It's all About Little Man Liam and Little Brother Aiden

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Playing Catch Up...

So it's been about 6 months. A lot has happened in the last 5 months. Since so much has happened, I can't include everything, but I will tell you about the major evetns.

The first of which was my second 3rd-birthday party that took place on my actual 3rd birthday (which is my mommy's preferred time of celebrating a birthday). It was on Saturday, November 21, 2009 (man, we're already into April 2010...). The guests were my sitter Lindsay and her wonderful boyfriend Will. Then there were my other two sitters, Tonia & Niki and their mommy. And of course my mommy, daddy, and my little bro Aiden. Lindsay made me a super yummy cake, I received lots of wonderful presents and most importantly, I got lots of love and attention and had a blast

With some of my new trains...

And with my fingers in my cake...

With Lindsay and Will...

With mommy and daddy...

With Lindsay and Aiden...

Birthday cake video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQFR84mLfbY

And then we went to stay with my aunt Debbi (daddy's sister) and uncle Kevin (her husband) and my cousin Colin for Thanksgiving. Grandma Phyllis was there and so were Grandpa Phil and Nima Sandy. Thanksgiving was nice enough but the highlight was my third, 3rd birthday party for me. Aunt Debbi went all out to make me a very special party. Grandma Phyllis slaved for hours to make the a Toby birthday cake (Toby is the number 7 Tram engine in the Thomas series). She made it with all the substitue ingredients so that I don't get an allergic reactions. Also, since my mommy won't let us have stuff with food colorings, she squeezed cranberries to make the red on my cake. She really went all out and it was such a perfect and yummy cake. Of course I got lots more presents...

Toby Cake...

And here's a video of me being shown my Toby birthday cake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfQjjfblSdI

In my new wagon...

And then winter struck us... mommy and daddy moved to Richmond, VA around 5 years ago. Of course I and Aiden were'nt around yet. Winters here in Richmond have always been pretty mild. But not this one.

And a couple of videos of how baby Aiden learned how to walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--i8FqgkjRs and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPqucZrOTw

Getting Aiden properly dressed to go outside

And then came Hanukkah...

Video of my Hanukkah show at school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o0MHkw-PdY

And the last night of Hanukkah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXIAqqbnGt0 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKzsEBzwDPw

Ha, and then came A LOT more snow...

Us boys in our 'all-wheel'drive' wagon

Wagon ride video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx-T2Wd_Tvw

And this is our back yard...

And every once in a while, mommy and daddy will get a sitter and go out.

And after being stuck at home because of the snow for 3 days, we were finally able to get out on the road and go to an inflatable place and have some fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Y3x30zn_4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFm_bVW5ufE

And us brothers bonding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRSNOVWfko4

Some footage of Aiden's first steps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEX3TuuCbZ0

Mommy and daddy on their way to a holiday party

And some Aiden cuteness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMWTMUKd_zw

And in January (the 17th to be exact), my baby brother turned 1. We all couldn't believe that his first year has gone by so quickly. It has been quite a year. He has added so much joy to our lives (even though he sometimes really annoys me). We are so happy to have him in our lives, and we are never giving him up

Aiden's 1st Birthday Cake (allergen-free cake)

And there's his 2nd birthday cake, sent by grandma

And birthday pictures with grandpa & grandma

Aiden birthday movies - Liam singing happy birthday to Aiden in Hebrew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkOC8zinmGU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyoKrzwaMJg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFEGJr_yGM

And guess what? More snow...

And here's Aiden just being cute...

Here's Abba with his beard...

And in the process of shaving it and looking like a redneck

Finally, shaving the beard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjJ4fei6CcM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1D4QmbFTXo

Aiden mopping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc76Jq-D4To

And of course I had to be Thomas for Purim

At my school's Purim celebration

The boys being boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4SA_jvgFxI

How cute is Liam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5HpiTnOn-Y

And then came Pesach (Passover). We joined our wonderful friends the Rifes and dined and read the Hagadah at their home. We are so fortunate to have made such wonderful friend here in Richmond.

We're just doing some 'computer-work'

Important 'computer-work' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtPGKKjUzfU

And then came Spring...

Finally, Spring (finally playing outside) - big brother pulling little brother and off goes the little brother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP9L8ETmu7o

Saturday, November 28, 2009

My 3rd Birthday Party Number 1 (November 19, 2009)

Ok, so here goes...

Tomorrow (November 20) I will turn 3. But tomorrow is Shabbat so there's no school. So my class threw me a birthday party today. We had the Shabbat party first and then my birthday. It was SOOOO MUCH fun. And of course mommy, daddy & baby Aiden came to celebrate with me.

It all started with us all riding in the van together to get me to school (usually daddy takes me in the morning while mommy stays with Aiden at home). Baby Aiden had fallen asleep in the car (because it was his usual nap time). Mommy brought me into my classroom while daddy stayed in the car with Aiden so he could sleep some more. The teachers gave me a special birthday hat

And then after a little bit, we went into the synagogue to have the Shabbat party and my birthday party.

And because I was the birthday boy, I got to sit in the center of the circle on the special birthday chair with my mommy

And here are my birthday cupcakes that Nechomi made for me

Nothing better than sitting on the floor and eating a birthday cupcake

And here I am blowing my candle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7KK7lLUekg

More birthday celebrations to come...

Hanging Out with My Bro (November 18-19, 2009)

This is what we do on rainy and cold days when I get back from preschool: we get into trouble with Aiden's newly acquired climbing skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_xaWrD9GoE

And then, after we get tired of getting into trouble and driving our mommy insane, we just chil!

Aiden is 10 Months Old (November 17, 2009)

For Aiden's 10 months birthday I decided to be a loving brother and get us both into heaps of trouble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOD3lpsBP0k

Outside Fun & Aiden's 10 Months Birthday

We still have a day here and there when it's still nice to be outside for short periods of time. So we try to take advantage of those days as much as we can before it gets too cold and starts raining and snowing and all.

I love to ride my tricycle and Aiden loves to 'ride' the car. And I like to give Aiden turns to 'ride' on my tricycle too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49-knHUOaI

Friday, November 27, 2009

And to the longest post ever: our adventures from November 1 through November 13, 2009

So I figured I would just share bits and pieces of what me and my 'Trouble is My Middle Name' of a brother have been doing on these days...

Us boys and our tunnel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUawYxjV8E4

Baby Aiden loves it when I take him for a ride in the dump truck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS0dYJSe580, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAr9M_sLrQ

And this is what mommy and Aiden do when I'm at school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pEN-1RqUx8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLXK9U3rguY

And sometimes Aiden can be a really pesky little bugger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfXacW9GSwA

Let's see, what else can I share? Once a day, Aiden gets to watch TV. His favorite show is 'Big Cat Diaries'. He loves it SOOOOO MUCH that he stands right in front of the TV to watch it (to my mommy's disliking) and tries to touch all the animals through the screen. He doesn't really get why they can't come and play with him.