My Favorite Little Monkeys...

My sister's baby got a name today, Yehuda. The bris (circumcision) went well and was set up so nicely if I do say so myself. We finished setting it up last night at around 11 pm. So tired! And believe it or not Jessica was still at a friend's house at the time having a "movie night." So once again I had a wonderful 4-5 hours of sleep..... I must be really tired because even a Starbucks latte isn't doing the trick.

The bris was at 7:15, and believe it or not I got there before it started, granted it was 7:35 but I didn't miss it!

Anyway, today's blog will be some pics from the bris because I'm exhausted and can't think of anything else to write about....

I thought the decorations were great, but truthfully, these are MY favorite monkeys....

My weekend..... And Jeff (...sigh)

I had a really nice weekend. I took Jessica and Emily for mani/pedis on friday, got together with friends on shabbat, and let my kids make a "carnival" for themselves in my front yard saturday afternoon.

Sunday we went blueberry picking! It was a bit of a drive, 1 1/2 hours each way, but we all had a lot of fun! We brought home 6 1/2 pounds of yummy, sweet, beautiful berries!

Um.... did I get implants while I was there?????

Emily wants to have a bake sale, so I'll be busy baking some blueberry muffins and a blueberry tart... I might throw in some chocolate chip cookies and Will's favorite rainbow cake. So, if anyone wants to stop by for a snack.... you know where to find us. Well some of you do :)




And now a bit of chit chat about Big Brother....


I normally don't like the dumb person on Big Brother, but there is something charming about Jordan. I love watching her and Jeff hang out. They are just so cute together. Last week Jordan admitted that she can't tell time on a non-digital clock. Jeff kept trying to help her understand what a quarter to eight was.... She still couldn't get it, and it was hilarious to watch... hahahahaha. But there is just something so sweet and innocent about her. Maybe it's the southern accent. Or maybe I have it all wrong and I'm really obsessed with Jeff because he's such a cutie and so nice and she just happens to be with him a lot. Whatever it is, they are my favorites on Big Brother. I don't like Lydia anymore! And Russell is a total jerk. I might even start liking Jessie if he doesn't turn into a jerk this week (he's head of household).

Some Funny Things My Kids Have Said Lately...

Jessica (making a circle over her head): "Does this look like an angel donut?"
Me: "What does that mean?"
Jessica: "You know, that thing they wear over their head"
Me: "You mean a halo?"
Jessica: "yeah, whatever..."

Jessica: "The boy asked if she was hot"

Will: "Hot means sexy"

Me: "How do you know?"

Will: "A friend told me"

Will (in the car, listening to the radio): "That guy just said sexy."
Me: "Yes he did." (I changed the station)

Emily: "Mommy put mah jong on the pasta..." (instead of margarine)

Max (my nephew): "Alyssa is the best... cuz she doesn't talk"

Will (jumping on the trampoline with me, playing dodgeball): "ooh.... it hit you in the wiener"
Me: "uh Will, I don't have a wiener."
Will: giggles

Will: "When people play hockey they sometimes fall on their butt."
Me: "When you play hockey, you will probably fall on your butt."
Will: "My eyeball will fall on its butt"
Me: "Your eyeball has a butt?"
Will: "Yeah, it's its wiener."
Me: "What???"


Um, Will is 5.... I am in so much trouble with this kid.




On that note, here is some sweet, innocent, wholesome, lunchtime fun with Alyssa:





You see the yogurt all over her face. That's what my cell phone looked like after Alyssa ate a yogurt squeeze at Hungarian yesterday. Yep. I was thrilled.



*Apparently there are a couple people who need to take their personal stabs comments elsewhere... let me suggest www.GetYourOwnBlog.com. hahaha. Anonymous, I kinda liked the email comment you sent the husband better than the one you posted. You don't need to edit yourself... just put it all out there. I can take it. (it's all in good fun) Oh, and I handcuffed myself to my keyboard so that today's blog would be better than yesterdays :P

Working From Home

"Yay! Daddy's working from home today!"

That means donuts for breakfast for the kids.

That means I get to leave Alyssa at home while she's napping!

Fun For Free

After reading a blog yesterday morning, I decided that I was going to take my kids somewhere fun without spending a lot money. After dropping the girls and Will off at school, I took Alyssa to the library. She sat at the legos table with another girl, played on the computers, climbed on their new safari exhibit, and hit only one kid (so proud).

Then I took her home for a nap, straightened up the house a little, I stress the little, beat my old high score on bejeweled blitz, read a few emails, and when it was time to pick up Will... woke up Alyssa, grabbed some lunch for her, picked up Will and went to the kohl Museum. They had so much fun and it didn't cost me a penny ( I have a membership)... yay me! Here are some pics from our day....


(Alyssa was very hands on...it's a good thing no other kids were in there...)



She loved this bubble thing.



Will made me a sandwich at the pretend Potbelly's...



Alyssa eyed my sandwich...




made sure no one was looking...



and actually took a bite of the rubber tomato!!! The picture came out too blurry...otherwise I would have posted her hilarious reaction!






Alyssa telling us her peg tower is "big"... (new word)!



Will... getting competitive...






And yes Alyssa did ruin this wonderful design he made. And yes he did push her on the floor as hard as he could. That's how I knew it was time to go...

I drove home in some annoying traffic, grilled dinner, and went to Jessica's mishkan fair at school (if you don't know what that is... sorry, not explaining). She and 3 others had made an awesome mizbaoch hazahav (still not explaining), and for once I had not done it for them! (maybe a little direction here and there, but you know that doesn't count).





We came home to a quiet house at 8, thanks to the husband for getting the little 2 to sleep nice and early... so I decided the girls could have a late night with us...

I was playing bejeweled blitz on facebook (I had to because Jessica was playing on Jon's facebook and beat my score!!!!!), when i heard some crazy explosive laughter coming from the other room. I went into the family room to see Jon, Jessica, and Emily belly laughing while watching America's Funniest Home Videos, not the Bob Saget one, I think it's Tom Bergeron or something? Anyway, I decided to put facebook on hold and watch it with them. I am not really the laugh out loud kinda girl.... maybe a quiet giggle or a big smile. Jon and my kids are total laugh out loud people. I took a video of them so you could see for yourself....









O.K. understand that they were laughing a million times harder and Jon was laughing with them. I mean it did pull me away from facebook.

Meet The Family

I think it's only fair for my first post to introduce my family so you can all know a little bit about us.

Jon and I have been married for 12 years. We are total opposites but do have our moments. He is a hedge fund manager, hockey player, sports fan, great dad, and usually a great husband (assuming he takes out the garbage). I, on the other hand, like to do anything typically girly... art projects with my kids, baking, pedicures, getting my hair blown...girl stuff. I like to watch basketball, baseball, and soccer only when my kids are the ones playing....then I'm the biggest fan ever!!! Ask the husband, he'll tell ya. What we do have in common is our love for the internet. On a typical night we sit side by side each on our own computer.....our own internet worlds...mine filled with facebook, twitter, and bloggers. His.. news, stocks, important emails...with a sidebar of facebook and twitter (2 fads he claims to have started.... He actually has a long list of fads he supposedly started but I'll go back to that another time.)







Moving on.... my almost 11 year
old daughter.
Jessica....
the teenager. the shopper.
the social girl.
the girl who is dying for a cell phone.

Emily...the 8 year old. the sporty girl. the most helpful and thoughtful child. the girl who would give you the shirt off her back, as long as it wasn't Juicy. the girl who believes that Jessica is actually gonna share the cell phone with her.

Will...5...sweet and lovable...

but beware cuz he can rhyme

words and copy what you say.

all. day. long.

Alyssa...18 months. adorable. sweet. funny. the reason I need a new computer and camera. yeah, don't let her disguise fool ya.