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Benji – age 2.5!

Benji has grown up so much in the last 6 months.  He’s 2.5 years old today! It’s so exciting to see him grow and learn.  What has he been up to lately???           -He’s loving sharing … Continue reading

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Last Weekend at the Lake as a Family of 4!

We’re homebound now, waiting for the arrival of Baby Goodman.  Last weekend, we rolled the dice and ventured up to the lake one last time.  We had a blast, despite the weather not being great. The boys REALLY wanted to … Continue reading

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Navy Pier

The boys met Aunt Val, Grandpa, Grandma & Deb at Navy Pier.  They had a blast playing at the Children’s Museum and having a turn on the rides.  We even squeezed in lunch before we needed to get home for nap. … Continue reading

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Joey’s 4th Birthday Party

Joey had such a fantastic 4th birthday celebrating with so many friends and family.  He decided months ago he wanted to have a Ninja-themed party and we found a great kickboxing gym near our house that could accommodate his request. … Continue reading

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Happy 4th Birthday, Joey!

Joey’s been anticipating his birthday for more than a month now.  He even created a countdown calendar so he could keep track of how many days remained until the “big day.” We got to celebrate a week in advance with … Continue reading

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Spring Break 2015

We had such a fantastic time visiting Grandma and Grandpa this year.  The kids were at the perfect age to go away and Breanna joined us which made it all a bit easier! The kids even had a blast at … Continue reading

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Special Friends Day at Sinai

The kids celebrated “Special Friends Day” at school last week.  Nanny, Zeyde and Bubbie came to Benji’s special day and Aunt Cari & Bubbie made appearances for Joey’s special day.                     … Continue reading

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Enjoying the short-lived spring weather

                         

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Giggles comes to Visit

Giggles (Joey’s classroom mascot) can to stay the weekend with us last weekend.  Joey’s been waiting all year for his turn and he could barely contain his excitement.  At the end of the weekend, we had to write all about … Continue reading

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Purim 2015

We celebrated Purim at Shabbat on Friday night.  Bubbie bought all of the kids costumes and they even went on their own parade through the lobby.                             … Continue reading

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Benji’s latest obsession – Marine Life

Ever since visiting the Shedd a few weeks ago with Abby & Alex, he’s become obsessed with sharks and fish.  Alex is now in Arizona for Spring Training and Benji continues to insist on Face-timing him to discuss sharks.   … Continue reading

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February in Review

The kids had so much fun with all the snow!                                     On the days it was too cold to play outside, the snow … Continue reading

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Joey’s Name

They started signing in at school this week and Joey’s done a great job learning to write his name! Day 2           Day 3

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Valentine’s Day 2015

We always try and make Valentine’s Day a special day in our house, just as our parents did.  The night before V-day, Joey asked if it was the balloon holiday.  We hadn’t planned to do balloons this year but we … Continue reading

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Suarez Wedding

Abby and Alex were married this weekend.  The wedding day was so special and executed perfectly! Prepping for the big day….               The rehearsal dinner was at Harry Carey’s.  It was great because the restaurant was … Continue reading

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