Quote of the day:

"Here are some additional Paleo Dessert recipes for the festive Jewish caveman in all of us."

Thanks, Elana.

We were driving in the car yesterday, and Eliana was resting her head against her seat.  All of the sudden she popped her head up and said with passion, "I want to do everything I can do."  Then she proceeded to list her "plans" for the day.  Does that sound like anyone you know?

We couldn't be happier to have the TBlakes living with us while they're back in the States. 

Can you tell?

I have a hard time choosing one of these as my favorite, so I will just share them all.

If you want to hear Eliana in action, check her out on Jess' blog.  Don't worry if you can't understand the words - they're Hebrew.  She's singing our favorite song from Sukkot and actually doing a great job with the words.

Have you had your special drink today?

I've added these and more to the slideshow . . .

I think this captures Eliana well -- she's always leaning into life.

 

A day in the life

Here are some photos to catch you up. 

One of Zade's favorite poses

Eliana wanted Zade to watch her play, so I brought his bouncer over while I worked in the kitchen.  When I looked back, she had pulled her duck chair over and was reading to him. What a good big sister!

What's a pretty skirt without a construction hat to go with it?

Thanks, Cousin Cass, for the cute costume.  Eliana got to be "Nemo, the fish".

Ready for Purim

Ready for fun

We couldn't be any happier to announce the arrival of Zadok David.  He came on January 27, an impressive 9 lb. 2 oz and his little hand next to his head, ready to greet the world.  If you haven't met him yet, Jessica took some great pictures at the hospital. 

He has filled my heart with joy in so many unexpected ways, just as the L-rd promised that he would.  Zadok means "my righteousness is G-d", and we're looking forward to G-d revealing to him (and to us through him) a deep understanding of what it means to be clothed in the righteousness of our Messiah.

Eric chose David for him after he was born.  It was on our short list, but he looked at little Zade and knew he was a David, "beloved".

One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is how Eliana is responding to him.  She's doing great.  She doesn't like him to cry, urging us to go pick him up.  And she likes to give him "big" hugs.  We're working on baby-sized hugs, for Zade's sake.  Here's a video from the first time she held him.

This is a little late, but in case you haven't seen it.