Favorite bear

The bear's name is now Amelie (originally it was Gretchen).

Sam's last year's kindergarten class (October 2013)

Making apple cider at Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham, NJ

Wash and dry apples

Cut

Put the apples in the crushing machine

 

Crush them!

Crushed apples are pressed into cider

Best part: trying the cider!

 

Baby girl

March 18: 6 weeks

April 1: 8 weeks

April 29: 12 weeks

17 weeks (we found out she's a girl!)

21 weeks:

 

 

39 weeks:

Sleepover!

Noa and Zia came for a sleepover!

Who wants pancakes and eggs?

Daddy pancake special!

Driving to the Fire Department's Open House

Special truck that the Fire Department has to demonstrate to kids that they need to crawl low in the smoke, not hide, and not be afraid of a fire fighter

 

Halloween party at school

Exercises in a workbook

Mom and dad came along to plan and help with running the party

Outside, at the parade

 

Mom and dad made treats for everyone - tangerine pumpkin, ghost bananas and "monster slime" soda

Mystery reader

More old pics (August 2013, trip to Spain and France)

Those tiny people on top of the tower - that's us!