Just another Thursday

Mama caught this video of Jilly and I hanging out in my room. I'm singing an original song I wrote about sharing, dresses and other such important things. For some odd reason neither Jilly or I wanted pants on, so I hope you all aren't offended. Enjoy!

Spring update

We are all crawling out of our winter hibernation here and thoroughly enjoying the amazing spring weather we are having here in Seattle! It's been awesome getting to play outside so much lately. A lot of things have been happening....Jilly and I started gymnastics class and we love it! After the first class I got moved up to the next level, so Mommy was very proud. I am really strong and love climbing and hanging from the rings. Jilly is having a blast too, especially standing on her head. Mama put up a video below of us practicing our gymnastics in the living room. We were so lucky to have a visit from Granny recently and loved playing with her and showing her all of our new developments. Passover and Easter were great too, even though I got a bad stomach virus at the end of our Passover seder. You can see from the attached photo with Miya and Ava that I wasn't feeling my best. I made up for it on Easter though enjoying LOTS of candy and a fun egg hunt in the backyard that Daddy made for us. We finished up the day with a picnic at Greenlake, taking full advantage of every ray of sunshine we have. Love to all and check back soon!

Nina turns three

Like I said when I walked into school last week, "I turned three!" It was an exciting celebration this year starting with a circus themed party on my actual birthday. Mama and Daddy threw me a super fun bash with lots of my friends. We had face painting and music and cake, all of my favorite things. Auntie Kerry came from CA to celebrate with me which made me so happy. The best part was that she bought me a bike and a helmet for my birthday! I have been wanting one for awhile and am anxiously learning how to pedal. We went to Red Robin for my birthday dinner and the staff came and sang to me and brought me yummy ice cream. I gave Jilly the cherry. Mama came to my school with cupcakes for a birthday celebration there and it was so fun to share all of my friends and activities with she and Jilly. Mama brought my favorite book to read to everyone and Jilly took a seat on my teacher's lap. She was very sad to leave, I think she wants to come to school with me. Lastly I had my three year old doctor's appointment last week and I am in the 90th percentile in weight and 75th in height! The doctor said I was looking very healthy and when she talked to me about potty training I told her, "I don't really want to do that Dr. Levitt." So that sums that subject up.

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Nina's first manicure

When the ultrasound technician said "it's a girl" during my first pregnancy I immediately thought two things, I can't wait to take her to ballet class and for her first manicure. Today one of those dreams came true! Nina loved the nail salon and enjoyed chatting with lots of people. She chose a sparkly purple color and sat very still when they painted her nails. We had a wonderful time...now onto ballet!

Holiday firsts

Happy New Year to all of our friends and family! We had a very busy holiday season full of lots of special memories. Jilly and I are real buddies lately and we thoroughly enjoyed all of our new fun together. Hanukkah started early this year and we had a party at my school that Daddy and Jilly came to (Mama was doing her "doula work" as I like to say.) A few days later we had a party at our house with my best friend Miya and her sister Ava. We ate a lot of latkes and opened presents, it was great. We also went to a gingerbread house decorating event where I ate all the candy that was supposed to go on my house. Jilly thought that was a good idea and did the same. Mama and Daddy introduced me to carousels and that is my new favorite! We rode a holiday one downtown and now I'm obsessed. The same day we checked out the "Teddy Bear Suite" at the Fairmont Hotel downtown and had lunch. It was a very special downtown day and we decided to make it a yearly tradition. The following weekend we went to cut down our Christmas tree and I loved the train ride through the trees as well as my tree cookie. Christmas was super fun b/c my Mimi, Granny, Grandpa Frank and Auntie Kerry came to visit us from CA! We had a wonderful week together playing, laughing and listening to me talk. Jilly was the friendliest she's been with everyone and Granny was very happy she got to hold her so much. Santa came and Jilly and I got SO many presents, we are very lucky. We also went to our first movie on Christmas Day and up to a ski resort to play in the snow. Jilly and I liked when Auntie pulled us in the sled but we got cold and cranky soon after. Mama has something to say to finish up: This holiday season was extremely special for us and I hope the photos help to capture some of it. We were especially touched by the generosity and love of friends and family this year and are feeling very grateful for all that we have. Here's to an even better 2013 with a lot more happy times! Love to you all.

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East Coast Thanksgiving

We had such a great trip to the East Coast last week! It was so special to be with so many people we love at the same time. Our trip was jam packed, but we got some very good quality time with our cousin Thea, who we adore. She is such a good big cousin and likes to take care of us. We did so many things including a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner in NYC at Aunt Judi and Uncle Shel's house, an awesome brunch at Uncle Benny and Stephanie's new place in Jersey City, playing in the park, eating LOTS of pizza and bagels, a fun bday celebration for Grandpa Richard, and lots of visits with Mama's family and friends. We are all recovering from the trip back and fighting off colds, but feel very grateful that we were able to all go to Jersey as a family and had the chance to make such special memories.

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October madness

Sorry we are so late to post these pictures! October was terrific, I had such an awesome time pumpkin picking and enjoying Halloween this year. We started off the season with our annual trip to the pumpkin patch and Jilly and I had a blast running through the mud and making Daddy carry our big pumpkins. The following weekend we got to go to a birthday party for our friend Harry at another pumpkin patch/farm. There we got to ride on ponies and a very cool train. Mama and Daddy were very surprised how much Jilly and I loved the ponies, they thought we would be scared. Halloween was so much fun! I was very excited to wear my bee costume that Mama and I got months ago. I had a party with all of my friends, Jilly had a party at her school and then we went trick or treating with my best friend Miya and her little sister. Miya and I held hands the whole time. It was a blast and I was very sad when Mama put my bee costume away. Now we are getting ready for our big trip to NY/NJ next week! Many more photos to come.

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