Lego Love-Fest

With two sick kids this week, we were home-bound for a few days. I was sorry to have missed our home school group's field trip to The Field Museum in Chicago, but part of living means learning to roll with the punches (an always important and welcome reminder for me). Now Mina and Ari aren't always the best of friends, but for two whole days, side by side, they built a Lego city!  I listened to them planning, giving each other suggestions, piggybacking ideas off one another and role-playing as they went along.  All this, without any arguing, bickering, fighting, whining.  NONE!  For two, TWO, entire days!  I wish I'd gotten a photo, but I was soaking it all in, relishing in their camaraderie. Their relationship is notorious for being a bit tumultuous, so moments like these are especially important.  They are bonding. I just have to stop and take notice more often. 

Welcoming in the New Year

Happy New Year! 

What a fantabulous 2010 we had!  We celebrated 10 years of marriage, Gottlieb's coming of age and high school graduation, as well as Thomas' college graduation and my sister Karen's engagement! We cheered when Thomas got, and accepted, a job offer. We awaited, and then welcomed our sweet baby girl and relished in the accomplishment of Mina's stage debut.  We gazed, in awe, at one of Ari's Lego structures and laughed as Oliver swam like a fishy, diving under the water over and over again. In short, our hearts grew and grew and grew, and then grew some more!

We really whooped it up on New Year's Eve, spending time with loved ones, eating cake to celebrate Ari's 8th birthday, playing pass the picture and dancing games on the wii, and toasting to the next best year of our lives!