Here Comes A New Shelmet

This past weekend we visited a couple of local parks. First, we went to Lorimer Park just down the street. Even though there wasn't much wind, Zoe had her heart set on trying to fly her kite. While I wasn't sure that it would work, I was more than happy to make the trip to see if we could get it airborne. It took some work, and it didn't really stay up, but we did manage to kind of, sort of, fly a kite. After that we threw some rocks, and climbed around for a bit, but all of that happened after she went to the bathroom under the bridge. She swore that she only had to pee, but that wasn't quite the case. The picture of her standing and laughing was taken after she was done. Once it got dark, we made our way home for the evening. The next day all three of us went out to Tyler Park. Here there was a lot of swinging done by all members of the family. Some of us went a little higher than the others, but everyone had fun. After the swings, we made our way t

At Zoe's daycare, there is a coveted position in the class called Shabbat Star. That person gets to be the line leader for the day, as well as a number of other benefits too numerous to mention here. This past Friday was not only Zoe's turn to be Shabbat Star, but it was also the delayed Purim celebration where everyone got to dress up in their costumes. Her choice was her mermaid outfit, complete with flowing, red wig. Here were are during the service and celebration. After the service, we went back to the classroom where she made sure that everyone received a piece of the challah, even me. She also had the magic touch of getting the candles to light. It was great to spend the morning with her on her special day.

It has been five years since Zoe was born, and to celebrate we invited a bunch of friends and family to join us at The Palace to do some roller skating. Before we went there, Zoe wanted to make sure that she knew what to do. She wore her helmet and skates around the house to do a little practice. She kept upright and took her time, so she was ready for the big rink. When we got to The Palace, it was a little early, so we couldn't skate yet. Luckily we brought Olivia with us to the rink, so the two of them got to play some of the games that were available. They were really in to the games that give you tickets. When they played two of them, they hit the jackpot! Once the music came on, the skating began and she was out there doing her thing. I'm not sure how many kids had skated before, but most of them seemed to really enjoy it. Even some of the adults got in on the action. After a while, it was time for pizza and cake. Zoe really liked her troll-topped cake