"Play" Date

We had the Rothman clan over for a double play date, and the kids decided to put on a performance for us. I am not sure I understood the plot, but they sure had fun:

Fun with Gammy

Writing

Benji's class has been working on writing their own names. Here is Benji proudly displaying his work:

Biking at Greenbrier

A Little Sunshine

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Just a week late...

We had our traditional St. Patrick's Day dinner a night early. Green spaghetti and green vegetables:



And green dessert, of course:


Abby set a trap for those wily leprechauns:


But they outsmarted us:


Irish boys:

Shabbat

This is Abby lighting the candles on her own for the first time (she also laid the shabbat table all by herself)

The Wigwam

Abby's project for the second grade Native American history unit.

My Blue Henry

Cookie Time

Abby. in her Brownie Dress, ready for cookie booth

Purim 2012

We got to celebrate Purim multiple times last week. We started with baking Hamantaschen on Sunday:


The on to the Purim carnival:


Finally, Benji's class had a parade and sing-a-long on Wednesday. Here he is with friend Alex Zimmerman, fooling around in their costumes:

Snow Day

An unexpected snow dump last monday, and the kids (and Kevin) got a surprise snow day. This picture was taken at 8:45 am, and Abby was already clamoring to go outside and enjoy it. (Benji, on the other hand, refused to leave the house).

Friends forever (we hope!)

More pictures of the kiddos being sweet together:



Well, this one maybe looks a little more like wrestling:

Big Sister to the Rescue

Benji was desperate to hear this book, and I was busy trying to get food on the table, so Abby volunteered to read it to him.

Daddy's iPhone

A concert source of entertainment (and strife, when we try to put it away).

Abby Makes Dinner

It turned into more of a snack, but she was really exciting about cooking it herself (she made up the recipe as well).

Bunny Boy

His Favorite Bath Towel

Dylan's Little Gym Party

Greensboro

Good times with good friends:

Snowy Day, part 2

It came down hard and looked impressive, but it sure did not last long:

We Shall Overcome

The second grade concert was featured as part of Greenbrier's African-American history month celebration. Here is Abby getting ready to sing with her classmates:

She's smiling because she really, *really* likes spirituals:


Introducing the song "We Shall Overcome" (her favorite):


After the concert, with flowers from Daddy:

Legos Are Serious Business

Building a lego tower:



In deep concentration:

On a Boat