Sadie walks her friend home

Way to go, Emily

Birthday cake!

Soccer stars

Last day of soccer

Celebrating EMILY

Celebrating EMILY

Emily at her assembly

Emily chanting from the Torah

Fourth grade assembly

Ready for kindergarten

Sadie at her kindergarten orientation

Memory lane from this week five years ago

Pretty

"I bet she'll be pretty" they say at her cot.

I wonder what this means, so I ask, "pretty what?"

"Pretty bold? Pretty bright? Pretty wise, loud, and brave?"

Ah, but they just mean her face, and they hope she'll behave

 

But I hope my daughter doesn't do as she's told,

As long as she's safe, I hope my daughter is bold,

She questions the world, she'll fight as she stands,

She knows that she has powers as great as any man,

She's sporty and creative, she has so much to say,

She's kind and inquisitive, she changes the world each day,

 

When she becomes a teen I know the world will seem tight,

But a small box to fill and then she'll be right,

I hope she knows her beauty doesn't come from her face,

That being a woman doesn't mean knowing your place,

That I hope she's happy and fights for her choice,

Yes I hope my future daughter always uses her voice.

 

-Author Unknown

Camping with Scouts

Before pics, while we were still dry.

On Mondays, we bike across the Hudson

Over the new Tappan Zee.

Scout camp out

Pre-show dinner in NYC

Little Shop!

Nature walk

Rainbow

“Company”

Five kids!

Belle’s first orchestra concert

Nanananananana

BATMAN

Nananananananana….

BAT GIRLS!

Sadie up high

Starting the swim season

It’s raining pink leaves!

A beautiful flowering tree in Jericho with a beautiful kid!

Fun play date at the park

The breakfast order Sadie took

Coffee
Milk
CH [for cheddar cheese]
FR [fried]
Egg

Sadie take my breakfast order

Happy Mother's Day

Sadie receives her medal for ballet

More Yom Dorot

Yom Dorot

Yom Dorot

A beautiful night for a recital

Recital assistant with the cutest ballerina

Belle's duet in Eastview on Broadway

Sadie's ballet recital

Sadie performed in two dances! Emily opened and closed the curtain for the entire recital!

Fabulous recital assistants

Yom Hatzmaot

The pure joy of bubbles in spring time

It’s a beautiful day to walk to school

Belle and her friend joined other Eastview students at Delfino Park to walk or bike (supervised and escorted by WPPD) to school.

Here is just a small group of kids part of the experience.

Sadie’s friend

Cotton candy beard

Cotton Candy!

At Leffell Family Fun Day

Tug of War

At Leffell Family Fun Day!