We are now ready for 2014; including partying with 9 kiddies (7 of which are under 2 years old)

I love avocados

Shabbat Shalom

Laila tov from the oldest Kaplan kiddies 12-27-13

nate discovered oranges...and loves them

Making sugar cookies

Painting

When we went to Ruth's room to get the kids ready this morning, Ruthie was standing at her princess card table. She was laying out her pink blanket on top of the table, sitting her froggy in the chair and singing the motzy. What a beautiful way to welcome in Shabbat. 

In the car this morning...

Ethan: I love carrots and giraffes.
Ruthie: I no love carrots and giraffes.
Ethan: I love tigers and bunnies.
Ruthie: I no love tigers and bunnies.
Me: Ruthie, what do you love?
Ruthie: Baby Nate.

Awwwww.

Baby Nate

Should we ask Midori to play guitar?

No Daddy she doesn't have any hands.

Conversation on the way to daycare 11-20-13

Ethan: Mommy who turns the lights out at the symfy?
Me: In the city?
Ethan: No, Mommy, who turns the lights out at the symphony?
Me: The symphony?
Ethan: Yes, the New York City symphony. At night who turns the lights out after the conductor is done waving his stick in the air?

Morning from two superheros, green froggie and a yellow bird!

Yummy toys

Snacking on carrots and donuts

Chanukkah pre-party

Owl Mania at the Kaplans 11-12-13

Hoo Hoo

Good morning kisses to Nate

(Wednesday, 11-6 and Thursday, 11-7-13)

Multi-tasking

Morning bottle and nebulizer. 

A whopping 24 lbs! (But the doctor put Nate down as 23 and assumed that his diaper weighed a pound)

Nate went to the doctor

Carebear

This morning as I got ready for work Paul called into the monitor, "Elissa come upstairs for some cuteness overload!" So I ran upstairs and found the kiddies in Ruthie's dark room, illuminated by only the nightlight. She and Ethan were sitting at her pink princess table, drinking cups of milk, chatting with their stuffed animals in a way that only a NJ child can do. It sounded like this, "Giraffe-e how YOU doing, how YOU doing green frogg-y, how YOU doing blue bunny? Morning Mommy, we are having milk with giraffe-e and bunny. You just woke up?"

Starting my day the perfect way.

Leaving Nate a sweet note this morning

Our sweet babies

The under 7 month crowd

Happy Dinos!

Happy Halloween from our bears

Koala bears and Care bear

Wearing her new doll and backpack

Worm!

Nighy night Nate

This is what happens when Saba dresses me

Breakfast is self serve

Yummy string beans

Mommy I am not talking to you. I am talkin' to Nasan.

Nasan do you like to play with giraffe-y? Do you like brown or pink giraffe-y? Roofie likes purple giraffe-y and blue bunny. Do you like Roofie's blue bunny?

sleeping soundly

Snuggling in bed

Pumpkin Picking October 2013