YAY May 7th!

We had a perfect morning at the DC Flower Mart at the National Cathedral...carousel rides, smoothies, friends, and we even found a ladybug headband!

And tonight is Rob's big book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Bethesda...

What Would Rob Do? Now in Bookstores!

It's official! Rob's new book, "What Would Rob Do?" hit bookstores over the weekend.

Here it is on the bookshelf at the Barnes & Noble in Rockville, MD.

The Bethesda store sold out of the stock on the shelf on the first day (good sign!).

The best story so far is that the sales person who sold Rob's mom her copy, gave her a hug when she bought it!

The book signings start next week! www.WhatWouldRobDo.com

LAST HURRAH BEFORE BABY ZAZA!

We had a great time on our vacation to the Dominican Republic.

Here's our little swimsuit model posing on the beach...

And just dabbing her face with some "sand makeup"

Making sandcastles with Dad...

Putting her feet in the pool in her purple dress, "just like mommy!"

And enjoying relaxing time as a family. (Rachel refused to smile here b/c she was slightly afraid of the guy taking the picture).

Oh, and did we mention that "baby zaza" was there too? He/she liked the dominican music and was kicking like crazy, especially in the middle of the night (Anna is now 7 mos pregnant).

And we had such great beach reading...hint, hint!

Rachel gets a medal

Yesterday was the last day of gymnastics class and they gave out medals for participation. Here she is on the "podium" and admiring her medal afterward.

And here are a few other pics from this Spring...

Our trip with Amma and Bopa to Williamsburg (here we are riding the shuttle). It was so nice to visit with them!

What a nice day we spent playing in the cherry blossoms at Brookside Gardens with Abby...

We're even having fun on rainy days around here!

And of course, all we talk about these days is PAINTING!

Today Rachel discovered painting with sponges and had a great time making art in our backyard. Spring has finally arrived in Washington, DC and the big cherry blossom next to our house is in full bloom. It's pretty spectacular!

Snowpocolypse 2010

Here are a few pics from the big snowstorm. We were pretty snowed in for a couple days, so we snuggled up on the couch, made a fire in the fireplace, watched a lot of Mary Poppins, and even baked Rachel a cake.

This was how much snow we had about halfway through the storm...

Nothing stopped us from getting outside to have some fun...not even the unplowed roads and downed power lines...

Two days after the storm and there are still no commuter trains coming through town (no buses or metro either)...but it's beautiful and sunny now and perfect for bundling up and taking a stroller ride...

The big snowstorm was a lot of fun, and luckily we didn't lose power (unlike some of our friends). Kensington got almost 3 feet of snow and there is another foot forecasted to fall tomorrow.

rachel turns 2...

Rachel turned 2 on February 4th. Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate.

These days her favorite things are:

*toddler gymnastics class

*eating chili, turkey pepperoni, chipotle, and of course cupcakes!

*reading books, especially Max and Ruby, Personal Penguin, and Only One You.

*sledding on a boogie board and trying to eat snow when mommy and daddy aren't looking.

*singing "Baby Beluga," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and her madeup lyrics to the Dora the Explorer theme song.

Here are a few recent pictures of her enjoying her birthday....trying on the fairy costume that her friend Ava gave her, visiting the fish and gorillas at the zoo on her birthday, eating her favorite: Mexican food, and taking her balloons into the bath with her.

Snowy Sunday!

Can't believe we got almost two feet of snow yesterday. We've been sledding, shoveling, and making snow angels.

Chilly Weekend in Kensington

It's our first weekend in the new house in Kensington. I snapped this picture yesterday when we took an early morning walk to the town center. About three blocks away there's a cute little train station and a farmers market every Saturday. We also found some cute stores, a flower shop, and a great bakery. Kensington's Antique Row is right around the corner, too. It feels a little like going back in time. We are settling in and getting a lot of unpacking done especially today since it's so cold and rainy.

Monkey Halloween

I know Halloween was a whole month ago, but I just got these pictures from my friend Sarah who was visiting that weekend, so anyway I thought I'd post them now...

Mazel tov to Anna's cousin Zach Tuchman on his bar mitzvah. He did a fantastic job, we are so proud of him.

We had a great time seeing family. Rachel was particularly attached to cousins Alex, Grace, and Zach by the end of the weekend.

Rachel's morning wakeup time of 4:30am got us to the ocean for a beautiful early morning walk.

And the trip gave us a chance to catch up with Rob's cousin Judy and Todd, as well as some old friends we've missed, Ian, Leeron and Shaul, Sarah, Mitch, Noah and Sonya, and Rachael and Polly. It was great seeing everyone, we had so much fun with you all.

Happy Fall!

Last weekend we visited our family in Philadelphia and I got to go apple picking with my cousins. We hung out in a pumpkin patch, too. It was a lot of fun....