Savta Arrives

Ruthy and Moran arrived on tuesday. noa was obviously excited to see them both, especially moran. moran is noa's special friend. noa is basically addicted to her. after a da of blissful catching up, moran and ruthy headed for brooklyn to look for an apartment, and noa and i to Boston to see Kim and Sarit. Doda kim is going through a difficult period, so noa and i hoped to cheer her up by driving to Boston. we had so much fun, and only wish we could see her more often. we hung out at the mall and went to a park as well. kim also brought noa a cool toy that plays music, and noa loves music. we also met up with sarit as she lives in boston as well. she actually met noa for the first time, and noa bonded quite quickly. sarit will make a great mom. noa did so well on the drive. we drove to boston during her first nap and returned around her bedtime, so she slept through the entire trip. on friday, we came together for a photo shoot organized by our very own photographer, casey ragan, as a going away gift for janelle and melissa. the kids were all very cute and cooperative. noa wore a dress her savta brought gave her. group photos have there challenges for different reasons at every stage. they are currently so active, we cant get them to sit and forget looking at the camera. noa had a busy friday. when she woke up from her afternoon nap, we headed for a carnival in bethel. if there was ever any question as to whether or not noa belonged to elad, the doubts were put to rest at the carnival. noa is officially a purse holder. i took on her the big slide, and she flipped out before we even slid down. she just felt the height, and knew it was not her can of beans. elad then tried to take her on the carousel, and she disliked that as well. mike and i entertained everyone, though, by going on a ride. if you know me very well, then you know how much i love the adrenaline rush from a good carnival ride. at the end of the ride, however, i realized i had aged a bit since my last carnival ride. the experience left a bump on my head for a few days. on sunday, we celebrated our friendship with janelle and melissa and mourned their respective moves, janelle to cincinatti and melissa to boston. kerri and nick were fabulous hosts, and nick's "special" tour of the basement was enlightening.