We're back! boating around..

Yesterday we enjoyed an incredible day at the Park... had a picnic, ate delicious carrot cake, walked in the sunshine, and rode on the sweetest boat ever! all round amazing fun!

A great way to spend a real 'family day'.

melting snowmen.. cookies.

My winter cookies!

The cold wind has come, the chilly breeze is here! The rain (with all its mud) has poured and the windows are steaming up! Welcome winter!! feel free to hang around a LONG time.

Happy Winter!

Shalevs art class:canvas painting.. lines and shapes

This school year I have begun teaching the kids some basic skills in cooking, art, and music.. as well as the basics in recognizing letters and numbers, counting, shapes and colours, etc..

I dont usually take photos of their 'schooling hour' but their art 'classes' have been so much fun that I've so enjoyed capturing these shots for the kids to see and rememeber their works of art and their progess. Below Shalev is learning about colours, lines (keeping within the lines) and making patterns with lines. He had a lot of fun doing this one.

Nana and Popa bought these fun little 'garden foam stickers' for the kids.. here is what shalev did with them...

Autumn has arrived in the hallway! The kids have been filling it with the fresh feeling (and smell) of Autumn.

Our walk amongst the trees..

We dressed in Autumn colours and went for an 'autumn walk' through some near by forests. It was a beautiful day.. a beautiful location.. and a beautiful moment to capture the children 'one by one'.

...and to top off this awesome adventure, dave stumbled upon these fantastc half planks of wood. They have a beautiful deep wood smell, and are now one by one being selected for different crafts.

Yoav is 2!

Last weekend we celebrated Yoav's second birthday.. wow, our middle son has officially entered the 'terrific twos'. (yes, I am trying to be optimistic!)

We celebrated with a few friends, a few balloons and a few goodies to munch on, including the Fireman Sam cake which took a night and a morning to complete.. But i just got such a 'jump of joy' seeing Yoavs face when he finally recieved his cake at the party.

The House is meant to be on fire!! (It was a real 'throw-together').

We love you our big special 2 year old...

so what surprises do you have instore for mummy this year?

Autumn...

Happy Autumn!

I'm so glad for this new Season to begin... we are all getting just a little tired of the

long and hot Summer days.

This last weekend we turned our clocks back an hour, since then our evenings have been darker earlier and mornings have been brighter but the best part is that they're cooler!

*Big smile*

Over the holiday period of Rosh Hashana we traveled to a few near by parks, reserves and forests. The beauty that sits all around us is just mind boggling! and boy does it feel good getting out into the thick of it.

Here we are at a nearby Reserve with an open pond area;

way to go Dave!

A new era has begun... and an old one has passed.

Dave did it... he finished his job, and he finished well.

He cut the last piece of the chain and danced for joy!!

We celebrated with a few dear friends and greeted in the new days ahead.

Ironically it has just been the Jewish New Year here in Israel so we really do feel like a new beginning is at hand.

What a blessing.

Well done daddy!!