Ballet Class

One of the "perks" of being in the 3 year old room at school is that there is a new enrichment opportunity for Lily to experience. 3 year olds can take ballet! In ballet shoes! And tutus! (Well, leotards, but I got her one with a little skirt so she thinks its a tutu.) Lily is so excited about starting ballet that she... put on tights. I know, I was surprised too. Here is a little video of her dancing around after I had her try on her stuff. FYI - the shoes you see here are too small. We have since gotten bigger ones.

Lily's 3rd Birthday Party

Everyone had a blast at Lily's birthday party last weekend. Here are a few pictures.

"Welcome to my party!"

Circle time with Jaida and Ryan.

Mommy and Daddy help me blow out the candles.

"Thanks for bringing such yummy cake, Papa J!"

A ride on the zip line swing to finish out the party!

First Snow of the Season

Lily did not like the snow last year. Which is a shame, because we sure got a lot of it. Today we got about 3 inches and she was JAZZED to put on her pants, boots, etc. and get out there in it.

"I love sweeping the snow!"

And then we needed a hat change, because the cute hat kept sliding up her hair.

"See how I can throw the snow, Mommy?"

Old McDonald's Puppet Show

Lily has recently discovered a love of puppet shows. The following video is her interpretation of a puppet show she learned at her gym class.

Party Weekend

We had 3 Chanukah parties and 1 birthday party this weekend. Here are some pictures/videos of the cuteness:

"I am having so much fun at Sadie's Birthday Party in this moonbounce/obstacle course!"

Doing art at shul with the big girls.

Sitting very still while getting kitty-cat face painting.

Lily the kitty-cat watches Daddy light the candles (notice they are all orange tonight).

Lily sings Chanukah oh Chanukah:

Chanukah Candles

Lily feels that it is very important for all the candles to match.

"Okay Mommy, the first night we did all blue, the second all red, tonight is all yellow."

Lily knows the beginning of the blessings...



Lily also knows a lot of Chanukah songs: The Dreidel Song, Chanukah oh Chanukah, A song about maccabais, and 5 little latkes. Unfortunately, it is very hard to get her to sing them on camera. Here is most of the dreidel song in 2 parts.

Thanksgiving 2010

We had a great thanksgiving in Pittsburgh. Lily loved cooking thanksgiving dinner (although she ate fish sticks and broccoli instead of turkey). While she didn't like eating stuffing, she did like stirring it!

"Grammy and I are making stuffing in our matching aprons!"

"Aunt Rachel and I love to play dress up."

Winter Hats

While it has not yet gotten that cold here in Maryland, we are headed to Pittsburgh for Thanksgiving and it is supposed to be on the chilly side. As we are packing, we went looking for our winter hats. Lily found hers and wanted to wear it the other day. Here she is modeling both of her hats.

The Puppet Show

Each week during Lily's gym class, they do a puppet show for the kids. Today, Lily decided to put on a puppet show and dance for us.

Compromise

Today Lily was coloring with markers and wanted to color her arms. I said no. After much "discussion" I let her color her palms. It washed off... mostly.

"I want to try again."

This weekend Aunt Rachel and Uncle Steve came to visit. Lily has a super fun time playing with them. Yesterday we went bowling. Lily really enjoyed it, and although she was not cooperative in taking pictures, I was able to sneak in this video.

Halloween, Take 2

Yesterday we painted the 5 remaining pumpkins. Here is a picture of Lily the pumpkin painter:

"As everyone knows, I LOVE to paint!"

The (first) finished product

Tonight we went to our friends Stacy and Neil's for pizza and to trick or treat in their cul de sac with Sadie, Sara, and David. Here is a picture of our little trick or treater in her Minnie Mouse costume.

"I'm Minnie!"

"I've got my glow jewelry, I've got my pink pumpkin, I'm all ready for trick or treating!"

"Trick or treat! Thank you!"

Halloween, Take 1

Today was the Halloween party at Lily's school. Everyone wore their costumes, then they had a parade, and of course there were cupcakes!

Room 2B in their costumes.

Lily and her buddy Jaida

Cupcake frosting on the tongue!

When we got home, we decorated one of Lily's 6 pumpkins with a "Mrs. Potato Head" style pumpkin decorating kit.

"Look at my cute princess pumpkin!"

Singing

On Sunday morning, Lily was in a singing mood. We caught her singing while she was coloring with Grandma.

Farming with Grandma and Grandpa

On Saturday, Lily took a trip with Grandma and Grandpa to a farm in central New Jersey. Lily had a great time looking at all kinds of different animals and she even got to pet a piglet!

"That's a cow? I've never seen a hairy cow before Grandma!"*

*This is a Highlands Scottish Cow

"This is a cool farm Grandpa!"

"Ducks!"

"I've never pet a piggy before!"

Pumpkin Festival

Today we went with some friends to Butler's Orchard's Fall Festival. Lily enjoyed checking out all the fun "pumpkin people," looking at the chickens and bunnies, playing games, doing art, and of course picking pumpkins!

"Daddy, Linus is here!"

"BOO!"

Lily and Ryan playing the ball toss game.

"I really like this corn box. It's much cleaner then a sand box!"

"Look at our cute pumpkins!"

Lily is a good apple peeler

Saturday we went apple picking with some friends. After nap, Lily helped me make a pie. She was a very good apple peeler!

So much so in fact, that I let her peel a few extra, and the pie looked like this:

Until I moved some of the apples into a baking dish to bake separately.

All Dressed Up for Yom Kippur

Here are some pictures of us all dressed up for Yom Kippur.

Maryland v. Morgan State Football

Saturday was the first football game of the season. Lily enjoyed tailgating before the game with me, Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy, Howie, Beth, Benjamin and Eli. She also loved seeing the band play before the game and clapping when Maryland had a good play.

"I love tailgating!"

"Grandma, what is the band doing now?"

Playing with Cousins

At the family reunion, Lily loved meeting and playing with her cousins. Here are some of the highlights.

"Cousin Naomi, you are a good piano player."

"This is a fun sand pit, Cousin Richard."

"Thank you for doing my nails, Cousin Ryna."

"Cousin Julia, I love arts and crafts!"

"Swinging with Cousins Emily and Julia."

Family Reunion

Last weekend, we attended Sarah's family reunion at Oglebay Resort in Wheeling West Virginia. Lily had a great time visiting her cousins and playing all over the resort.

"An Aunt Rachel and Mommy hug!"

"There are so many things to do at this park!"

"The Family!"

"We're riding the train, Papa J"