"Welcome to Long Beach," from Mom's phone
They didn't have Avenger's Crocs in Ari's size, which was his first choice, so he got bright blue with insertable button-like Marvel characters.
Xander and his Batman Crocs, pre-haircut.
Earning mom brownie points, climbing up in the McDonald's play structure. Connor and I (he climbed up himself!) are in the very top window.
C going down the slide.
Our view upon arriving back at Mom's after McDonald's: kitty cats and toys. :)
Ari was up at 7am yesterday and immediately got dressed "for Sabba and Doda Odelia," as my dad and sister came over today. I didn't have the heart to tell him that they wouldn't be here til after lunch. He is so hard lately, to be honest. Everything is a fight. I'm glad we're rejoining Jonathan soon so he'll feel more complete, and maybe have better behavior. (But seeing as we'll be a new land, probably not). I'm definitely ready to not be a single parent anymore, that's for sure.
Other things of note from the day:
- Xander ran out of origami paper
- Ari declared himself a "puzzle expert"
- I can make a very pretty snack plate of grapes, strawberries, carrots, and cheddar cheese
- Connor cannot stay clean while eating a strawberry if his life depended upon it
- My father brought over a ton of Israeli chocolate and everyone loved it
- Ice pops as found on Sid the Science Kid are actually pretty good: stick a popsicle stick in a banana slice, put in a Dixie cup, fill up with pineapple juice, and freeze. Making applesauce was much harder: peel apple, add cinnamon, microwave, and mush. "Mushing" isn't as easy as it sounds.
- Katella Deli still has the best eclairs in the world
- The evening ended with the feeling of adulthood, not parenthood. Mom stayed with sleeping kids while I went out with Odelia and my dad to Olive Garden (my sister's pick, not mine, for once!). We split an amazing meal of a mushroom ravioli and stuffed chicken marsala. I love having the same taste as someone else.
Would you believe, we didn't take one picture today?! Travesty.
This a great post with umpteen subjects, each one of intense interest...loved the pics.
ReplyDeleteMissed having pics of Billu and Odelia after they joined you.
But I do want to give you a tip: For making applesauce, mashed potatoes, etc, etc...:
Get a Food Mill. It's hand-operated, easy to use and clean.