Happy 1st Birthday Princess

 In honor of his sister's birthday, Chaim made "alicious" cupcakes for each member of his family and decorated them with #1's.  Notice how meticulous he was while putting on the sprinkles, one at a time!

 The End result:

 Our lil' princess, bedecked in all her glory, as she awaits her special birthday treat!

 Singing happy birthday... and eyeing those cupcakes!

Getting ready to blow out the candle...

  

YUMMY!! It really is "alicious"...   CT has reached a new milestone on her birthday- eating a cupcake for the first time!

 Good til the last crumb!
 

 All done with mine- now onto the next one.  Think Chaim will mind sharing?!

Well, all in all, it was a wonderful celebration!  Wish you could have been there to join us!

Morning Feedings !

Good Morning,

Feeding time in the morning has become into a really enjoyable routine. Previously it was Mommy trying to juggle between two hungry mouths that couldn’t get enough of what was for breakfast. Boruch Hashem we now have an extra set of friendly hands that has become really capable at pitching in when Mommy could use them. Chaya Tehila seems to enjoy the help just as much!

Enjoy your day and the video below.

The Jerusalemites

Kugel Anyone ?

When Simmy and I were dating, he told me a story about how his mother went up to Toronto for Shabbos one week and he stayed home with Mordechai and Ta. He became the designated cook and made the potato kugel all by himself. Needless to say, I was quite impressed- I mean how many guys his age know how to scramble eggs, let alone a whole potato kugel! He was 25 at the time….

His son, though, had an earlier head start …..

Enjoy!

Fun in the sun 'til the day is done!

As you have all probably heard, the weather here has reached  95 degrees!!  Our shorts, tees, pools, and bubbles have come out of storage and we spend every waking moment outdoors!  Hope you enjoy viewing some of our daily activities!

The biggest Lag B'omer madurah ever....

Lag B'omer is usually a very exciting time of the year around here. Children are all excited about their maduras. Parents have to find ways to entertain their children over the vacation and there is an overall  element of excitement in the air.
This year was no different, save for a little mishap that occurred on Motzei Shabbos at the madura of our local neighborhood shul.....



While Simmy was trying to take some pics of the children at the small fire the neighborhood puts together.... 

 (Chaim wasnt really in the mood... )

Out of the corner of our eyes we noticed a few sparks flying upwards towards the trees nearby.
It didn't seem like that big of a deal at first, and all that were there were sure it would die down on its own...

Little did we know, that wouldn't be the story..
  
Within ten seconds of the previous picture this is what the trees looked like....

                 
                       And twenty seconds after that....

Within a few short minutes all the surrounding trees caught flame and while boruch Hashem no one was hurt there was significant damage to the neighbors property as well as to the poor trees and surrounding bushes and gardens.

Needless to say, this was the largest lag B'omer fire Maalot Dafna (and probably the whole Yerushalayim) has ever experienced. 

Hope you enjoyed yours as well.

The Jerusalemites.


לשנה הבאה בירושלים הבנויה  

 

Sharing new toys

With much thanks to Buhbi, Chaim has some new and really exciting blocks to play and share with his little sister.

As you’ll see they are really starting to get along wonderfully and Chaim is even learning to share generously with her. 

We hope more toys like these can really foster a loving brother and sister relationship.

Enjoy the vid… 

(if you turn the sound up a little you can hear their interaction)

 

 

First Melave Malka Back in Yerushalayim

Gut Voch.
Hope Shabbos was as nice for you as it was for us back here in Yerushalayim.

Miss Y'all.
Lots of Love,  
The Jerusalemites