Fun in the summer

I'm hoping that moving to Florida = summer all year. Summer is such a great time. I know that it can get hot, muggy, and overwhelming but people are happier, nicer and just wanting to have fun and relax. I think that it is memories of being younger and that sun makes us just feel better. Whatever it is, I'll take it and hope that it lasts past August.
Some pictures of us relaxing and enjoying summer activities.

Anything to procrastinate

So as the weather warms up it is even harder to get studying and work done. There is always something more fun to do or watch being done. The kids are always around to help and provide entertainment as well. It's warming up too much in NJ too fast. ;() Just kidding - I LOVE IT. No more snow, no more cold and dreary weather. At least I hope not. I mean, it's June. We're getting more excited about hopefully the last move for a while. Anyway enjoy these very rough videos.

Time sure flies!

I'm writing again after a long space in between my last post and this one. I try to find the hours in the day to do everything by being a good mom, doctor, daughter, human being... what else. Anyhow, most days I feel that I'm doing a fairly good job at all of them. My poor husband who is absolutely fabulous but probably crazed by the fact that I don't put 100% into one task at a time but rather try to do 4 things simultanously to do none of them well. Such is the way that it must be now. The kids are doing great. Everyday I love them more and more (if that's possible). Even Ginger, our forgotten child, fills me with joy.
Some pictures...

Life is Hectic but good

I've been trying to commit to posting recently and feel like now is as good a time as any as I look through some really fun pictures of recent events. I'm only going to be able to post a few but you'll have to check back to see recent museum trips, park trips, our recent NY trip. Lots of fun stuff. This picture in the bathroom taken yesterday evening may be my favorite picture yet.

Work is hectic. Between the two of us we barely have time to breath. We're enjoying our time with the kids. They are so fun to be around... minus the "witching hour" as Myriam calls it when I think both of us try to do everything we can not to pull all of our hair out.

I guess I need to inclue a little Ari, right? Hehe just kidding.

Time Flies!!!

I don't have any pictures to upload just now because the camera is MIA. Anyway, taking this opportunity to get down a few words. Time is flying by. I can't even believe that it's already May. The kids are growing just tooo fast and there are really not enough hours in the day to get everything done that I want/need to do.
The weather is warming up which is a very welcome change. It's nice to be out and about without a jacket. The kids are loving the outdoors. Ari is changing and interacting more with the world everyday and Samantha just doesn't stop anymore. It's such a joy to watch them and be part of it all.
Work days are long and then it's all worth it to come home to them. I miss my family and wish they could be with us more to share with the kids. Both GGs have yet to meet our latest addition!!! Pretty soon. Until next time -- and I will have pictures next time!

3 weeks old

So little (or not so little) Ari is 3 weeks old. Wow. We've had SO much fun together these last weeks. He is such a great kid and has been settling into his own little routine. The weather is warming up and we're finally getting outside a little bit. We're gearing up for our first long trip with Ari to go back to Michigan for Passover. I hope the trip goes GREAT. A few pictures of Ari celebrating his 3 week old birthday.

And of course we can't forget big sister Samantha! She's loving every minute of the extra attention she and her little brother are getting.

Announcing: Ari Jacob Nudell

Today we named our little boy in a brit milat service at the house. Surrounded by friends and family, we announced the arrival of ARI JACOB NUDELL. The service was absolutely terrific and only a little distressing for us, the parents. He had his right of passage into the world by his bris and naming -- what a trooper. We're exhausted to say the least but all the better, I think.
I'm working on getting a pictures up so you can put a name to the face! For now, here's some unedited footage to whet your appetite!

Valentines Day and Very Pregnant!

So I'm trying to be better with the blog and try posting at "off-times" so as not to hit the crowd of people that are probably ALSO trying to upload to blogspot.

Valentines Day 2010 is so far bitter sweet. Justin woke up feeling crummy with a temperature and sore throat and I'm quite PREGGO and not wanting to do a ton of things. Fortunately, we thought ahead and planned dinner out LAST night. We took Sammy with us and had a great time. Today we exchanged our V-day wishes and Justin got us a SWEET new camera just in time for the debut of Baby#2 any day now. Our last camera was frought with issues because of the very slow speed. So far so good with the new one that I've been trying out for about an HOUR. Sammy's a fan. We also enjoyed som yummy chocolate which is a MUST for Valentines day. Ginger was waiting her turn but no such luck. The red in the picture is the tip of my belly which I couldn't get OUT OF THE PICTURE because of the size. Any day now... ;)

Happy Valentines Day to everybody!

The snow keeps on coming!

So it's been a white winter here in NJ. We thought the weather would be a bit better here than Michigan but it hasn't panned out that way. Apparently the NE has not seen this much snow since 1847! Leave it to the year that we're here to set the record. Anyway, we've been making memories with some snow days where we haven't been able to get out much. I'm trying not to go into labor and taking it easy both at work and at home.

It's also been nice connecting with some friends of ours and re-introducing Samantha to their kids. Rob and Catherine were so great to drive to meet us in Deleware where we got to reconnect with a tea party and some great Mexican food for lunch! We miss you guys. We'll have to do it again soon!

Snow days!

This weekend was a big Mid-Atlantic snowstorm. It started out as being a 2-4 inchest expected. By the end on Sunday morning we had 24 inches! Besides just reaffirming our position to stay put, we had a lot of fun playing and shoveling in the snow.

Videos!

Okay, so I'm procrasting doing some work I need to get done but seriously. It is hard to just sit down and focus for me right now. Plus, I found a program that is helping me put the videos on ... AND WITH SOUND which has been sketchy in the past. So, now I'm going back through videos and watching and just loving seeing them. The one I'll post is "Ring around the Rosy" with Sam and her cousins. I can't believe how much she's grown from the babbler to the walker to the little toddler she is now. I love her!!!!! I can't believe she'll be 2 at the end of the week. Time flies!

Thanksgiving weekend

Spent in Long Island mostly relaxing with my parents and cousins. Got there Thurs afternoon in time for a nap and gathering later that day. Lots of delicious dishes, including Michelle's quiche and tofu-turkey with bbq sauce! Spent Friday relaxing at home, and went out Sat to the LI Children's Museum in Garden City. Sam had a blast as usual!

Our visit to NV/CA

Trying to put up another whole month in one blog posting. Life is such a whirlwind tour sometimes. I promise to keep up with postings more often so this doesn't happen again. I definitely don't want to upset the loyal followers.
So conference mixed with some pleasure. We sure enjoyed our trip last week. Besides small colds for Samantha and myself, we did pretty well. Justin and Samantha had some great adventures in San Diego and we enjoyed spending a lot of time time with family (Grandma, GG, Daddy...) and lots of friends!!! Some pictures that should be self-explanatory.

And lots of friends!!! Old ones and new ones. It's so great to reconnect with people and see the changes in everybody (all good ones).

Be patient

Patience is not one my my many virtues... you can ask my mom about that. Anyway, it's been a long time since the last posting and we have lots to catch up on. I'm going to put some pictures from October and one of our many trips to the Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill. Discovery museum is one of those hand's on places that kids love. My germ-phobic nature causes me to bring her there first thing in the morning before too many kids have slobbered over all the stuff. We do a LOT of hand-washing. Dress up is her favorite in addition to the ball tub.

More pictures to come but we'll have to go slow. :)