The Rest of Chol Hamoed

3rd and 4th days of Chol Hamoed:

Gedalya spitting, er... I mean blowing at a dandelion:

Gedalya examining one of a million tiny green flowers shed by this tree.


Enjoying a chocolate milk break :)

Ketselech

On the second day of chol hamoed we were on our way to the park... when we noticed something under our neighbors' front porch. There was a square hole in the otherwise solid wall. It was covered by mesh, and behind it, there were kittens!

At first we thought that the kittens and their mother found their way under the porch from another hole, and they were just sitting there by the "window." So we watched them a bit and then went on. On our way home, we saw the neighbors sitting on their porch, and the kittens were still there. So I mentioned to them, "Do you know you have kittens under your porch?" They asked, "Are they there right now?"

It turns out that a mother cat had given birth there just recently. They had someone come and chase them all out and then cover up the hole with mesh. Apparently, they didn't chase all of them out. Immediately, Hillel went home, got a hammer, and pried the mesh open. He went to check a few times at night, and brought milk to the kittens.
Hopefully, the mother came back and got them all.

The ketselech

The boys examining the new discovery ;)



Onto the park...


Take a look at that hair ..... and those HANDS!! LOL

Afikoman Present!

First day of Chol Hamoed:
Zusha trying out his Afikoman present- a kiddie camera! How happy does he look? :D

Watching "kakuv" together

Erev Pesach Fun :)

This year Erev Pesach is on Shabbos. So the "adjusted" Erev Pesach was on a Friday. There was SO much cooking to be done! And we had only kashered the kitchen that very morning!
Thankfully, my mother took Zusha out for some fun. He got to escape the madness, and we got a chance to work in peace. (As peacefully as it is possible for Erev Pesach, that is.)

And just in time, the park on 18th Ave had just opened, after over a year of remodeling. They basically plowed down the entire park and rebuilt it from scratch. Everyone waited so long for this. They promised it to be ready much earlier than this.
So my mother took Zusha out to test out the park. We had never been there before, but took some peeks at it while it was being built. Zusha had the time of his life there!

Zusha dominated the steering wheel and refused to let anyone else use it!


He also made friends with a little girl. Here they are peeking at each other from under a slide. :D

And Even More Risky

The day before Erev Pesach. As if everything was done. Not even close!
But again, who can resist such weather after month after dreary month of winter?

How fun is THIS? :D

The boys trying out their new binoculars.


Gedalya's pants were a bit too big, so I had to pull them up until his armpits to slow the falling process. Hahaha. (They are new, so I didn't realize yet that they are too big.)

It's 4 Days till Pesach...

...but spring is calling! Who can stay indoors on a day like THIS??

Take a look at those unbelievable trees. They didn't last long- only about a week or two.

I just LOVE these two pictures:


Here they were turning around and around and giggling. :)

Uh-oh

I finished changing Gedalya's diaper one afternoon and was too tired to get up from the bed. I put my head down for a few minutes, and when I got up, I wished I hadn't. LOL
Apparently, I neglected to put away the baby powder after the diaper change, and the little crew got their eager little hands on it. :D

They were having the time of their lives! They would put their hands in the powder and swish them around. Then they would show them to each other, laugh, and shout, "Hentchkes!!!" (mittens)