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אלה: הנה עכבל
אבא: מה הוא עושה? הוא אוכל גבינה
אלה: ספונג'בוב!

mixing

it's funny how Ella mixes her hebrew and english.
yesterday, my favorite phrase was:

"kof, where's 'ta?"

(monkey, where's you? / קוף איפה אתה)
after i asked here where her monkey was. (i asked in hebrew)

Happy Birthday Aba!

i set the computer in front of Ella and asked her to wish aba a happy birthday.. she was more interested in making faces at the reflection of herself in the computer. :D

here's a little birthday v-card for you aba, we love you!

Jan 7 -- bye bye saba and safta

 
Sadly, we had to take them to the airport and say goodbye.
thank you for visiting us! it was wonderful to have you :)

Dec 31 - Jan 1: Happy New Year!

we spent Newyear at Ann Arbor, what a great weekend!
we stayed with the Schwarzim, Mira and Isaac were great hosts and let Ella play with (most of) their toys. for Ella, being able to say that she wants to go to the "blue room" or the "pink room" was a big hit!




saba and safta dancing with Ella at the art museum. i think some of the visitors thought it was part of the exhibition.


A few pictures from a walk by north campus, and by the river.


chasing squirrels on campus

(more pictures are on the photo albums: Dec 2010 and Jan 2011)

Dec 28

more sledding fun:






we went out on a sleigh ride which turned into a carriage ride after the sleigh broke!




on the way to dinner in Traverse City, we stopped at the mall where Ella enjoyed riding the horsie in the big carousel. she liked it so much, that she asked to go again and again! the only way to get her off the horse was to promise a ride on the little cars next to it. and from there we had to carry her screaming, as there was nothing better to offer... as for me, i was happy being off the carousel.

Dec 26 -- sledding

 
 
 
 

Xmas day

early snow-shoe walk 

Santa was here!




there's way too many pictures so i made this collage. ella had fun on xmas day, she was santa's little helper - helped deliver presents to everybody. she got to open her presents as the day went by, savoring and enjoying each one. thanks santa, family, and special thanks to Peter for the ladybugs and picture!
in the top-right picture you can see ben's new favorite sweater. he really likes it and wears it all the time.


the Schneiders

Yayy Grandma!

Dec 24 - Decorating cookies

A xmas tradition in the Koester family!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dec 24th

Dec 24th -- Mina sleeps, Ella goes for a walk in the snow with grandpa and safta, and opening one present on Xmas eve