Thursday, April 30, 2009

April 2009 Photos

Just some photos from the last month that didn't make it to any posts!

Zusha, showing off his baby sis.


One of my favorite camera tricks is standing far away from the subject and opening the zoom fully. My zoom is 10x, and it makes for fantastic blurred backgrounds. So, I sat the boys down in this picturesque area and backed up to take some shots. But Mr. Z was not happy. He was not happy at all. Don't I know that the proper way to take a photo is by standing next to the subject?? HUH??


Gedalya with "Berele with Purple Pajamas."


The kids reading together.


Just hangin' out under the chair... hmmm-hm-hmmmm...


Yummy kid.


My mind still boggles at this unprompted hug.


This next group of photos is from one of the Chol Hamoed days. There is a building with a ramp on one of the blocks around here, and whenever we pass it, the boys MUST run and climb all over it!







Why, hello!



Mama, it's 2 AM. Feed me.


Sometimes you just luck out with photos. Adel was waving around a white blanket while I took pictures. Most of them had the blanket covering her face, but then I got this gem:



No, Adel is NOT sitting at the edge of an ocean. I feel obligated to offer this tidbit of information since, upon seeing this photo, Hillel asked me when I took the kids to the ocean. I am not a deranged mother to place my 6 month old infant who can barely sit, perched beside a cliff with a mini fence half her height separating her from the ocean depths.
Those are white petals upon asphalt. :)




Little guys...

...in the skies.


Ruffle tushie!!


How cool are these boys? :D


This is cool as well. We were walking on the next block over (43rd street- we live on 42nd) and I decided to take a look between to houses in the middle of the block... and was able to see our house through two back yards, three front yards and a street!

The air conditioner towards the bottom of the photo is our landlady's, and the windows right above it are ours. :)

Sunny Day, 3 of 3

Enjoying our last summer-like day before an onslaught of rainrainrain.









At the park, two girls (about age 8) started saying to each other about Adel, "That baby looks like a doll!" LOL

Sunny Day, 2 of 3

Little boys...



Swingy little girl...


She loves the swing...



...especially when her brothers join in the fun! Brothers make everything better.


Adel loves hats that come with tasty accessories.


Gedalya, running on train tracks. Those are REAL train tracks! As real as it gets, that is. These are train track shadows, and Gedalya ran up and down, loving every second of it.


Adel's first time in a hip carry. Little hippie girl! ;) She loves her slings, that one!

(Photo by Zusha this time.)

What a Day - Water Day

So it all started out on a fine Sunday morning at the beginning of this week. Out of nowhere, summer has arrived! So, out come the summer clothes. Out come the sunhats and caps. Out come the... WATER BALLOONS!
Dress the kids all matchy-matchy and we are on our way! As a treat, I decided to take the kids to a far park. There is a park on Fort Hamilton that we sometimes visit. Not too often, since it's a nice walk away. It's nothing special, but since we go so rarely, the kids love it.

"Yay! Vaiter park!!"


First thing, the boys ran to the sprinklers and expressed their confusion as to why they weren't on. I explained that they will only be on in the summer. Although it feels like summer now (it was over 90 degrees!!) it's really only spring.

So they gathered their water balloons and trooped over to the drinking fountain...

...only to discover that it also wasn't working!
Talk about disappointment. For everyone. In all other parks, the drinking fountains have been on for a couple of weeks already. I promised Zusha that I will bring the balloons with me when I pick him up from cheider tomorrow and we'll go to a park that does have working fountains.

Yeah, I didn't think that idea would go over well.
Okay, okay. We'll go today. To the Ave F park. Yes. Although it did take us over a mile of walking to get here. We'll turn right back and walk another mile plus change. Nooo problem.

But not before we took an obligatory matchy picture. The other park doesn't have much in terms of greenery, or any other area fit for a backdrop.


"Okay, guys. You do what you have to. I'll be having my princess rest now."


So, after a long, tedious and tiring walk, which included both boys clambering up onto the stroller, so I ended up pushing over 100 lbs while they rode in comfort, we arrived at our destination.

OMG WOW! Water balloons!! :D :D :D



AND not only did the drinking fountain work, but... the real sprinklers were also on! Kiddie heaven!
Adibaby had her first sprinkler experience.

She thought it was great fun...

...as did her brothers.


Wet little ballooney boys!