It's Sukkos!

Our Sukka!

Putting on s'chach:

Zusha helping Hillel set up while Gedalya helps me cook at home.

Havdala

Admiring decorations

Outside by the Sukka:

Relaxing in the Sukka:

View from our window:

Zusha with lulav!

It's now chol hamoed. We just got through a 3 day Yom Tov, the second of three this month.
B"H it was great! We managed to get our sukka up by Tuesday, the day before Erev Yom Tov. On Wednesday we just had to put up s'chach, decorate, buy the cot and chairs and set them up in the sukka. Zusha was mega excited about it all.
Since the meal was going to be way past Zusha's bedtime, I sent him down to help Hillel set up in the sukka so he could get his satisfaction that way.
I was finishing up cooking while Gedalya was yelling down to Zusha in the yard, and Zusha was yelling back.
Soon it was time for the meal. The kids were sleeping soundly in my bed, but we couldn't leave them alone while we'd be in the sukka. It's in our back yard, but we have to go out of the house, around the neighboring house, across their yard and into ours. So our only option at that point was to transfer them to the carriage. Of course, Gedalya woke up. After a few failed attempt to lull him back to sleep, we let him stay up and enjoy himself.
Zusha slept on.

After the soup I took Gedalya up to put him to bed. And wouldn't you know it, Zusha got up! When I came back down, he was lounging on the cot with his Tatte. Zusha was very excited to eat in the sukka, and I couldn't take that away from him.
I stayed on with him while Hillel went up to stay with a sleeping Gedalya.
The night ended at around midnight, when finally all the kids, the carriage and the pots were safely in their places. Well, except that Gedalya was in my bed and Zusha was in Hillel's but other than that...

The first day meal we ate out. It was nice to get out to share some good company for a change.
That evening the kids and I took a lo0ong nap and were refreshed enough to all stay up for the meal in the sukka.

The following night was shabbos. The kids didn't stay up for this one, and we couldn't take them around in the carriage since it was shabbos. Our landlady downstairs allowed us to pass straight through her apartment since there was no other way for us to carry food to the sukka that night.
She herself was away for that meal, which made it easier to run up and check on the kids often.

The Shabbos day meal was also eaten out.

I'm very happy because everything fell into place. The kids loved it, and even though it seemed like nothing was making sense, it all worked out wonderfully, B"H.