Yom Orchim

Last Wednesday, we (minus Danny and Leo) all went to Solomon Schecter for their annual Yom Orchim, a day when they welcome guests to see the school and experience your child's classroom. Amelia looked so pretty and had a wonderful time in Noah's class as she sat in the circle as if she was part of the class. Ari and Amelia had front row seats as the 3rd grade did their special dance for everyone. The food was yummy and we all had a great time seeing Noah shine as he welcomed us into his new school.

I missed them too!!

The battery died on my camera right after my last post and, for the life of me, I couldn't find the battery charger! I found it last night (in the most obvious of places) and now I am making up for lost time.

Amelia makes my day

After a very long day, Amelia knew just what was needed to put smiles back on all of our faces. Listen carefully for Leo singing at the end...

Leo...

...I peeked in on Leo after helping Amelia in the bathroom. He had finished his macaroni and cheese, put his bowl aside and is currently working on Amelia's bowl ;)

Gotta Wear Shades

Recent pics from Zadie's cell phone...

So much for that...

I guess moving the CPU to THE TOP OF THE DESK didn't really make a difference...

See ya, Mom!

Today was the first day of school for Amelia, Ari, and Leo. Amelia and Ari are in the same class at the Board of Jewish Education and will go three mornings a week, Leo goes with me 1 hour a week to a wonderful Mommy and Me class at Chabad. I painted and decorated Amelia's backpack which I loved doing and Amelia loved having done for her. I made nametag keychains for Amelia, Ari, and Noah for their backpacks that are almost as big as they are! Noah has already done wonderfully at school and I expect the same from Amelia and Ari.

Gymnastics

Tuesday morning is gymnastics. I go with Leo and Amelia goes with her new coach, Sam. A better time could not be had. It is really satisfying every week to see how much they both love where they are at.

Unclear of the concept, but oh so cute

The last few months have been quite difficult when it came to bedtime and the kids getting enough sleep. I finally put my foot down (and got organized enough) and started putting Amelia down and 7:00pm and Leo down a few minutes later. It has worked beautifully, Amelia and Leo have both been doing 12 hours since I have allowed them to.

Now, to the point of this entry...

Sticking to the plan, we got the kids in the bath at 6:00pm and washed and everything by 6:30pm. Danny had Amelia, I had Leo. Both kids were "creamed", dressed, brushed and we were all set before the clock struck 7:00pm. All of a sudden, Leo breaks free and runs away. A couple of minutes later, he appears in the bedroom with the container of peanut butter. We all think this is so cute, especially Amelia. Leo hands me the peanut butter (this is a SAMS club peanut butter) and dashes out again only to reappear a few seconds later with the package of hamburger buns. "allah!! allah!!", pointing to the bag of buns.

How can I blame the kid? If it were up to his Mommy and Bubbie, there would only be challah and peanut butter served in our home. Leo's got good taste, we just need to work on the timing a little bit.

A Little Exploring...Alot of Eating

Once we finally got out of the house, we drove to the Kenosha Public Museum which is free to the public and totally worth the drive. Noah could spend all day there, looking at the Wooly Mammoth on display and the "travel through time" exhibit. Amelia and Leo, on the other hand, liked to sit and do drawing "rubs" (Uncle Gary, too), see the different birds on display, and go on the trolley. The trolley was more my speed as well.



After the museum, we stopped at Dairy Queen where Leo helped Danny with his sundae and then me with my dip cone. Leo is always there to help! Amelia sat so sweetly, eating her cone with sprinkles and watching everyone who came and went. Nice smile, Leo!

After Dairy Queen, we made our way to a pizza place...somewhat disappointing, but the kids enjoyed running around and watching everyone eat. I dont think we will be going to that place again anytime soon.