Zos Chanukah

As some of you may have seen earlier in the week, Chaim wanted to make whole wheat doughnuts. We pleaded with him and tried to convince him that whole wheat caramel- filled doughnuts don't really sound that appetizing. 

Well, he disagreed and insisted we try and make them anyway !!

Here was the start of the process.

We worked hard and after a few tries we were finally able to come up with a great recipe that came out DELICIOUS. Chaim couldn't get enough of  'em. 

One big bite for me !!!

Two big bites for me !!

No way mommy...you can't have it back ! It's Soooo Yummy !! 

And It's ALL MINE !!!

 Hope your Chanukah was as wonderful as ours.

Simmy,Sari  and doughnut loving baby C

A Freilichen Chanukah!

Chanukah is here- Chaim had a wonderful first experience. We lit outside of the building and everyone who passed by was inspired and only wanted to participate in the Mitzvah. They contributed 1/2 shekel each. We're RICH!!

Afterwards, Chaim enjoyed dinner with us, consisting of hot, delicious latkas and home-made applesauce!

Wishing you a Happy Chanukah!!

Missing you....

After dinner, we took a nice stroll to get some dessert (for Chaim, of course!).  On our way, we passed by a life-size Menorah! Chaim was mesmerized...

 

When we got to the ice cream store, we gave Chaim the opportunity to choose the flavor.  Chaim was so excited with all the options!

  

This was taken after he ate the delectable treats! Notice the big smile (on Chaim's face- not Simmy's!) :)

YUM!

New Tricks !! Sooooo Thirsty!!

We know we know… It’s been a while since the last update. (a significant while.) Boruch Hashem Chaim’l has kept us really occupied and we didn’t get around to sharing updates and videos and pics. Well here we are again, and hopefully we’ll be able to be more attentive to the blog.

Chaim has grown by leaps and bounds. He doesn’t cease to surprise us with his new tricks all the time! Check out his latest in the video below.

Enjoy,

Simmy Sari, baby C 

Advancing,Boruch Hashem

Boruch Hashem, Chaim is advancing at a wonderful pace. This week he started feeding himself with his own bottle. It seems like he started crawling on Sari’s bed too.

There really is something special in the air here.

Enjoy the vid 

Shabbat Shalom

From

ירושלים

 

Chaim's First day in yerushalayim

Chaim's First day was so exciting. Immediately noticeable was his ability to understand what his tatty was saying and to react in kind. 

Its the air in the land, it makes you brighter.

Have a wonderful shabbos.

Baby Chaim,

and his parents.

סגולה for who, what ??

סגולה  טו' ב'אב

Sometimes in Israel the signs could be a little confusing.Here is one we saw last night hanging on a bus stop...

(note, this was from a professional tour company )

Does anyone out there know what that thing the sign promises really is ? cuz that’s what tons of people flocked to עמוקא for on this wonderful day!

I hear they are a hot commodity in chutz la-aretz.

Happy Tu’bav everyone.

Lshana haba B’yerushalayim.

Love Baby Chaim

And his parents. 

מוצאי שבת קודש

מוצאי שבת קודש          

Boruch Hashem, we were able to get out this evening and visit the holy Western Wall a.k.a. the Wailing Wall. There were so many people there; it was a sight to see. We left the Kotel at almost 1am and it seemed as if it was in middle of the afternoon.

We really think Chaim is advancing at a really fast pace. You’ll never believe what he started doing as soon as we got to the wall……. You guessed it!  He started WAILING !!! 

It was an enjoyable trip for the family. Chaim quieted down as soon as he had מלוה מלכה and we all davened together for a fantastic upcoming week - for us, for you, and for all of our friends.

שבוע טוב   from ירושלים

Love baby Chaim

and his parents.

Wow! What a tiring night out I had. So glad to be back, chilling with my folks while they eat מלוה מלכה. I hope not to give them a hard night tonight, cuz I know how tired they are from shabbos and this trip.

Baby Chaim's First Flight

While on the phone with Avrumie this morning, he shared with us his sympathy for not being able to enjoy our business first seats, cuz the basinets are so small in business and there were probably no empty seats in business and we probably couldn’t even enjoy the lay down flat beds with the baby and all. … Well as you’ll see, with the help of Hashem, Chaim and his parents were ably to fully enjoy themselves on the way back to artzeinu hakedosha.

Chaim loved his comfortable seats, slept (like a baby) most of the flight, and was really excited when we finally landed in ארץ ישראל .

He misses everyone and wishes everyone a fantastic שבת קודש .

Can’t wait till you come visit.

Love,

Baby Chaim and his parents. 

I Really enjoyed the Executive lounge at the airport. The couches were super comfortable, the free drinks were great, and my Mommy got to relax while my Daddy helped himself to the snacks and drinks.

I slept so soundly on these pillows. I think I can really get used to this.

The stewardess was nice enough to help me to my own seat, she didnt think i was 
gonna be too comfortable in the little bassinet they had for me. I was really thankful. 

My ta tucked me in, sang me a lullaby, gave me a kiss, and let me sleep for hours and hours. I really felt bad for the rest of the people in cattle class, they looked so uncomfortable trying to maneuver their legs into a comfortable position to sleep. They looked more like a bag of contorted pretzels. It was funny. 

I didn't really want the seat belt at first, but i think it helped me sleep better, i was all snuggly and warm and nobody bothered me.

  I really love my parents for taking me on this trip. I'm so so happy being here and my first flight was really a great experience. 

Have a great Shabbos.

The Boy Of many Faces :)

Sometimes its funny to see how different facial expressions, captured even seconds apart, display seemingly different personalities.

Only time will tell what his real personality will be .

Have a great shabbos everyone.

Simmy,Sari and CO.

With His Poppa

Overly Curious ??

Mischievous ?

