Tree and leaf

Birthday cake

we celebrated Daniel's birthday a few days early, with a cake, balloons, and presents.

many of you would recall that it's not the first trucker cake i've made... :) good times! this one was much smaller but just as good. there are some birthday pictures which i'll link to later. that Megan took. Thanks, Megan!

Daniel's first birthday

Wagon

Safta Dalia and Saba Odi "sent" us this wagon for Daniel's birthday! Daniel was so excited to try it out that he climbed right in before the thing was even put together. he had the half-built wagon flip over in no time, trying to break the kitchen floor and gain some street-cred in the form of a black eye for his first birthday, but with no luck! both the baby and the floor survived. The wagon has been thoroughly tested around the block with Daniel, Ella and Mina taking turn riding and pulling. hooray! and thanks, safta and saba!

i'm ready!

look, i fit!

Sukkah

We went back to JCC one evening after school, to give one of Daniel's teachers her belated farewell present. Outside of the building, there were a few Sukkot, leftover from a Sukkah Arbor competition. the kids enjoyed walking in to and out of them to try them out.

Tuesday date night

Tuesday is our swim class night at Goldfish, followed by date night with the Steins: Asher, who used to be Ella's classmate at JCC; Lilah, his sister; and Ari and Adam. Their parents. For date night we go to Wolverine State, where you can bring your own pizza and ice cream (for the kids), salad and guacamole (for us), drink the local beer, and listen to live music. The kids really like Lindsey Lou, and the band seem to like the kids who sometimes dance to the music. don't worry, by 9 pm we're out of there (it's bedtime...).

Ella is watching her first presidential debate

Group picture for their bar/bat mitzvah party