Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Oh Hanukkah, part 2

Just wanted to add a few thoughts to Cheryl's great post below. While it was definitely tough dealing with AJ's first stomach bug, she really was a trooper throughout, and while she was fussy and quick to tire, she really took it all in stride. Here she is conked out on the bed.



And here she is a few days later on down the road to recovery.


As Cheryl wrote, the Hanukkah party was a ton of fun. Kenny and Peggy threw a great party. Here's Doctor Latka hard at work before lunch.


Avery was so excited upon arrival at the Hanukkah party, we never got her to go down for a nap, so it was a fun but slightly groggy day for her. She was thoroughly spoiled by her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and even got to take her pick of some great hand-me-down toys from her cousins Abby, Matthew & Aidan. The funny thing, though, was that despite all the exciting new toys, AJ was equally as excited by the boxes, cards, and wrappers all the new stuff came in.



What a cool card!



Although Avery's been pulling herself up constantly, I'd never actually seen her "cruise" until the Hanukkah party. Here, she pulled herself up on the far end of the couch, and made her way steadily down to where Cheryl and I were sitting. Way to go!


Towards the end of the party, out of nowhere and apropos of nothing, Matthew came in dressed as Spiderman. Here he is doing a spider pose.


Anyway, thanks again to Ken and Peg for hosting such a great party, and to Grandma & Grandpop for driving us back to Brooklyn. Chappy Chanka, everyone!

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