Bubble Fun

The boys started Cheder on Rosh Chodesh Elul, but as with every Rosh Chodesh, they had a shorter day.  So for our afternoon activity, we had blast playing with bubbles!  Over the summer we had gone to a "bubble show" here in Beitar, where the performer showed some really cool tricks, and gave outa  superb recipe for homemade bubble mix- something I have tried to make many times in the past but never worked quite right.  Well his recipe was amazing, and the kids had lots of fun doing all sorts of activities with bubbles!

Here's the recipe (I figured this is a good place to "write" it down, so I'll have it for next time!)

• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbsp high-quality dish soap (he suggested "Fairy" brand sold here in E"Y)
• 1 Tbsp sugar

Obviously this can be multiplied by any amount (I think we doubled it).  

Enjoy!

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  :(

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BBQ in Gan Sacher

Actual Date:  8/24/14

As the grand finale to our Bain Hazmanim, we went for a family BBQ to Gan Sacher in Yerushalayim.  The park was packed with all sorts of people- tons of frum families, as well as some interesting characters- a group of Karate students practicing their moves, and some jugglers showing off their skills.  We had a lovely time relaxing on the grass, roasting marshmallows while the BBQ got ready, and then enjoying delicious food.  Yehuda Leib and Hillel loved the vast grassy area- they kept running around and around, giggling and enjoying their freedom.

Afterwards we went to the playground, where they have amazing manual "gym" equipment.  The kids had a really fun time trying out all the various different types of equipment, feeling how each one required them to push or pull their muscles in a different way to get it to work.  The kids could have stayed there for hours, but their poor parents were too exhausted, so we all headed home happy and tired!

Teamwork

If the twins could talk (they are starting to talk, B"H, but they're not up to real conversation yet) I can just imagine what Yehuda Leib would have been saying...

"Okay, Hillel, I'm going to climb up the chair and open the door handle.  You grab the door and keep it open, and then I'll climb down and we'll make the great escape together.  But move fast, we don't want Mommy to catch us, or all the fun will be over!"

We all scream for...

Ice cream!

One morning during vacation, we went for a special treat- there's a milchigs place in town which serves delicious "זיסלק" ice cream- which is better than any pre-packaged ice cream around! The kids all enjoyed immensely!

Put on your dancing shoes...

This kids knows how to move!

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Brother's Keeper

(No, this post isn't about the IDF operation launched after the tragic kidnapping of Eyal, Gilad, and Naftali.  I hope its not callous to use this title, but it seemed so befitting...)

B"H Yehuda Leib is starting to talk, and one of his first words is....."Hila" (translation: Hillel).   He is always looking for Hillel and calling his name - he probably did this before he started talking too but its so much more noticeable when it has verbal accompaniment. It is so cute to see how much he looks out for his brother - something so unique and special about being a twin!  Uusually babies at this age are so egocentric...but I guess when you were born with a "partner" your "ego" includes him too!
Some examples:

• Once I gave Yehuda Leib a piece of Chalva- before he even took a bite, right away he ran to find Hillel, calling "Hila" - and pulled him to the kitchen so he can get a piece too (as opposed to some of his siblings, who go run to their siblings so that they can tease them...ahem!)


• I put some supper onto Yehuda Leib's high chair tray (he wasn't yet seated inside) - as soon as he saw, he brought me Hillel's tray which had been laying on the floor...then he ran to the couch where Hillel (who refused to take a nap all afternoon!) had finally plotzed, and starting pulling on him "Hila, Hila, Come!"


• One morning as I was washing dishes, I hear Yehuda Leib calling Hillel's name.  He was going from room to room, looking for his brother.  Then I noticed the front door was slightly open...and Hillel was trying to make a grand escape!  Good thing his brother noticed his absence before anything bad happened to him!

May Hashem help that they should always have such a close bond, and that they should continue to always look out for each other and want only the best for each other!