Benjamin Isaac is here!

Ben is here!  We are going to continue blogging over at:


"The Straus House"
http://thestraushouse.blogspot.com/

Bookmark that site, like this one, you cannot search for it.

Love,
Sarah, Jake, Lily, and Ben

Ball Pit Slide

Tonight at gym class, they had a slide set up. Lily has a great time sliding into the ball pit and disappearing!

Sibling Tour at the Hospital

This morning, we took Lily to the hospital for a sibling tour. We got a tour of a hospital room and got to "change" baby dolls and read a story!

Gym Class Climbing Fun

Purim

Last night we took Lily to the megillah reading at synagogue for Purim.  She wore her Minnie Mouse costume and had a great time.

"But guys, Sarah and I aren't ready to leave yet!"

Today we went back to shul for the Purim Carnival.  Thank goodness there were no goldfish!  Lily was not really interested in the games but enjoyed the arts and crafts, face painting, and popcorn.  At the end, she did play (and enjoy) the mini golf.

Me and Daddy in line for face painting

"I would like a rainbow and a butterfly, please."

The finished product.

"Look at the pinwheel I won!"

An Indoor Swim

Last week we took Lily to the JCC indoor pool for a swim. We thought she'd be done in 15 min.... We actually had to drag her out of the pool!

Disney Princesses on Ice

Today we went with Grammy to see Disney Princesses on Ice, or as Lily calls it, "The Princess Show." Like the other little girls, Lily wore a princess dress on top of her clothes. She sat there mesmerized the entire time. Here are the only pictures she let me take of her, and I only go these ones because I told her I wanted to take Cinderella's picture.

"See my pretty Cinderella doll?"

"Ok, Mommy, I give in, I'll smile. But only for one picture."

Super Bowl and Cookie Making

It's hard to believe the Super Bowl was almost two weeks ago now. Even though our preferred team lost, we still had a good time making football cookies and dressing up for the big game.

"Twin Steelers Fans"

The National Building Musuem

Last Saturday we took Lily to the National Building Museum. She had a great time playing in the Lego exhibit and in the kid's room.

Lily and Mommy and a zillion Legos.

Lily and Daddy and a zillion Legos.

"Ok Daddy, you start the house, then I'll do a few more layers when I'm done taking apart Mommy's airplane."

"I like this house. It's just my size!"

Snow Day!

Lily and I stayed home from school today. This morning we went to Sadie's house to play so Jake could work from home in peace. After nap we played in the snow some more and even built a snow man!

"I can help you shovel, Daddy."


"Look at all this snow!!"

"Isn't my snowman so cute?"

Lily's First Power Outage

On Wednesday night, as Jake and Lily were playing in the basement and I was making turkey sloppy joes for Jake and I and turkey mini burgers for Lily (who won't eat sloppy joes) the power went out. As you know, Lily is NOT a fan of the dark. After we found about a dozen candles and three flash lights, we had a makeshift dinner and did some art at the table by candle light.

Thanks to the Quince Orchard HS PTA for their bean soup mix - it made a great art project!

Here is Lily's recap of the situation:

A Visit to Grandma and Grandpa's "House"

This weekend, we went to New Jersey to visit Grandma and Grandpa. While Sarah and I went to New York, Lily stayed in New Jersey. While we were gone, Grandma and Grandpa showed Lily their new "house." Lily loved coloring it and playing in it.

"Welcome to my new house!"

"Peek-a-boo"

Random December Pics

Here are some random December pictures:

"I love playing with my new dollhouse!"

Lily sees Nemo at the Baltimore Aquarium.

Taking Pictures

Grandma and Grandpa got Lily a Fisher Price digital kid-tough camera for her birthday. Lily likes taking pictures of everything Even though she really doesn't hold the camera still enough to get a clear picture, she loves that its a real camera with screen and everything. Here is a picture of me helping her take a picture of her "guys" and then some that she took.

All these she took by herself:
Monkey:
Cookie Monster:
Magnets on the refrigerator:
Grandma:
Cookie toy: