We hope everyone had a good time, and will continue to do so next year. Ron went to hear the Shofar in Beit Knesset and covered his ears just to make sure it wasn’t too loud.
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More Shana Tova
September 24th, 2006Shana Tova!
September 23rd, 2006
Sailing in the San Francisco Bay
September 21st, 2006Dan took Gidi and me sailing. Weather was great and the water was calm. We even did a short hike on Angel Island. Click Here for pictures.
Ron’s School
September 20th, 2006Shh. Don’t tell Ron he’s going to a daycare / preschool. Ever since he was 2 years old, the JCC is his school. Last year was the Kittykat class, but this year it’s the ladybug class. Teacher Lisa and team are there to make our son a mentsch. Click Here for pictures.
Sunny / Cloudy San Francisco
September 19th, 2006What a difference a week makes. We visited the city (what locals call San Francisco, not San-Fran, or other abbreviations) 2 weekends in a row. One Sunday was cloudy cold and utterly un-fun. The next weekend was heavenly. Click on the images below to discover what we did each time.
Belated – Labor Day Weekend in Redwood Country
September 18th, 2006Sorry for this rather late post (3 weeks late…)
We took a 4 day holiday on Labor day weekend and drove up to Redwood country in Northern California. We almost reached the border with Oregon. There are several parks that are part of the Redwoods National Park. Near Crescent City we visited Jedediah Smith Park (it’s a fun name to roll around your tongue. Try it…Jedediah…). South of Eureka is Humboldt Park. Also Avenue of the Giants which is a great scenic hiway going through redwoods. We even found a tourist ripoff place where you drive thru a redwood tree (quite tight with a minivan, actually). The kids behaved great, considering that on the first day a forest fire on highway 299 created a six hour detour for us. By the time we reached the motel that evening we were seriously considering going back home. But the trip got better from the second day, as you can see from the many pictures. The views of giant redwoods, scenic shores and cliffs, elks, and 4 days non-stop of “The Sound of Music” soundtrack made this a most memorable and musical weekend. One of My favorite Things…
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The Kids Playing
August 31st, 2006Shir and Orr got new towels. Ron got a new PJ (thanks Ben and Karin). All got a playpen filled with plastic balls(thanks Lior Dana Gal Adi). Enjoy..
Happy Birthday Shir and Orr!
August 26th, 2006Today we celebrated with Shir and Orr. Birthday #1 is always so special…the baby is so very different than at birth, but still oblivious to the significance of the day. Orr seemed to enjoy all the attention. Both girls received great gifts from our friends who joined us for a birthday BBQ. We also prepared and watched a short video clip of the girls’ first few days last year, and it is amazing how tiny they were. Kudos to Paola who survived the first year with twins, from here it is a easy ride…(ha ha). To see the day’s pictures, click here.
Shir Sits
August 15th, 2006Shir sat up today, unhelped. Bravo Shir!!!
Weekend in the Mount Shasta Area
August 13th, 2006We spent a 2nd consecutive weekend away from home, going up north to California’s less traveled nature attractions. The long drive was harder this week as the girls and Ron were a bit more challenging. On Saturday we were in the Mount Shasta area. Snowcapped Mount Shasta is over 14,000 ft high (4000m) and is a climber’s as well as skier’s haven. Aside from great mountain views, the entire area has many lakes and rivers with great water. We visited McCloud river and lake with some very nice waterfalls.
With us were 4 other families, with a minimum of 1 baby to each. You can imagine the logistics. All in all it went very smoothly, with a lot of time spent picnicking and making sure the kids are well fed and entertained. On day 2 we visited Burney falls, a bit out of the way, but nonetheless a beautiful sight. Ron completed a nice 1.2mile hike with steep up and downhills, building his skills as a hiker. Later that day we revisited Lassen park for the benefit of our friends and our enjoyment. This weekend we are staying at home…
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