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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CA Country Fun

We just got back from a very exciting trip to CA to visit our Granny, Grandpa Frank, Auntie Kerry and Mimi. It was certainly an adventure for all of us, but we had a wonderful time. I got to see what country life is like and I especially loved feeding the neighbor's llamas, walking around Granny's big yard and swinging in the swings that Grandpa Frank put together for us. We also had a super fun outing to Fairytale Town with Auntie Kerry and Glo! What a cool place? We could have stayed forever. Granny had a party for all of our friends and family and we enjoyed playing with Grant and Allison and getting to catch up with everyone. Our journey home was a difficult one, but we all survived safe and sound and Mama and Daddy are getting over their PTSD :) Here are some pics from our adventure!

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Just the two of us

Jilly D here! Nina and I have been up to so much lately that she felt she was too busy to write, so here I am. I pretty much want to do everything that Nina does these days, including climbing on top of chairs, couches and tables. She makes me laugh so hard, but also drives me crazy when she won't share her toys. We are both in school now, Nina gets dropped off and Mama goes to school w/ me. It's a co-op preschool and we go one morning a week and so far I really like it, especially since Mama doesn't leave. In a couple of weeks we are all off to CA to visit Daddy's family and then for Thanksgiving we'll be heading back East to see Mama's family. Two big plane trips are making Mama and Daddy very anxious, but also excited to see so many people we miss and love. People stop Mama all the time now to ask if we are twins. We still don't look that much alike but the initial view with brown curly heads makes it look like we do. Here are some pictures and a video of me and my big sis and our recent adventures.

Florida Grandparents visit

Grandpa Richard and Grandma Jane came from Florida to visit us and brought their hot weather with them! We had a couple of scorchers..for Seattle anyway, but enjoyed our pool in the backyard and lots of popsicles! We had a great time with Grandpa and Grandma and did a lot of fun things together. Grandpa even bought me a fancy basketball net, which I helped him put together. Jilly had a great time too and even took a long walk with Grandpa, Mama posted the video below. Enjoy our pictures!

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Jilly and her tricks

Jilly D here! I just turned 14 months old and I'm doing so much, something new everyday. I really love playing with my sister, she makes me laugh so hard. We wrestle like baby bear cubs and like to throw balls back and forth. I have learned how to sign "more" and "all done" which has been very helpful for Mama and Daddy to know what I need. I am walking a lot more now and can say "bye bye" and "Mama" and Nina and I have fun yelling back and forth at each other. Here is a video of me performing my new tricks.

Visit with Auntie and The Uncle

Summer is in full swing here in Seattle and we were so grateful to have more of Mama's family here to share it all with us, Aunt Judi and Uncle Shel! We did so much together including lots of drawing, Aunt Judi is the best artist I've ever seen. We also went to a kids music class at the Seattle Symphony, where Jilly and I got to play with actual violins, cellos and keyboards. I was able to show Aunt Judi and Uncle Shel off to my friends and the Rabbi at my school's Family Shabbat Dinner too. Even though Jilly still is pretty attached to Mama and Daddy, she finally let Aunt Judi hold her on their last day here, that was a relief. Mostly we just had a wonderful time sharing our daily goings on with two very important people in Mama and Daddy's life. We miss them lots, here are some pics from our adventures.

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Horowitz Reunion 2012

We had an amazing week with my Uncle Luke, Cousin Thea and Uncle Benny. It was the first time we've all been together so it was very special. I had an absolute blast with everyone, especially Thea. I liked following her around and my favorite part of the trip was when she fed me M&Ms. Here are a ton of pictures from our fabulous week together!

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