Mrs. what????????????

Mordechai rides a very special school bus this summer, the bus driver's name; Mr. Orange thus the name "Mrs. Juice bus" was born, or "Mr. Orange juice" depending on his mood. the funny thing is that Mr. Orange only drove the bus the first couple of days until the AC bus was available from the board of Ed for the summer, but the name stuck.
Motty was looking out the window on evening before bedtime and said look there is "Yo-Man" confused I wondered where did he pick up that slang from, then I looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a little boy there...do you mean Binyomin?? I saw a flicker of recognition in his eyes..."yeah yo-man" he said "I like to sit next to him a Morah Chaya's."
this kid is for the books!
Miri and I are bonding these days we have so much time to play alone, we love it. This week was so hot that I felt bad that her hair was bothering her so I tried to put her hair in a pony tail and it FIT!!! she looks darling!!! She says so many things it's hard to keep up with her growing vocabulary (and pronunciations!) She also knows exactly what she wants and will holler for an hour until I figure out what it is that she is saying. It would be pretty funny if it weren't so frustrating for both of us!
I was brushing Miri's hair the other day and Motty was watching when he commented "soon I am going to have a yarmulka" "really?" I asked "what about Miri will she get one too?"
"no" he replied "she already has a shaitel just like mommy. Only me and totty could have one cuz she is a "grawl."

First day of playgroup!!!!!

The wheels on the bus go round and round... and finally Motty gets to see what the inside of a school bus actually looks like after years all right months of being in love with this odd colored vehicle

This morning I woke him and said "guess where we are going today?" to the"hairport" was his first guess no so to the zoo? no on the school bus to Morah Chaya and he giggled with delight! We got dressed so quickly ate breakfast and waited outside for the bus with great anticipation, this is the highlight don't you get it he could have just gotten on the bus rode around the block once and been happy enough! W

When it finally pulled up he ran and got on with a cheery hello as if this was a daily activity of his. Of course his worried mom already nudged Morah today to see how my sunshine is doing and she said he is a real "chevraman". He came in so happy and looked like he ahad been there all year already B"H and that he is real friendly I guess we knew that already but sounds great to hear again

Getting bigger every day

All right we sure do have the world's BEST helper! Motty is great he can help set and clear a table like a pro, get a new garbage bag and put it in the can ( it takes 10 minutes, but it will be done right) and this week he has truly outdone himself he helped make the potato kugel. You should have seen him smile when we complimented him on it's special great taste because of his efforts. I showed him a red potato asked him to please take them out all of the drawer and put them on the table. a couple of minutes later I came back and saw that he took out all red potatoes and purple onions! He was so confused when I explained the difference. I guess he doesn't see red potatoes that often that he got so confused.

Miri is really becoming independent, it's so cute. She walks down the steps like anyone else would it's fine inside but outside she keeps scraping her legs on the cement when she wears shorts cuz she has short little legs so that she rubs them against the step while going down. she keeps doing it anyhow. Also Miri knows EXACTLY what she wants, and woe is to the one that does not comply with her wishes!! she has the hysterical tantrums lying on the floor kicking and screaming it's so funny.
Today we had our first Bar-B-Que for the season with the Waxler family. Thanks to the guys we had great food! Miri helped herself to loads of french fries straight out of the pan, which soon became her personal plate. Oh and Miri loves bubbles I mean bubble wands she thinks they are great lolly pops. Motty and his cousin Laya'la Waxler had a fantastic time they play so cute together. The two of them were running around the whole time together. A real boy he is, when we came home I felt like I was holding a lot of dirt and a little bit if Motty.
Motty can't wait for morning; it will be his very first time going on a real school bus yippee! The fist day of playgroup at Morah Chaya's for the summer. He is busy packing and unpacking his camp bag all day then switching the snack. I think we are going with pretzels but we still have time to change it again in the morning...LOL

Pizza Time

We were driving to the pizza shop the other day when Chaim S. asked "who wants pizza?" Of course there was a loud chorus of meeeeeeeeeeeeee! So when we left the pizza place as a joke he again asked as they settled into their car seats "who wants pizza?" so Miri, of course not one to turn down a good offer for food said "meeeeeeeee!" Motty shouted on top of that "Haaad!" so now that's the new one when asked if they want pizza "me" & "had" I guess he loved the laughs he got for that one so he will keep it up for a while.

Live Entertainment: the Steinbergs' that's who!

We sure have a great time wherever we are, even at the Dr.'s office. Motty knows just who is his friend there. Well just about every secretary, Dr. and anyone else on the staff, but hands down he likes Dr. B. and Shalva the best, oh and maybe Rochel. He is the first one to walk into the office and get hugs and prizes behind the glass window because he asks so nicely "Shalva please turn on Uncle Moishe." which other child goes to the Dr. and gives him big bear hugs and says Dr. "Bumash" is my friend. It's pretty funny. Then he will settle down quietly and watch an Uncle Moishe video. Woe to the one that tries to interupt him, only he can say something to verify something on the screen like "that's a "whoplane' right? Shaulie and Chanie is gonna take Motty on a 'whoplane' soon right" (...you so better keep your word, he is not one to forget things like that so quickly.)

Then while he is all absorbed in the drama of torah Island Miri is released from her stroller and whoever is not that thrilled with Uncle Moishe (read - adults) is ready for the next form if entertainment. With her limited vocabulary she has got the whole place buzzing about how cute, funny, girly, rambunctious and down right adorable she is, look how much personality she has and she said almost nothing audible. She was proud of her dress, so she was holding it down at the hem, then she wanted to check what was underneath so she picked it up over her head but now her eyes were magically covered so she had to bend over to see her undershirt and tickle her tummy. She then got her shoes off (don't ask how!) and then her socks and looked at her toes and gleefully pointed "babies! babies" I don't know where that came from trust me we don't have such strange nicknames for body parts in our house, but then again maybe this is how they develop. she is just one funny thing let me tell you. Huggable is just the right word to describe her I think.

So much to write, about nothing

We had a great time last week. We went on this huge ship; a missle destroyer to be percise and it was so cool. They had these real high tech guns and mini airplanes on board that contain only a camera so they can take aerial pictures of enemy territories and the like! There were sooooo many sailors dressed in white they looked like they stepped out of a story book or something. Motty was facinated. Miri was annoyed with her lack of freedom. For a long stretch of time I held a squirming baby it was fun! oh yeah!

We had the honor of having very special guests; "Mochti" Goldberger came to play after yeshivah one day, he sure knows how to make Motty have fun and feel real big so I guess he will just have to come again. Then we had Ruchy and Chaya'la Steinberg over, we do so well with lots of girls we just love it! They had a great time playing all day. Mazel Tov to our newest Bar Mitzvah Bochur Sruly Steinberg, about his p'shetel I guess all we can say is hats "on"

The other day Motty saw someones dirty tissue on the sidewalk he bent down to check what it was and looked up at me with these huge serious eyes and said "gross it's disgusting!"
Yay! Miri can finally go DOWN the steps!!!!!! It is such a pleasure not to have her yelling at the top step that she would like to go down, and yes she is practising every chance she gets.