Fry Day!!! (AKA Saba day)

Saba comes to get Ashi from school at least once a week. Then they have an evening of fun! The first stop is usually the store, where Saba buys Ashi whatever he wants. Here you can see him with his brand-new ball and his new Dubi, "Peanut Butter." Thanks Saba!

The next stop is Burger King. Ashi always gets two things there. The first is fries. He loves to share.

The second thing he always gets is cookie dough pie. Saba makes sure he gets as many mouthfuls as he wants.

An action shot.

Ashi loved playing by the window.

So glad to have Abba in Ohio!

Asher sure is glad that Abba finally moved to Ohio! Especially since Abba is willing to do things that Ima is not, like play in the swimming pool. Here are some fun pictures from the other day.

MUD!!!

Asher and Rivky collaborated to make a mud hole in the backyard. She dug the hole, and Ashi poured the water. Rivky must have known Ima would then take her off the leash to prevent Rivky from playing in the mud too. So, Ashi had a great time and Rivky got off the leash. The only one who lost out was Ima when she had to clean the bathtub after Ashi's post-mud bath...

Now, THAT'S walking!

First pictures...

Asher graciously donated some space on his blog to show you our first good pictures of the little one. (He doesn't know they're going to be sharing this blog come December.) Here's the profile picture:

Here's the "skeletor shot" - or the face, straight on. And now, what you REALLY want to know....

IT'S A BOY!!! We're so excited to have two sweet little boys in our house!!!

Walking?

Ima doesn't think we can call him a "walker" yet, but she still thought these five solo steps she caught on video were pretty impressive!

Asher's in Columbus!

Asher and Ima are finally in Columbus and calm enough to spend some time at the park and pull out the ol' DSLR. (Sorry, Abba, we're working on a good video to post.)

The shot Ima is proudest of:

Mulch tastes gross!

Asher was not a big fan of the swing, no matter how much of a fool Ima made of herself trying to get him to smile. This pretty much captures his expression the entire time he was swinging:

Helping Ima pack

Ashi loves to help Ima pack. It's too bad that Ima has to go back and re-do all his work...

The Please Touch Museum

We are experiencing an historic heat wave in Philadelphia, so Asher and Ima are trying to find fun air-conditioned places in which to hang out over the next few days. Today we were at the Please Touch Museum in downtown Philly.

Asher plants some radishes:

The big water table was a big hit!

Asher sailed on his very own boat to Where the Wild Things Are:

Driving a pickup truck

The wooden train set was a hit!

Asher loves watermelon

It's very hot outside. Good thing Ashi loves watermelon. Watch the whole video to see him "sharing" with Rivky, plus see how we know that Ashi is DONE with this whole highchair thing.

Ima Graduated!

Ima is a rabbi now. That means Asher's name changes to "Asher Benayah ben haRav ______!" He was very excited.

It was a long ceremony. Asher cuddled up with Abba for most of it:


Asher sat on Abba's shoulders and clapped his hands when Ima got her diploma:


Asher and Ima afterwards:

Zoo trip

Everyone took a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo today!

Asher playing on a statue of baby bears. We think he fits in perfectly.


A giant turtle bigger than Asher.


Asher looks pretty happy considering there's an alligator waiting to eat him about 10 feet away.


This lion came VERY close to the window to look at Asher. We're pretty sure she was looking for a snack.


Asher and Abba having fun watching the lions.


Asher met a goat for the first time! After his crawl around the petting zoo, he was the dirtiest baby there. Ima says that means he had the most fun.

"Reading" to Asher

Everyone tells new parents that reading to your child often will make him love reading. Our family is evidence that it's NOT TRUE. Watch what Asher does while Abba tries to read to him from "Where the Sidewalk Ends."

Abba graduated!

Abba graduated from Law School today! We are all very proud.

Ashi waiting impatiently for Abba's name to be called.


What is that funny hat you are wearing, Abba?


Abba and Ashi in their ties at lunch.

Ashi has an announcement...

(New baby due on Thanksgiving!)

Cruising with his friends

Asher decided to lend his old stroller to all of his friends since he's not using it anymore. They ride and he drives. Check out everyone on the move, including Elmo, the Learning Puppy, my pal Al, and Brutus the Buckeye...

Asher's first Mother's Day card to Ima

This is all Ima wanted for Mother's Day! Asher made this card all by himself at school today. It's amazing how neat his handwriting is at only 10 months - what a little genius.

"Asher haBalash haPrati" (Asher, P.I.)

When Asher was born, Abba bought a series of books to read to him in Hebrew called "Yotam haBalash haPrati" ("Yotam, Private Investigator"), about a kid who solves mysteries. "Yotam" quickly got changed to "Asher" when we were reading the books.
Abba has been slacking on the reading lately because of exams, so Asher decided to take matters into his own hands yesterday. Of course, he needed a Hebrew-English dictionary to get through the pages.

Here is Asher doing some investigating work of his own. Notice his new favorite thing, right up there with wheels - doors. Exciting stuff.