Bears come out in the Fall

Well, fall is here - and with it, cooler weather, and with cooler weather - cute and cuddly baby outfits! I couldn't resist this one.

Rosh Hashana

Noah experienced his first Rosh Hashana dinner at my parent's house. The next day he and I went to synagogue just in time to hear them blow the shofar - he liked it. I am posting home movies of our family dinner because Noah and Nana are in them. Nana is now in the hospital and our thoughts are with her. (Please ignore my singing - NOT one of my strong suits).

All Smiles :)

Noah has been smiling for a while now - but he's been wily enough not to get caught - until now!

And Mischievious Grins . . ;)

What more is there to say? We are in trouble now . . .

Dave's Take on Storytime with Ilan

Dave had his own take on story time with Ilan.

The caption reads: "If he tells me one more time about the blizzard of '78 I think I'm gonna loose it!"

Ah! The Blizzard of '78 - when Dad walked up the back driveway in chest-high snow and almost didn't make it - the penultimate in "Storm Lore". I don't think there is a day it snows when one of my parents doesn't attempt to compare it with '78 or re-tell the tale . . . thankfully it's summer now . . .

Hey, what's He doing here?

Noah has been busying himself with his mirror lately - but why does his friend keep disappearing every time he looks away???

Noah Conferences Cases

Noah hung out at Case Conference the other day - potentially his last trip to NHPD, sniff! Even though its great for me to be doing something new, I am really going to miss everyone enormously - maybe that's why I keep going back there even though I don't technically work there anymore - they just can't get rid of me!


Behzad still remembers how to hold a baby - it's just like riding a bike, right?Nanette kept me sane (relatively) while I was at NHPD - I don't know how I'm going to do anything without her!
Matt got in some good practice - it won't be long now before he experiences the sleepless nights for himself!
Robin kindly offered to watch Noah while Behzad and I were on a conference call - she's a natural!
Hmmm . . . Paul didn't pose for a picture holding Noah - perhaps he didn't want to give me any more ammunition against him after I surreptitiously snuck the "Diamond Buying Guide" into his inbox . . .

Noah and Grandpa Are In Tune

On Wednesday my Dad sang various made-up songs to Noah for hours (sorry kid) - I believe the lyrics were "Nana Jo is the boss of the world . . ." Finally! He's got it right!

The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship???

Noah got to meet Sam (age 3 weeks) for the first time - little do they know that they will be singing the four questions together for years to come. Well, technically Sam is younger (although not necessarily smaller as you can see) - so maybe Noah can get out of it . . . we'll see.

Perhaps Sam knows that Noah is going to try to dump this task on him, and that's why he's crying???

BTW - Sam has his own blog and we're not ashamed to say that we unabashedly stole the idea from Ben and Amy - crazy bloggers they are. You can see Sam's blog here.

The Best Thing About The Boardwalk

The best thing about the Boardwalk, in my humble opinion, are the photo booths where you can take a classic 4-photo black and white strip! I hope they never take them away! Noah didn't quite get that you're supposed to smile as the camera goes off - you can see him decompensating as his picture is being taken. Oh well, maybe next year!