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Shore Thing

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Keren

on August 31, 2010

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A weekend at the beach with the Hoffman- Chalaron clan was spent in sheer bliss:

We stayed in a hippie chic type bungalow community where the ocean was 4 steps away

Our daughters exhibited a love for each other (they would hold hands and caress each other without being asked to perform) that makes my heart grow mush

Neko and elodie spent hours (seriosuly) jumping on the trampoline while chanting Ring Around the Rosy (I keep hearing it in my head even days later)

They (by that I mean the two cuties) worshiped the older girls that live in this place (think lanky pre teens that love children - one even named Dora)

They played Connect Four and did lots of dot painting

The weekend was a shining example of two smart funny (and gorgeous with the best outfits and tushies around) girls getting along, giggling and laughing together.

Weekends like this allow me to stand back and appreciate how lucky I am (oh oh cheese) to have such a super fabulous (if strong willed) daughter, amazing friends that I can be totally me with (by that I mean intense and obsessive), a warm giving husband (give me a back massage please) and a really incredible life.

Thank you Elodie for your friendship to neko and thank your parents for their general awesomeness!

One year ago: First hair cut

Two years ago: Sunshine girl

Elodie’s mock birthday and more

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Keren

on August 9, 2010

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It was way too long (andree was not even showing the last time we all played) and neko missed her friend…

I had built up some excitement, prepping neko for the weekend with Elodie, and the early birthday bash we were throwing her. Although neko insisted it was her birday too, we hope Elodie had a good almost turning two weekend!

(Please note I schlepped balloons through Times Square at rush hour - and had to fend off tourists singing happy birthday to me!)

The two girls played AMAZING together, spending lots of quality naked butt time on the grass:

We ate like every 3.25 hours:

We picked berries (elodie eating her weight in blackberries):

The girls made art (in the buff), elodie asking to use salt over and over (sparkle sprinkle glitter is a big hit with the under 3 age group):

And neko made her debut as a very talented photographer:

Elodie - we love you (and your parents too) and although it’s not the same, we hope you enjoyed an early bday song and cake! Let’s play with more glitter soon!

One year ago: Sand-wiches

Two years ago: Neko’s Five Month Day

Post #200

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Keren

on July 28, 2010

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Yoooohooooo

Wooohooooo

Apparently I got a lot to post about, especially since my subject is inspiring, deliciously cute and one hell of a dancer:

One year ago: Ode to Zsa Zsa

Two years ago: Miss Manners

It’s my party, America

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Keren

on July 6, 2010

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The weekend was perfect:

Friends we haven’t seen in ages, with hours of lazing around (between gourmet meals and special cocktails) for catching up…or catching our kids, as they ran, rolled and hid in the luscious acres of the Field Farm. Plenty of time to play with the beautiful twins (neko would shush them, saying stop kying babies, stop), swim in the lake (where neko would beg i wanna go to the blue part - deep end), be naked (neko just wanted to take her clothes off all the time), play with Thomas, Max, Hero, Baby Bu and then be smitten with big girl Lila, who happens to also love Hello Kitty.

The big weekend event takes place in the barn (gotta get shoes on) and we let neko stay up to watch the Field Follies, where her father was part of the opening act, The Arugula. Neko learned to go wooohoooo while clapping, and told everyone it was her birday party.

Maybe next year we will even (shhhh…don’t tell Peter) tent it. Although I kinda like not sleeping with a million bugs, just one big one!

One year ago: July 4th with Douglas

Play Pause Rewind

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Keren

on June 27, 2010

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We’ve only been back 7 days, and a lifetime of things have happened.

We only spent 13 days there, yet I feel like neko experienced so mcuh love, so many family members, saw so many things, and said so much stuff for the first time, and that if I don’t somehow write it all down in some sort of post format, well, then it will tumble into the back of my mind, along with thousands of neko memories.

Trying to look back and remember everything sometimes feels like I’m on super fast rewind mode and someone stole my pause button.

So here are some things I want to keep:

North Trip - Neko runs wild in Klil wth her Sata (Savta) and Shashar (Shachar); loves kitties; refuses to sleep; reads books in the dark and learns all about Mosito Box (Mosquito Bites):

Begging/ Demanding to wear her gida (glida) shirt basically every day

Morning After - Neko wakes up giddy and happy in our hotel room, following the wedding, but obsesses over her burn wound and the fact that I touch de light ima, I touch de light for the next few days.

Riding in glass elevator and screaming I see da water each time the shore line appeared…this occurred about 8-12 times a day.
Discovering the snack drawer at my dad’s house and one afternoon, totally unobserved, sneaks away quietly, only to be found (by me as my father observes this all calmly) 13 minutes later, sitting across from her Saba, shoving away mouthfuls of choket (yeah, Saba thought it was hilarious).
Begging to go to Misa’ada (restaurant) and then asking the waitress immediately as she sits down for chinken, while doing cheers with everyone as soon as water is placed on the table.
Our last day - Spent running errands, getting in some last sun rays and playing on the hot nadned with Sata and Shashar:

Airport - neko insisting to put her packpack on the check in belt and only removing it after the nice lady gave her some name tags:

Jetlag - the seven hour time difference was killer to us all, but we made it through and are now proud to say we can beat time zones in less than 48 hours!
Our next trip - Local!

