Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day)

I feel so honored for having been in Israel for its 60th Independence Day! It was so nice to share such a special day with family! It was a great day of good food, laughs and a great nap for me at my uncle Moshe's house

My Savta Ruti & I

Jerusalem

Today we went to visit friends in Jerusalem

Soccer with Doda (aunt) Osnat

Ok, so my Doda (auntie) Osnat never played soccer in her entire life! Until I came along! Now she's a pro! Watch us playing soccer:




soccer video 1, soccer video 2, soccer video 3, soccer video 4





And really, have you ever seen a toddler with such great dance moves?





I got the moves video 1, I got the moves video 2

A Busy Day!

Wow! Today was quite a busy day.

It started out with me helping Savta Ruti unload the dishwasher



helping Savta video 1, helping Savta video 2, helping Savta video 3





Then my brave friend Tomer and his mommy Michal came to visit in the morning. Tomer is my little friend who had open-heart surgery when he was just 3 months old! Well, he's almost 6 months old now and is doing great! He's such a brave little guy.





Soon after Michal & Tomer came over, my daddy was leaving for his meeting so I made sure to give him some cuddles first





After my daddy came back we hung out and he took me for a walk in the stroller

And the best part of the day was falling asleep with Savta Ruti

My Friend Yonatan

My daddy wasn't feeling that well today (I think I mentioned my mommy got us all sick!) so Savta Ruti joined me & my mommy to go to the park to hang out with my friend Yonatan. Yonatan is the son of my parents' friends Ifat & Ran who used to live in Washington, DC. He is a year and a week older than I am so it was pretty cool to hang out with such a big boy!

Well, I am sure you all know that both my mommy & my daddy are math geeks. Well, turns out math runs in my veins. I am not even 18 months old yet and already was immediately attracted to the Abacus. It was really fun playing with it Abacus Video





Then Yonatan came over and asked if I would come and play with him Yonatan video





We came home tired but happy!

My Uncle Moshe & the Guitar

My uncle Moshe, and my cousins Danielle, Ameet & Roee came to have Shabbat dinner with us tonight. My uncle Moshe is a great guitar player. In fact, it turns out that he used to teach guitar to a lot of my mommy's friends. I really liked listening to him play the guitar and also tried to play myself



Here we are (me & Dod Moshe)







video 1, video 2





Now that my daddy knows how much I love the guitar, he promised that he would play it for me whenever I want.

My Great Uncle and Aunt

Today my great uncle Oded & great aunt Maxi came to visit me. It was my first time meeting them. I had heard so much about them and seen their pictures and stuff, but it was much nicer to see them for real. My uncle Oded was so much fun. He played with me, and joked around with me and such. My aunt was great too, of course, but she doesn't play ball like uncle Oded does



video 1, and video 2

More Fun with Sabba Gabi

Today Sabba (grandpa) Gabi came to visit me again. We went to the mall where they had a play area. But really, it was a lot more fun to play outside and have Sabba be my horsie and chase me around...




And to see all the action you can watch

video 1, and video 2


Unfortunately, things got kind of bad later on. I woke up in the middle of the night screaming in pain. Savta Ruti called a doctor to come to the house (mommy says she would love to have that option in the US) and he said I had a bad double ear infection. So I had to start antibiotics again. It's really all mommy's fault. She got us all sick.

This is Why We Love Israel...

In Israel you don't have to make plans weeks or months in advance. When you want to see friends or family, you just pick up the phone and ask if it's ok to drop by. The worse thing they can say is - no. So this morning we called my cousins and asked if we could come by later in the afternoon, after I had had my nap. And of course they yes. Oh, and another thing we love about Israel - there are always, where ever you go, kids outside playing. There's always noise (the good kind) and moms with babies/toddlers in strollers. There's always someone having a picnic. And one more favorite thing - we LOVE the fruits. They are so juice and yummy.





And another way you can see how much I love those Israeli fruits


video 1, and also you can see my cousins again video 2