End of Summer 2014 Shots

Here are some random end-of-summer adorable images and videos!

Sisters at the playground, sharing a snack:

Liora on the monkey bars. Love the jumping up and down at the end.

Kaya got really into washing her own face this summer:

Swimming at DeeDee's pool, we came upon a frog!

Look at this face.

It was while she was preparing for the video below. One of her catch phrases from the summer was "ooh la la"! We're not sure where she got it, but she was so cute saying it all the time. We tried to capture it on video; it took a few times. The face above is probably her frustration at being asked to say "ooh la la" over and over again. 

Sisters sharing a single stroller at the bagel shop:

Final Two Days - Gabi's visit

As I post this, it's basically mid-November, and the Moreys and the Grasheims are getting ready to plan for NEXT summer's extravaganza. Leo might join us for camp for a couple of weeks; we might go there or they might come here--who knows! But I can't wait for another family adventure. Wish we had more time together.

These photos are from our last two days together in August. First stop was the zoo. 

There is a family of lions (including babies) behind this family photo, but you can't really see them. Kaya really wanted mommy in this shot. These lions called to us with little roars--it was a great morning at the zoo; lots of active animals.

Ooh, this cheetah looks like it could pounce right on Kaya! But instead he played on the tree and pretended to fall off. It was pretty funny.

Liora with the prairie dogs.

Cousin Heather with her two boys (Lane and Conor) and Uncle Fred joined us from Freeburg, Pennsylvania for some fun at the zoo and a spaghetti dinner. Here are all the kids with their grandparents.

The last day was bitter sweet as always. The cousins got in their last cuddles and fun times.

Until next year!

Natural History Museum - Day 5

Guys, I'm so bad at this blogging thing. Even though it's not Thursday, this is now a throwback post, finishing up Gabi's visit to DC.

For the fifth day, we headed downtown to the Natural History museum. Gabi's friend from college Cam met us there, and  we had a great time enjoying the museum and downtown sites.

Snacking on the museum steps.

Requisite photo in front of the elephant.

Post-museum lunch.

Butterfly exhibit.

Kaya, contemplating butterflies.

The boys checking out the pupae.

Kaya touching a stick bug.

Leo holding a hissing cockroach (? maybe?)

Petting a dino at the interactive video exhibit.

Putting our toes in the water for a little cool off.