One year ago: Independent Spirit

The 5th Food Group

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Keren

on June 22, 2010

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Gida = Glida = Ice Cream = Good = On a Stick = Even Better

Hanging - Israel Style

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on June 21, 2010

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Although Peter and I find it rather to difficult to relax, the whole point of being on vacation, well, is to relax…to let go. I think that by day 12 we were the most chill we will ever get (and if you know us then you know that is a rare sight).

Most of the hanging out while attempting to unwind were accomplished near and in the water. Our daily schedule included either the beach or the pool. Neko always exclaiming loudly: I see da waaater!

(not so many beachy pics as busy making sure neko doesn’t actually jump head first into waves or eat cigarette butts from sand)

When neko was not trying to float like a maper (mermaid in nekoese), we did a lot of hanging on the balcony, with friends, friends with kids, kids, family and lots of snacking:

We also took lots of site seeing walks, investigated new foods and recently built up hoods, played with some older girls and got lots of loving from all around (plus got rock style drunk one too many nights out - that’s what happens when you get on site bsitting services - thanks taly and saba):

I miss everyone (plus I miss eating bissli all day) and can’t wait till next year!

One year ago: First Day of Summer

The Wedding

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Keren

on June 17, 2010

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The preparations for this event were intense: we had two dresses, six pairs of silver strappy sandals delivered from Zappos (and five promptly returned), a mad dash through Soho to find the perfect hair clip, and then let’s not forget the matching diaper cover. What, you thought I was referring to the bride, eh?

While the nervous butterflies and tears flowed freely in the days leading up to the wedding, we worked hard to convince neko that the event, or the princess party, as i was referring to it, will be much like a huge birthday bash. Some kids get nervous when 600 pairs of eyes are on them, so I wanted to ensure neko comprehended that this was fun, casual, and above all a big-girl-princess-party thing.

After having quickly fixed the minor disaster of neko’s hair garland missing (she cried and cried neko no have no flower in ha hair like big guls, all while the bride is attacking her producer that she cannot possibly walk out there without her niece)…..neko walked down the aisle with all her flowers, head held high, looking so sweet and serious, following the other girls. I stood there beaming with pride at my beautiful independent and strong little girl….What, you thought I was referring to neko, eh?

The sun was setting and nice salty breeze was coming off the ocean. Maya was stunning. Ilan filled with emotions. My parents were standing up there, and just as the ceremony wedding these two lovelies began neko innocently touched one of those projecting spot lights, crying in pain and shock, a blister forming immediately and I had to whisk her away, looking for ice and ‘owa cream.’

Do not fret, the excitement got the most of neko, and she calmed down quickly (a little Disney helped too). Once neko was safely tucked away sleeping in her hotel bed, we celebrated the marriage of my baby sis in style - yeah, we got totally drunk and ended up paying the baby sitter the equivalent of a small fortune since exchange rate calculations are not my forte after 6-10 cocktails!

Mazal tov my baby sister and her nicest husband ever!

One year ago: Pasta Basta

Israel - the 2010 version

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Keren

on June 14, 2010

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We went on a really long airplane ride where neko proceeded to vomit, much to the disappointment of the middle aged grumpy continental staff (imagine woman screeching that blanket with vomit ‘needs to go in body fluid bag‘ while faced with a crying filthy child).

We got tanned without any sun burns, although slathering on sun tan lotion every 33 minutes can become semi irritating.

We ate humus ( quite a bit), even though i prefer eating fresh moist rugellach all day.

We played with ‘big guls’ and jumped in the ocean and asked to float like a ‘maper’ (neko’s version of mermaid).

We suffered from severe jet lag (more on that later) and some terrible two’s roared their toddler heads.

We got loved and pampered by aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends.

We watched Maya (da big pincess) get married, danced and cried (tears of joy that is).

We did so much that one single post cannot possible contain it all….here are a few highlight photos, and will post more once we settle down:

One year ago: Site installation fun

My biggest fans

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Keren

on May 10, 2010

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I did it

I hit lots of walls - not the kind made of cement block, but the kind in my head made of blisters, heat exhaustion and that little voice nagging ‘quit’. The one thing that kept me going, kept my feet moving in the intense heat and knee aches was neko and peter. The thought of them at the finish line, and the idea that I was doing this crazy thing for her, for my daughter, that one day I could tell her, that yes, you can do anything if you just try, and try hard….I got across the 26.2 mile mark with my two biggest fans standing there: