Halloween costumes in the making . . .

We will post photos from the actual event once we have them!  (the costume shown in the photos is going to be an owl costume for Daniel).  The rotary cutter makes cutting SO FAST!!!  Using tape to hold the pieces in place (instead of pinning them) makes the sewing go . . .  faster than it otherwise would go if I were using pins.
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Daniel at the sand table

The sand table matches Legos as the toy with the longest-lasting play/entertainment value.  Thanks again, Pauline and Richard!  (Victoria's parents)
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Benji makes comics ("Quidditch: A Classical")

Benji has been all about the Harry Potter series lately and he made a comic entitled "Quidditch: A Classical" that he worked on for several days (quidditch is the broomstick-riding ball game sport played in the Harry Potter world).  I don't know why this comic is entitled "A Classical" but I love it.  I also love the way he's used the panels (running some artwork across panels and subdividing one panel into three diagonally).
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Benji's homework

Now that he's in the third grade, it's a regular event.  Not that he enjoys it!  Like many kids his age (as I understand) he's pretty resistant and often spends more time arguing about why he shouldn't have to do homework than he does on the homework itself.
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Halloween Decorations (outdoors)

The kids were very excited about getting Halloween decorations and decorating inside and outside the house.  Benji convinced me that we needed to buy a pack of "eyeballs" which proved quite hilarious.
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Helping Clear Leaves Up

This weekend, the kids helped rake up and bag several GIANT bags of leaves.  The photo below show (1) helping, (2) cheering the finish, (3) & (4) celebratory air guitar playing (Benji & Daniel) and dancing (Tamar).
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Birthday Party for a Preschool Friend

It was a gymnastics-themed party and the kids had a blast.  --Victoria

Holiday Visit with Susan & Yuri

Last weekend we drove up to New Jersey to visit Susan and Yuri for Yom Kippur.  Aaron's brother David and his wife Roxana had been there for the previous week and other relatives joined us to break the fast.  It was great to see everyone again!
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Tamar helped assemble a cheese platter.

I'm not sure what was going on here but it looks like Daniel and "Yuri-Papa" might have been boxing.

Aunt Roxana is magic.

Cousin Sundar is also magic.

In addition to being magic, Sundar is extremely sweet with the little ones.

Almost time to head back to DC -- everyone gets snuggles!