Cute Quote: What do Tatty's do in Yeshiva?

NOTE: this is a big milestone for Azriel Shraga...he is b"h talking enough that he's made it to the "Cute Quotes" section of our blog!!!!

Today I had to go to the Yeshiva to take care of a few things, and I took Azriel Shraga with:

Azriel Shraga: Mommy, I want Tatty shiva
Mommy: No, sweatheart, Tatty is not in Yeshiva now.
Azriel Shraga: [stamps foot] I want Tatty shiva!
Mommy: We are in Tatty's Yeshiva! What do you want? (I already knew what he was getting at....)
Azriel Shraga: Want dance shiva, get candy!

(I guess after the Simchas Bais HaShoeva and Simchas Torah, he thinks that all they do in Yeshiva is dance and give out candy!)

You can't fool me, Mama!

I was eating chocolate pudding this morning, and as soon as Naftali saw me, he opened his mouth wide and started begging for some. So I mixed some into the baby cereal that I was (unsuccessfully) trying to feed him. But when I put the spoon next to his mouth, he clamped it shut- and started reaching for my pudding! Of course when I offered him a spoonful of pure pudding, he had no problem taking it! Its amazing how fast they learn to like junk (he's not even a year yet!!)

Progress Report: Naftali knows how to stand!

We've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to update all of you on Naftali's progress (he doesn't have any "cute quotes" yet...) In any case, he started standing himself up a few weeks ago, and since then, he is always on the lookout for things to hold onto to pull himself up- the crib, the stroller, chairs, toys...you name it!


(Yes, I know he's WAY behind his cousin Chana but that's because she is KA"H very advanced...)

Our trip to the .....

Today we took the kids on a suprise trip ....and we sure had a lot of fun! We kept the destination(s) a secret from them until we got there- we wanted to build up some suspense and anticipation! Yisrael was really into it, he kept trying to figure out where we were going....and boy was he thrilled when he saw that our first stop was....

The beach! The kids had a blast playing in the sand, and "swimming" in the water!

After that, we drove up to Ramat Gan and went to the Safari- it was really fun- lots of animals came up close to the car, and the kids really enjoyed seeing them! We fethem some pretzels so that they'd come close to us- and they really liked them- the antelope kept licking our car window, looking for more!

In the main zoo section, we saw an elephant nursing its baby, and we also got real close to the giraffes- we started feeding them plants, but of course the zoo staff caught us red-handed!

Finally, we ate supper in the beautiful park next to the zoo- the second largest park in Israel. The kids had fun rolling around in the grass, and I had fun taking pictures!

It was a really nice trip, but we were all exhausted and happy to come home after such a busy day!

Cute Quote: Lollypop Love

Today I gave out lollypops to the kids, and a few minutes later, I heard Yisrael and Bruria arguing:

Yisrael: Me!
Bruria: No, me!
Yisrael: No, ME!
Mommy: Kinderlach, what are you fighting about?
Yisrael: I want to give you a lick of my lollypop
Bruria: No, Mommy, I love you (stamps foot) and I want you to have a lick from MY lollypop!

(I really appreciated the gesture, but I didn't take them up on the offer!)

Helping to build the Sukkah

Just the other day, Bentzi was saying how he can't wait until the boys get a bit older and they can help him build the Sukkah....well I guess Azriel Shraga thinks he's old enough to help already! This morning, Bentzi was putting up the schach, and when he turned around, he found Azriel Shraga climbing up the ladder! He was thrilled- "Making sukkah!" he said, smililng from ear to ear. When we took him down, he was quite upset... apparently he seems to think he's old enough to help, even though we don't!

Kapparos

Here's a picture of Yisrael touching the chicken when we went to Kapparos (I'm holding the chicken and the camera at the same time, so its not such a great shot....)

Here's Bruria with a "Keter shel Kapparot" that she made in gan- its got pictures of fish and coins on the sides- cute, no?!