Fall Happenings!

Fall is such a wonderful time!! It's beautiful with the leaves, it's pumpkin season, and of course the crisp, cool weather....STOP!! What I meant to say was the 80 degree weather its been! Seriously, we went pumpkin picking and Miranda was in a sleeveless top! Just so weird with the weather lately, but I will tell ya, its been beautiful! So here's what we've been up to:

Miranda is VERY into braids!!

Such a Little Shopper:

Diggin' The Leaves!

Hanging Out :-)

And growing up way to fast...

She's just being her bippity boppity boo bear and we are loving every minute!

Pottery Making!

As part f Miranda's birthday gift, Aunt Monica took Miranda, Marissa and I to a pottery place where Miranda was able to paint her own piece of pottery. Of course, Miranda choose a cupcake!! She had so much fun painting! It was really cool to watch her choose certain colors too. Very nice day :-)

Miranda's 1st Train Ride - NJ Transit Style!

So during the high holidays, Mike had to start school! Crazy timing, but we figured, rather then him driving home, Miranda and i would head to him after services. And that's exactly what we did! To get to Mike, we had to take NJ Transit, so this meant Miranda's very 1st train ride!!!! (aside from fun play trains). She LOVED it!!! Everything about it from getting our tickets from the "ticket man" to waiting upstairs and watching the other trains fly by, to sitting in her own seat and looking out the window! It was so much fun to ride the train with her!!!

High Holidays 2013

This year, the High Holidays started very early!!! In fact, before labor day!! Its a very odd year, as we all know, but having the holidays so early was just strange! Anyway, we still made the best of it! Miranda joined me at synagogue for Erev Rosh Hashanah and she was GREAT during the service!! She came again for Breakfast for Yom Kippur. That was very exciting b/c she was able to go up onto the Bima with the other kids, hear the shofar blow and sing and clap on what she called "the stage"...lol :-) It was a pure mitzvah and blessing to see my baby girl up there! the rabbi introduced herself and it was just magical...I know that's corny, but trust me, it was magical... :-)


Erev Rosh Hashahah - I picked Miranda up from school and off to Aunt Monica and Uncle Artie's house for dinner before services. Miranda was sooo excited to wear her pretty dress and jewelry :-)

Playing Piano :-)

One of my favorite pictures. Miranda and I rght after services outside the temple. Miranda was BEYOND good tonight and it almost brought tears to my eyes. Very proud mommy moment :-)

Night 1 - Dinner after services - Mike and I hosted!

The festive meal :-)

For the special dessert to bring to Aunt Faye's House, I made a special blueberry bunt cake!!! Can you say, YUM....OOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! It was DELICIOUS!!!!

Night 2 at Aunt Faye's House:

A beautiful piece of family history displayed on the table :-)
xoxoxo

At school today, Miranda learned how to say the Pledge of Allegiance!

Fast Forward - Yom Kippur -

Me and My Boo

Of course Princess Jasmine had to walk with us to the car and come to temple with us! :-)

 Happy New year Everyone! 

May everyone have a sweet & healthy new year 

and may you all be inscribed in the book of life! :-)

1st Day of Pre-School!!!!

Yes, our Sweet Pea is officially in PreSchool! She is in the same school- The Learning Experience -but she goes left, rather then right now and is on the big kid side of the school! So cool!! We could not be more proud!!

Mommy & Daddy put together a special 'Pre-School' gift for our preschooler :-) 

We gave it to her the night before her 1st day ;-)

A new personalized lunch box, special Princess cup, Minnie Mouse crafts and a School Bus Card ;-)

Time for the Big day!! 

To say she was excited is an understatement :-)

Miranda arriving at TLE on 9/3/2013

Miranda started off by being the 'Star of the Week' :-) Here is her poster. 

*Stickers courtesy of Miranda Rose :-)

And I hope to create videos like this every year from now until she's 18! how cool will that be to give her a video of videos from Pre-School through Senior year of High School :-)

Happy 1st Day Sweetheart!!!