Halloween!

Walking to the parade...An elephant, a lion, and a fairy.
The woman with the letters on her shirt is holding her dog. Not sure what that dog is dressed up as...
This costume was a group effort: crown by Alice, dress, wings, and "fairy shoes" courtesy of Nana, wand by Mommy, and tutu by Julie.
This lion is wearing a tutu, too (she's a circus lion, after all). You may remember these two cuties as "lobshoo" and the littlest solid gold dancer from last year's Halloween festivities (and our first blog post)!
We all enjoyed seeing this pregnant nun. Who doesn't enjoy a pregnant nun?

Stylin'

Getting dressed, AC-style.Harold and her purple crayon.

100th blog post!

Hi everybody,

This is our 100th blog post! Make a comment on this post and you'll receive a special present from Alice in the mail!

Auntie Em's

Cheese! Alice is going to sleep at Auntie Em's house.

We made hot cocoa with a chocolate bar and some milk.

Alice is dressing up.

That ball was kind of slippery.

We visited the cemetery in Auntie Em's backyard. There were flags and we ate fried tofu with a fork.

We carved the pumpkin we got from Fletcher Farm.

Angelina Ballerina Mouse!

Fletcher Farm (Western Massachusetts)

Coming soon ... DJ Coco

I am so excited about this. Been wanting to do this ever since I realized that I could purchase a BIG-LITTLE PORTABLE PHONO on ebay. I had a blue one that I still remember endlessly listening to. My parents tell me that I wouldn't let go of it in the store... maybe I was three? (Guys?) Anyway, I got AC a RED ONE for cheap. I never "win" on ebay. This time I sat here waiting to big as the clock counted town. My heart was racing. Should be here in a week or so. Now all I have to do is find a needle for it ... yipes. I've got a bunch of beat-up 45s for Alice to start with.

(Typical ... as I was searching for a picture to post, I found another one on a different website, no auction, for $5 less. And this one still has a needle.)

Gallery

Alice is very proud of these drawings. She asked for tape to hang them up on the wall, and they are on display around our dining table.

Two bunnies:
A sun:
Abby, Elmo, and Zoe (Zoe might be a bunny?):
"Letters":
Here is a typical Alice drawing. We try not to waste paper, so we often reuse pieces and the drawings become layered:

Table makeover

This used to be a boring white table. While Evan was making lunch today, Alice decorated her drawing table using a red oil pastel. Now she can eat lunch surrounded by all her two dimensional friends.Abby #1 holding wands:
Abby #2 holding wands:
Bunny with wands:
...and a tiny rainbow.

Pregnancy Plus Workout with Denise Austin

The pregnant Denise Austin as muse (lower left)..."She's wearing a pink bathing suit! Her name's Denise."

"Cheese!"

AC is constantly asking to have her picture taken at the moment...

"Want Mommy to take a picture with the fancy ribbon. Cheese!"
"Want Daddy to take a picture of kitty shirt. Cheese!"
"Want Mommy to take a picture with light pink dress. Cheese!"
"Want Daddy to take a picture with watermelon ant shirt. Cheese!"
"Want Mommy to take a picture of stripe flag tights, dark pink dress, and special bunny sweater. Cheese!"
"Want Daddy to take a picture of Alice. Cheese!"
"Want Mommy to take a picture of the pink couch that Sarah the babysitter made for Alice. Cheese!"

Slice o' Bedtime

The end of story-time about a month ago (beginning of September). We just finished "When You Were Inside Mommy."

Evolution of an artwork and an outfit

Funny faces and a tush...

Double paintbrush action...
Did someone inherit Bubbe's sense of style?
"Shall we hang it up on the wall?"

Lunch with friends

Alice, Blake and Brooke had fun eating grilled cheese, fries and chocolate milk at Jahn's diner in Jackson Heights. Blake taught the girls a few things about eating. Julie said she's never seen Brooke eat so much in her life! Let's do it again soon...

Shana Tova & Shabbat Shalom

Zomick's challah from Far Rockaway is YUMMY!