December delight

Who says New York is the city that never sleeps?  The excitement of our weekend in NYC was a little much for Aaron.  More pics from our trip here, as well as various December happenings. 

Showing off

Talia loves to show off her new skills.  Check out the video below -- she's very proud.

Turkey Day in Florida

We made the trip to Florida to spend Thanksgiving with the Brin clan and had a wonderful week seeing family and enjoying the gorgeous weather.  Aaron and Talia had so much fun with their cousins Devin and Matthew.  Talia was so excited to be on vacation, she started crawling, waving, clapping and pulling up all in the same week!  Pictures of our trip are here. 

Visit from Lizzie and David

Lizzie was in town for a conference in November and brought along her (large and in charge) bundle of joy.  It was so fun seeing how much David had changed since we saw him this summer!

Halloween festivities

Nothing delights the young (and the young at heart) quite like Halloween.  Aaron has been talking up his monkey costume for weeks, and how fortuitous that his cousin Kate was a monkey as well.  On the night itself, Aaron couldn't quite get over the fact that ringing a doorbell and looking cute elicited gobs of candy.  Talia, looking appropriately sweet in her strawberry costume, just took it all in.  Pics from the Halloween festivities are here.

Talia's naming

Last weekend we gathered with friends and family to celebrate as Talia received her Hebrew name, Alma.  She is named after Mimi's grandmother, Frieda Chapnick, who was a beloved figure in Mimi's life.  (Frieda means lady in German, and Alma means young woman in Hebrew.)  We were particularly touched that a number of people made the trip from out of town, including Liz (without Andrew and David, who was battling his first ear infection), Larry, Becky and Aunt Inie, and Aunt Michele all the way from Chicago.  Pictures of the festivities are here.  We are so blessed to have Talia in our lives and are thankful every day for our sweet girl.

Big boy bed

We had some fun firsts this weekend.  Aaron spent the last few days getting used to his new big boy bed, and Talia is trying to figure out Cheerios.  Pics here.  Aaron also continues to enjoy playing soccer every weekend.