The Wardingers

Happy birthday Kobster!! Koby turned one this past week! I can't believe how quickly a year flew by. Koby is officially a toddler and he seems more grown up all the time. He really is starting to communicate and says mama, abba and todah often. He has also started using a sippy cup which makes things easier. Koby is very interested in walking but is not quite there yet. He is pushing furniture and toys around the house while taking little steps. When holding on to a walking toy he can take about 10 steps. He doesn’t have the balance down yet…but he’s getting there. I’m looking forward to the day when I don’t have to worry about him crawling around the dirty park and picking everything up and putting it in his mouth. We had a little cake party for him - just the 4 of us. Koby was REALLY into the cake - check out the pics below. I actually toyed with the idea of making him a kids party, but decided to hold off another year until he would actually apprec...

Hi there - Hope that this post finds you well. We had a busy and tiring week! Our Purim was fun, but took a bit of a turn when Joel started to develop a migraine headache. They always seem to happen at the worst times! So, poor Joel was stuck in bed for most of the afternoon, while I took the kids to a neighbour's Purim seudah (meal/party). We were actually supposed to hop around to 3 different seudahs, but we ended up only making it to 2 of them. Joel started to feel better by late afternoon and we headed to his Rabbi's seudah to end off the day. I think Gavi ate more junk food on Purim than he has in his whole 3 years of existence. But hey, it's just one day a year - right - so I decided to let him have his fun and enjoy. Joel celebrated the big 30 this past week. We had a little party for our fam at the house and then Joel and I headed to this cute place called Rishimu to hear some music. For those of you who know Montreal, it reminds me of an Israeli version...

Hi Everyone, Purim Sameyach! Happy Purim! Purim is actually just starting here. Since Jerusalem is a walled city (like the city of Shushan in the megilah), we celebrate the holiday one day later here. Sorry that it has been a while since my last post. We had a busy and fabulous week with Savta and Grandpa. The kids really enjoyed reconnecting with and spending so much time with their grandparents, as did the grandparents! We spent lots of time in parks and eating out. The highlight of the week was a day trip to Old Yaffo and Tel Aviv. The weather was nice enough to hit the beach, which was such a treat. There are tons of pics from the week so I will let them speak for themselves (with my comments of course). Our only complaint is that the visit was too short! More Purim fun and pics to follow. Hopefully in the next day or so. Lots of love, Rachel & Co. Chillin' on the beach in Old Yaffo and eating some sand of course. Testing the water. Gavi got soaked and was not t...