursting with nachas!
Azriel Shraga is being an ענו about his performance and really doesn't want me bragging about it and showing off (whose child is he? Doesn't take after me, that's for sure!) so don't tell him that I shared this video with you!
Enjoy! (sorry the video is so shaky...had I known his part was going to be so long, maybe I would have propped up the camera better!)
Of course the next day, when I asked Azriel Shraga about it, he shrugged it off in a shy voice "I want it to be a הפתעה for you, don't talk about it".
Well I was definitely treated to a beautiful surprise this morning at Azriel Shraga's מסיבת חומש. I didn't dream he'd have a major role- just a minute before his performance, when another boy was called up to "welcome" the guests, I whispered to a friend of mine sitting next to me- "Wow- such self confidence- I don't think any of my boys could do that!" So imagine how I felt, when he marched up to the center of the stage, and sang a beautiful solo in a sweet, pleasant voice, in front of around 200 people. It was really cute and I was bursting with nachas!
Azriel Shraga is being an ענו about his performance and really doesn't want me bragging about it and showing off (whose child is he? Doesn't take after me, that's for sure!) so don't tell him that I shared this video with you!
Enjoy! (sorry the video is so shaky...had I known his part was going to be so long, maybe I would have propped up the camera better!)
Zaidy, is the Yiddish any consolation to you?
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Three amazing years....
We celebrated Nissim's 3rd birthday this past Erev Shabbos- this year it fell out exactly the way it was the year he was born, with his birthday on Thursday night. It was a very emotional weekend for me, especially since the timing was the same - I relived the whole chain of events, from the time he was born, to his surgery (which was on Shabbos). Numerous times over Shabbos, I said to Bentzi and the kids- do you know what was happening at exactly this time three years ago? B"H it was so nice to be able to look at this adorable boy, full of energy and good spirit, and to realize how far we've come since that fateful Thursday night three years ago.
I put together a little slideshow, with pictures and videos that most of you have seen already right here on this blog- but when you see them all at once, and you witness how Nissim has B"H grown and developed so much during these three amazing years- it really makes an impact. Its so easy to forget how sick Nissim was when he was born, how swollen his face used to be, how hard he had to work to be able to walk and run and be the joyful, energetic boy that he is today.
I cried my eyes out as I prepared this slideshow- tears of thanks to the רבונו של עולם that B"H we've made it to this point, and tears of תפילה that we should continue to see Nissim grow and progress, and that Hashem should continue to watch over him and give him- and us- the strength and סיעתא דשמיא that He's given us until now!
I put together a little slideshow, with pictures and videos that most of you have seen already right here on this blog- but when you see them all at once, and you witness how Nissim has B"H grown and developed so much during these three amazing years- it really makes an impact. Its so easy to forget how sick Nissim was when he was born, how swollen his face used to be, how hard he had to work to be able to walk and run and be the joyful, energetic boy that he is today.
I cried my eyes out as I prepared this slideshow- tears of thanks to the רבונו של עולם that B"H we've made it to this point, and tears of תפילה that we should continue to see Nissim grow and progress, and that Hashem should continue to watch over him and give him- and us- the strength and סיעתא דשמיא that He's given us until now!
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Nissim on the move!
A few days before Sukkos, Nissim decided to take a few steps on his own- but of course, as soon as I started to spread the word, he promptly decided to stop! No matter how hard we tried to encourage him to walk, he refused- he was scared of walking without anything to support him - he just wasn't quite ready yet.
So I decided that we're not going to pressure him. I knew that it would happen sooner or later, and rather than pushing him to walk and making him more scared, we were just going to drop the whole issue until he was really ready. But when I started to get reports from his gan after Sukkos that "Nissim walked 20 steps today" or "he walked the whole length of the yard" I must admit I got a bit antsy. But I continued to tell the kids (and myself) not to pressure him...
Well finally, one day last week, while my hands were dirty with paper mache (that's another post), suddenly Azriel Shraga says to me- "Mommy, Nissim is walking!" - I turned around, and sure enough, my little miracle boy was walking across the living room! Of course my hands were filthy and I couldn't grab my camera...and I only had a chance to catch him on film today (by now he's an expert at walking!)