Easily startled ?

Worried ?

Intense ?

Funny Face ??

Playful ??

Spacey ??

Very Serious ?

Hope Y'all Enjoyed

New Baby

 

Good Morning ,

Today was my tenth birthday. I got a teddy bear for my birthday. Everything I own is blue. Because girls have pink. And boys have blue.

Hope you enjoy my first few pictures . Dont worry ill send more from everywhere i go. Soon i hope to be in Eretz Yisrael, where ive been living for the whole first part of my life. I love it there. I feel so comfortable next to the kotel.

Love You,

Chaim Ozer Krieser

Good Shabbos

Firstly , we would like to wish everyone a big

  מזל טוב               

                   on the new

          BABY BOY .

We are sorry we are gonna miss the shalom zachor and hope everyone has a wonderful time at the shalom zachor and the aufruf.

We also would like personally give a shout out to the Yaffa Meister for holding out until we are able to make the bris. Kudos to you.

We had a wonderful week here in yerushalayim, and hope all of you did too.

Enjoy the weather in New York, while we enjoy ours here.

See yall soon

S&S

( Of course we dont mean to rub it in, we just know how happy everyone is when we enjoy ourselves here, so we thought to share it with you. (



Enjoyable Lawrence weather



Enjoyable Jerusalem weather

Wonderful Visitors from America

As most of you know we had some wonderful visitors from America surprise us and join us for a few days. What can we say - the stay was waaay too short, but tons of fun nonetheless. We spent a fantastic Shabbos together at the Kotel, the mall was tons of fun , Chevron was beautiful, and hanging out in mea shearim/geula was an experience of its own (as you will see in the video below).

Here are some highlights:
See Y'all soon.

S&S




Sometimes people regress as they grow older



Regress I say !!!

Dr. Toast at 12:30 am Sat Night



On top of a moutain in Chevron, overlooking the cave of our foremothers and fathers



Does this need a caption ?!?!

Or this one ???
(Avrumie and his friends)



mmmmmmmm !



Beautiful Chevron from the rooftop of the Yeshiva

Awwww - look how they've bonded over the trip !

Sometimes Avrumie can be a little embarrassing (and daring might i say) to walk around with : ---The following was in middle of Geulah, on a busy Sunday afternoon !!












Simmy and Avrumie found Universal Studios in middle of Mea Shearim !

Our Homemade Professional Looking Mishloach Manos...

Firstly, I have to tell you that we are really impressed with the comment section (honorable mention to Mordy for believing in himself!)
Secondly, there is actually hope that the blog will be updated more frequently than in the past because Simmy has been providing me with mini-lessons on posting, adding pictures, and videos too!
Can't wait to share it all with you!
 -Sari

We worked very hard on our Mishloach Manos- as you can clearly see! 

These were sent to the "choshuv" people- Rabbis, relatives, and the like.  I made delicious chocolate dipped pretzels and Simmy added a bottle of wine.

We sent "Dips and Chips"- a lil taste of Israel.  Simmy made the dips and I made the chips! Real collaboration!

Purim in Yerushalayim!

Since we celebrated Purim only yesterday, please do not consider this post as very delayed.
We had a fantastic time celebrating the holiday in the Holy Land and are happy to share these great moments with you!  Over the next few days, we will be posting pictures and videos of our different activities we experienced throughout the day.  Hope you enjoy!
S&S



The New Age Chassidishe couple!



Only In Israel

When we first started this blog we planned on including a section called “only in Israel”.  We never really got around to include it as a separate section but as you’ll in the next video it we could have had some great material for it.

Shabbat Shalom and Happy Purim !!!

S&S

He's Famous !!

Did you ever think you would have the privilege of knowing someone really really famous??

Well check out who was on the front cover of the Yated last week!!

Autographed copies will be granted on a first come first serve basis, and will be priced at a very reasonable rate of $250 per copy.

S&S

Rationing

Source-Wikipedia

Rationing: is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services. Rationing controls the size of the ration, one's allotted portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time

Due to a serious famine of morning breakfast food, along with some serious foul play by a certain unnamed member of the family, Simmy found it necessary to ensure that he, too, can  partake in the consumption of yummy yummy cocoa pebbles from America.

Thank you, Mommy Pretter, for your intuitive motherly wisdom, by sending 2 packages of cereal that can be equally divided.  

You definitely have a share in our Shalom Bayis!

~S&S

            Mold ???

                         In the Holy Land ??

      Mold: Middle English moulde, probably from past participle of moulen, to grow moldy, from Old Norse mygla (wiki)

      Mold: Any of various fungi that often form a fuzzy growth (called a mycelium) on the surface of organic matter. Some molds cause food to spoil, but others are beneficial, such as those used to make certain cheeses and those from which antibiotics like penicillin are developed. The molds do not form a distinct phylogenetic grouping but belong to various phyla including the ascomycetes and the zygomycetes

Why was Sari sitting on the couch in full hijab on a regular

Tuesday afternoon??

See video for details-

The newest Keller Addition

Mazel Tov!

Just a few short hours after Baby Keller was introduced to this world, I went to the hospital to check up on and visit both patients.  Mommy MD and baby Toby are doing well Baruch Hashem. Check out the clip- the baby performed at just the right time!  Shep Nachas!!

-Sari

Shabbat Shalom From Yerushalayim

We know , We know, we haven't updated the blog in some time. We’re still getting used to all the publicity generated by our first few posts…..Give us some time and we’ll make it up to y’all.

With warm wishes for a great and holy Shabbos from all of us here in the holy land.

Enjoy the pics.

S&S -

Yerushalayim

Sari's Yummy Yummy Challah L'kovod Shabbos

Sun About To Set For Shabbos....

(ok ok, this is really motsei Shabbos.....but hey, its still Shabbosdig )