Benji is 7 weeks old and we're all celebrating Thanksgiving!
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| The Giraffe is ready for Turkey Day! |
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Mommy came back from feeding Benji and was surprised to see Derek Josh in bed with Daddy (those are Derek's old jammies...so she definitely did a double take in the middle of the night). |
Down to Hollywood to have a play date while Daddy and Zaide worked all day:
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| I've been working on the railroad.... |
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| Nothing like a power nap in Bubby's arms. |
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| T-ball in the front yard (the weather was SO nice)! |
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| Daddy took the boys to an event at the Temple. |
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| Papa keeps Benji company during tummy time. |
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| I'm how old?! |
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| Yeahhhhhh - 7 weeks! |
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| Amy - the baby whisperer. |
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| Benji has fun with Derek. |
The boys' school had a fundraiser to help local families in need. Derek's class teachers asked us to come up with a Native American name. The teachers made shirts with this special name and that is what they wore while running the cash registers at Bake a Difference.
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| Derek - Chief Negotiator |
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| Of course, Monkey See, Monkey Do -- mini Chief gives it a try! |
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| They do what to the turkey?! |
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| Our little turkey. |
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| Still thinking about that poor turkey. |
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| Josh tries to comfort his baby brother. |
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| Josh had a slight flood in his room, so he crashed in Derek's room for a night. |
The morning of Thanksgiving was special for our dear friends Rachel and Jeremy Cohen. It was their Auf Ruf at B'nai Torah! Grandma made a beautiful wimpel for them and Mommy, Derek, and Josh decided to go to services and help them celebrate.
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| The "cool" weather (upper 60's) |
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| When else can one wear these cute sweaters in S FL?! |
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| (Cream)cheeeeeeese! |
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| Practicing for their Bar-Mitzvahs |
THANKSGIVING 2014
Derek created a Thanksgiving Box at school and filled it with all of the things he is thankful for:
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| Getting ready to open his box. |
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| The Box. |
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| "Here are my Thankful Notes" |
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| The list (in no particular order): Josh, Benji, God, My friend Isaac, A sundae from McDonalds (thanks Grandma!!), Trees for making Apples, Cherry, and Mommy & Daddy. |
Mommy has spent a lot of time at Grandma's in the past week or so, helping her work on the chuppah for the Cohen's wedding. Here is what they have so far:
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| The Cohen's wanted a portion of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night So Grandma and Mommy tapped into their post-impressionist art skills and came up with this! Each part of this 9 ft x 9 ft "canvas" is strips of fabric cut and layered appropriately! (There are also 18 hidden hearts throughout -- chai, for good luck)! |
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| Josh works on his own art skills - stamping! |
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| Of course, the weekend wouldn't be the same without a birthday party, too! |
Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!
We are so thankful for our family and great friends that are like family!
