CHRISTMAS 

Ask Ori how many Cappuccinos he had 

on Christmas morning.

   

Kyri meets Papaya, a homemade rag doll.  

I made many of the girls' gifts this year.    

Enjoying Christmas morning.

Rivi shows off dance moves in her new tutu.

Season's Greetings

CELEBRATING HANUKKAH

"Thanks Uncle Yali for giving me a lift."

This is the Hanukkah feltboard I made for the girls.

Rivi loves lighting the menorah, she even knows

that the shamash lights the other candles.

Kyri, hypnotized by the candlelight. But what else

is going on in this picture?  I'm not sure. 

AT THE HERSHHORN MUSEUM IN DC

blue box

Kyri and a Calder piece

Reflection 1

Reflection 2

MORE WASHINGTON DC

Duty calls

Kyri and Poinsettias at the Arboretum 

Yali and Escalator art at the Museum of American Art

HOLIDAY VACATION 2008*

First stop: Dubois, PA where we thought

we had outrun the impending storm, only to wake 

in the morning to freezing rain, which we drove through

for at least 3 hours en route to Washington DC.  

While on the road, Rivi drew this amazing picture of Tinkerbell.

In DC: Here is Rivi drawing on the placemat that

the National Press Club sells, laminated, of course

as souvenirs.   

Kyri peregrinates in the Press Club

*Stay tuned, lots more to come

Preparing for the storm

Her dad says, "Ah, the young scholar."

And her mom smiles proudly.

Beauty rest

With sock in hand...

"Watch this!"

Position 2 on puzzles

"Gilly, you're next."

The snow is heaven...

...but snowsuits, boots, hats and gloves are hell.

KYRI'S FIRST HAIRCUT

Before

After

Boxing a cat in a box

It was bedtime, but who can resist the first snow.

Learning the rules of chess, starting with the pawn

Stopping to smell the roses

On our way to Australia 

After dusting the neighborhood  with pixie powder,

Tinkerbell settled in with a good book

The fairy princess spreading magic

Dad?  Professor?  Hare Krishna? 

Oh I see, you let someone shave your head for charity.  

Bad Mom.  Not even a second after I clicked 

the button, Kyri did a nose dive into her basket 

of toys and now has a bruise between her 

eyebrows.  

Not feeling comfortable handing my 1 year old

a carving knife, I gave her finger paints instead.

And here is Rivi decorating her pumpkin.

When it's too cold to ride outside...

It's just a matter of time...

Fall I

Fall II

Rivi dances even in her sleep

My helpers

Come on Rivi, I'll catch you!

I'm a big girl to do this all by myself.

Indian summer

A portrait of the artist as a young girl