Oh What a Beautiful Morning...

We have now been in our new house for about a month and things are going really well. We are pretty well settled in - minus any artwork hung on the walls. Ari has been having a ball. He has already had a bunch of friends over - and loves to show people his bedroom and all his toys. We have also been taking advantage of the nice weather and the convenience to walking trails nearby. The yardwork has been the biggest job - but we are slowly learning our way around our property - and we are figuring things out. We are a little nervous for the fall season - but hoping that the winds blow the leaves nicely into the woods to hide. I have now tested out my commute a bunch of times and figure it to be about an hour - which is really not so bad. Lavi's commute is about 10 minutes - which is really pretty good. But we have figured out a good balance so far. Suellyn has been with us 2 days a week to help watch Noam and that has been working out very nicely. And Ari just loves our new babysitter - she was a real find! Another surprise in our house are all the animals that come to visit. Ari thinks it is just great to look outside the window and see bunches of deer, a family of 6 wild turkeys, woodchucks and tons of chipmunks. I am getting used to the new farm.

As far as the boys go - Noam is now 4 and a half months and just doing wonderfully. He rolls over now - and he babbles and gurgles all day long. He has a wonderful grin and huge blue eyes and it looks like he has a similar hair color to Ari. Time will tell with that though. Ari is now 2 and a half - and he continues to surprise us every day. He has a great knack for kicking a ball, drums all over the house, now uses the pedals on his big wheels, and he has really been enjoying the Gan which he attends 2 days a week. He is also very sweet with his brother - and I can tell that he will just love it when Noam starts to play with him.

So that's our news. We are gearing up for the holidays this year - wishing everybody a Sweet and Happy New Year!