Pony what???

Motty was reminding me of a trip we took to some real fun place. He was vividly describing what we did there, explaining each ride who came with us and how we got there...but I was not sure where this place was. (it was one of two places) I asked where it was and he was thinking for a minute before he responded " to Pony Island, remember with Laya'la...and she got stuck..." I was in stitches and could barely talk straight but I think he was referring to Coney Island!

Miri got a bucket of pegs that come with holes and you can string them as beads. She made herself a large necklace, big enough for her to step into. She did just that. She tells everyone while she pulls it up to her waist, that she is putting on her tights.

SPRING is here!!!!!!

It's spring! And we love it. To celebrate the season and the fact that Motty no longer sleeps with pampers, Motty got a brand new shiny bike with training wheels, not just a bike but a huge one (16") He was so excited with it that he could hardly wait to get home from the store to ride it. When we got home though, it was raining. I told him that he can ride it in the morning before the bus comes. The next morning when Chaim came home from shacharis he found the door unlocked with a chair next to the door, he said "who did this?" Motty came running to him "me I wanted to go out to the hallway to look at my bike, but I couldn't reach so I took a chair."



Miri is busy strolling the city with her doll stroller. She looks like quite the serious mommy, stopping to shush her "baby" or feed her a bottle. This doll stroller is amazing it gets her to walk real long distances and also to stay close by without getting distracted. She even got to try on a real shaitel this week and she LOVED it. she was in a trance for five minutes after it was off her head. We took pictures of her and she was a bit shy so she was sticking her tongue out to the side, and when we showed her pictures of herself she said " look Miri does this in the picture" and she stuck out her tongue in the same way.

A different kind of Shabbos

This Shabbos was the very first time that Motty went to sleep at his Zeidy & Bobby's house all by himself! Boy was he proud that he can go alone without Miri who gets a fair share of the attention, or his annoying parents who control the amount of nosh and prizes he receives. We had a different kind of shabbos with only Miri home. She was basking in the double dose of attention she was getting. We had lots of fun with her. she was in this adorable mood all day, she was giggling and playing with us and we both had such a good time with her. I think we didn't know how much we missed our sunshine until we went to pick him up. We walked in the door and he came running toward us schlepping his suitcase and grinning from ear to ear. We landed on the floor in a huge mushy hug, and didn't get up for at least five minutes! He sure had fun and is looking forward to going again but we are not sure it can happen again any time soon, WE MISSED HIM TOO MUCH!!!

Stuck!

We have come to the conclusion that Miri is a compassionate princess. A prime example of her deserving title the following episode; Motty asked "how come Totty isn't home from work yet if it's already time for bed?" I told him that totty was stuck in traffic and he should wait up for him in bed. Miri looked up with a concerned look on her face and asked "My Totty is stuck?"

Pesach

Well Pesach is now a mere memory and at long last I am here ready to update but I can't even remember a third of the funny stories that have happened so this is just a bite size portion of our peasach. At the first seder Motty was fascinated with the goings on, he kept asking many questions. He said the Mah Nishtana soooo cutely! Miri also said it or at least just kept repeating "tatte leiben...mah nishtana..." that was it for her until they got to the songs. The two she knows best "Dai Yainu" & "V'hee sh'eaMduM" (notice the stresses!) For afikomen Motty requested a shtreimel, a beketche & a gartel from every person so he should be getting three or four sets... if they could be found that is, in his size (it's not purim time ya know!) One morning of chol Hamoed Motty was up when Chaim was on the way to shul and asked for an apple. so he peeled and slice an apple for him. he ate a piece or two and went to play for a while. He woke me up a little later, alarmed that he had an apple that turned into a potato. I went to see what he was talking about and saw that the apple turned brown the same way a potato does!