Snowless Snow Day

Somehow once you're a mommy, its not as much fun when they cancel school because of the snow. (Especially since by us, there was no snow- although I heard that there were a few flakes in the top of Beitar!)

So we were all cooped up inside today, trying to keep busy. We had gan with "Morah Mommy" (Yisrael kept going to the door to see when she would come!), made a mess, baked hot pretzels, made a mess, ate lunch, made a mess, went to the neighbors for a bit, then made another mess....you get the idea.

I know that its a bracha to have all this rain (and hail and sleet and snow?) and that we really need the water in Eretz Yisrael, but I really hope that tomorrow is a nice sunny day!

Well now that everyone (except Azriel Shraga) is in bed (finally!) I really should get away from the computer and clean up all those messes!

Yisrael saying "Asher Yatzar"

Yisrael really says it quite beautifully- and like a real Israeli, too. He can say אשר יצר almost completely by heart, except that he often repeats או יסתם אחד מהם a few times until he realizes...

But of course as soon as I try to tape him, he refuses to cooperate (I know, its not good Chinuch, but I wanted to share my Yiddishe nachas!) Oh well, maybe next time!




Did you catch some Hebrew there? He's really starting to learn!

Kids dancing and singing "Ata Sakum"

One of our favorite afternoon activities is to dance. Either we turn on the "La La" (translation: music), or else we make our own! Here's Yisrael singing "אתה תקום"- so cute! Bruria's trying to sing too, but she doesn't know the words- so she's making them up!

Welcome!

Well I've decided to start blogging about my kids. This way, I can post all my musings, anecdotes, videos, and the like, in one place for all of us to enjoy!

I'm doing this for myself too- so that I'll have something to look back to- I have no time to make scrapbooks or to keep a journal, so this will be it!

Let's see how it goes!

Enjoy!

Yisrael's Upsherin!

Mazal Tov! Tonight was Yisrael's upsherin! He looks really sweet! Here's a slideshow I put together of all the pictures!

Our "triple" stroller

When I bought our double stroller, I didn't realize how useful it would be...and that it would end up serving as a "triple" stroller too! But B"H it has plenty of space for all three of the kids!

Mazal Tov! Its a boy!

The newest member of the Yunger Dynasty made his appearance at 5:47 PM, after a long tiring labor. B"H Mommy and baby are doing well. He weighs 3.195 kg (just over 7 pounds) and he is quite cute! He's got a different look than his brother and sister...we'll see if that changes as he grows older!