Let's Give Tzedakah

We had our friend's, the Brauners, over for Shabbat dinner on Friday night and we were so thrilled to have a full house for giving Tzedakah. Sam, Tyler, Carly and Jacob really enjoyed Shabbat together and giving Tzedakah made it so much more meaningful.

Tyler Practicing His Walking

Tyler's newest skill is being able to stand up without holding onto anything. He gets very frustrated when he has difficulty doing it, but he eagerly asks for help when needed. Now we just need to find him some shoes that fit so that he can really be on his way.

Sam, the Helpful Big Brother

Here is big brother, Sam, trying to help Tyler up onto the couch. Tyler is very adept at getting up there himself now, but I think Sam just wanted to feel useful.

Tyler's First Playdate

Tyler invited his good buddy, Eli, over on Thursday. Martha kindly agreed to watch everyone. It sounds like both boys did great, although Tyler needs to work a bit on his sharing. Eli even liked Martha's chicken lunch (turns out he rarely eats chicken in his own house)! Tyler even taught Eli a word or two, apparently Eli walked out of the house saying, "No, no, no..." Good job, Tyler. Tyler cannot wait to have Eli over again.

Sam's Many Faces

We have a game called the Silly Faces Game and Sam has decided that he, alone, can transform himself into the Silly Faces Boy. Here you can see the full range of his facial expressions, most of them are just slight variations on the one before, but the thought is certainly there.

Falling for One Another

Sam still doesn't know his own strength. Here in a rare moment of closeness and love, Sam and Tyler find themselves in a heap on the floor. So much for hugs and gentle touches.

ARBUS!!! Аръуэ

These boys love arbus (watermelon)! For those of you who know my traumatic watermelon story as a child, you can understand why I needed to have an entire entry on eating watermelon. Truthfully, I just don't that these children are mine! I mean the zest and zeal that goes into getting each piece of watermelon off of the rind is truly impressive. Let's just say that my refrigerator is stocked with arbus!