So I decided that we're not going to pressure him. I knew that it would happen sooner or later, and rather than pushing him to walk and making him more scared, we were just going to drop the whole issue until he was really ready. But when I started to get reports from his gan after Sukkos that "Nissim walked 20 steps today" or "he walked the whole length of the yard" I must admit I got a bit antsy. But I continued to tell the kids (and myself) not to pressure him...
Well finally, one day last week, while my hands were dirty with paper mache (that's another post), suddenly Azriel Shraga says to me- "Mommy, Nissim is walking!" - I turned around, and sure enough, my little miracle boy was walking across the living room! Of course my hands were filthy and I couldn't grab my camera...and I only had a chance to catch him on film today (by now he's an expert at walking!)
Since then Nissim's been on the go- playing games with his siblings, where they reach out for him to walk to them, and then he 'teases' them by changing directions when he's within a foot of their reach, or walking back and forth from the couch to the wall, etc. Its adorable to watch, and we are full of gratitude to HKB"H for this milestone. May we continue to see him grow and flourish!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
How do you eat your Hamantasch?
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(Inspired by the Reeses Pieces commercial from about 20 years ago,
not sure if they still use this idea!)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Nissim: Two posts in one
I've got two blog posts to write about Nissim, but they both apply to the same video- so I'll combine them as a two-in-one:
POST #1: "I did it all by myself"
I'm so used to the kids coming home with projects that their Morah made, that when Nissim came home with some sticker projects from Maon, I thought, oh, yeah right- Nissim can't do this- why do they even bother? Until the kids sat down and pulled the orange stickers off his tree (they are learning about oranges)- and he took them and stuck them back on!
Since then we've been doing lots of playing with stickers- it is SO good for his fine motor skills- he transfers it from his left hand to his right, makes sure to get the sticker on the tip of his finger, and rolls it off of his finger onto the paper. Each time he sticks a sticker, he claps his hands and looks to his audience for a round of applause. SO ADORABLE!
(Of course in the video, he decided to make shtick and put the stickers in his mouth, which he NEVER does when we are just playing...I guess he's like some of his other siblings who get silly in front of the camera!)
POST #2: Nissim's New Look
By now, most of you have heard that Nissim needs glasses- and a select few have already Skyped with me and saw him live! He just got them today and has to get used to wearing them- when he's not distracted he tries to pull them off, but I'm hoping he'll get used to them soon!
POST #1: "I did it all by myself"
I'm so used to the kids coming home with projects that their Morah made, that when Nissim came home with some sticker projects from Maon, I thought, oh, yeah right- Nissim can't do this- why do they even bother? Until the kids sat down and pulled the orange stickers off his tree (they are learning about oranges)- and he took them and stuck them back on!
Since then we've been doing lots of playing with stickers- it is SO good for his fine motor skills- he transfers it from his left hand to his right, makes sure to get the sticker on the tip of his finger, and rolls it off of his finger onto the paper. Each time he sticks a sticker, he claps his hands and looks to his audience for a round of applause. SO ADORABLE!
(Of course in the video, he decided to make shtick and put the stickers in his mouth, which he NEVER does when we are just playing...I guess he's like some of his other siblings who get silly in front of the camera!)
POST #2: Nissim's New Look
By now, most of you have heard that Nissim needs glasses- and a select few have already Skyped with me and saw him live! He just got them today and has to get used to wearing them- when he's not distracted he tries to pull them off, but I'm hoping he'll get used to them soon!
And now for the video....
Monday, January 16, 2012
Yungers in Action: Reaching new heights!
Nissim learned how to climb up the stairs- and we are all thrilled! (Don't worry, we're putting the gate on the stairs!) Its so exciting to see him growing and developing and reaching new milestones!
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
21st Century Baby
Its gotten rather difficult to get any work done by the computer with Nissim around- he just reaches for the keyboard and types away!
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Yungers in Action: I said no, and no means NO!
He really means it, doesn't he?!
(He did eat most of the bowl...this was at the end of his meal!)
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Yungers in Action: Identity Crisis?!
Lately, at random moments, Azriel Shraga will call out "אני נחמן מאומן" in this really silly voice. I don't think he has any clue what he's saying, but its really cute! I have no idea where he picked it up from, although living in Beitar, I shouldn't have to wonder too much!
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Afternoon in the park
Today we decided to take the kids for an afternoon outing with Savta. So as soon as I got back from the hospital, we loaded everyone into the car and went off to Park Gilo in Yerushalayim.
Savta treated everyone to ice cream from the ice cream truck (I guess now the kids will know the real purpose of the truck...oh well!) and then we went to play on the monkey bars.
Naftali had a real blast on the monkey bars- apparently he is quite a dare-devil! He kept wanting to hang from the bars without anyone holding him- and he's got a good grasp. Then, when he had had enough, he'd just let go and let himself fall, even though no one was holding onto him (don't worry, I was hovering closeby and quickly ran to catch him as he dropped!)
Here's a video of him hanging from the monkey bars (isn't he nuts?!)
Savta treated everyone to ice cream from the ice cream truck (I guess now the kids will know the real purpose of the truck...oh well!) and then we went to play on the monkey bars.
Naftali had a real blast on the monkey bars- apparently he is quite a dare-devil! He kept wanting to hang from the bars without anyone holding him- and he's got a good grasp. Then, when he had had enough, he'd just let go and let himself fall, even though no one was holding onto him (don't worry, I was hovering closeby and quickly ran to catch him as he dropped!)
Here's a video of him hanging from the monkey bars (isn't he nuts?!)
Monday, March 15, 2010
He did it!
Yup- the moment we've all been waiting for- Naftali learned how to walk! He's been walking while holding on for months, but was too scared to let go. Plus, any time he DID try to let go, a sibling of his pushed him over! But B"H yesterday Naftali finally decided to try his hand (feet?) at walking- and he did a great job! He's been walking all over the house since then- he's been making pretty great strides (no pun intended) and is walking much better than a beginning walker usually does at this stage. I guess that's because he's been practicing for months holding on! He's been getting a lot of attention from his siblings because of it- every time he starts to walk, someone calls out, "Mommy, look- Naftali's walking!"
Here's a little clip of him this afternoon- Enjoy!
Here's a little clip of him this afternoon- Enjoy!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Yungers in Action: Naftali's balancing act!
Over Shabbos, Naftali finally discovered that he can stand without holding on- and he is VERY proud of himself. He crawls over to me, begs me to stand him up, and then calls everyone's attention to look at him and give him applause- he LOVES the attention! And as soon as he falls down, he crawls over to me and asks me to stand him up again!
Here's a few clips of him doing his 'balancing act'- in one, he even took a step (I don't think he meant to) - Enjoy!
Here's a few clips of him doing his 'balancing act'- in one, he even took a step (I don't think he meant to) - Enjoy!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Yungers in Action: Mixing bowl... or a merry-go-round?
The kids love to play with my big mixing bowl- ususally they fill it with toys and "cook" - but today Bruria found a new use for it:
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Bruria singing "Abba Sheli Lomeid"
INTRO: I first heard this song when my sister Ruthie was in seminary- they learned it from some Israeli kids and thought it was really touching. So you can imagine how pleased and touched I was when my daughter came home from gan singing it!
Here's the words (she doesn't know them perfectly yet!)
אבא שלי לומד
בזכותו העולם עומד
כשאבא שלי לומד תורה
הבית נתמלא אורה
לכן חשוב מאוד
לא להפריע לו ללמוד
כי אין מתנה יותר יקרה
מאבא שלומד תורה
בזכותו העולם עומד
כשאבא שלי לומד תורה
הבית נתמלא אורה
לכן חשוב מאוד
לא להפריע לו ללמוד
כי אין מתנה יותר יקרה
מאבא שלומד תורה
May we be zoche that she will always appreciate the beauty and חשיבות of לימוד התורה, and that she will see her father (and בע"ה one day her husband) make great accomplishments in their learning! אמן!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Naftali "says" No!
(He's a true Yunger...even as a baby, he won't let himself get talked into something if he doesn't want it!)
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Mah Nishtana: Sneak Preview
For those of you who won't be joining us for the Seder (which I think is pretty much everyone ), here's a sneak preview of the kids singing מה נשתנה!
(of course, Yisrael is being his usual silly self!)
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