Hanukkah, Christmas and Disney Cruise: Dec 2016!

Wow.  We are going  back to Dec.  It was busy, fun and so memorable.  We've just been really delayed with our blog.

Check out one of Sophie's birthday presents.  Yes, the shoes are glowing!

And both kids loved their first hanukkah presents.

And then 2 days later, guess who had come to our house?  Santa Clause of course.  The stockings were filled and the first things to open.

One of Daddy's favorite pictures.  Both kids bought each other Christmas presents and were so happy.

Can you even see Noah in a sea of presents??

2 cool kids.

The day after Christmas we were on our way to our next great adventure.  In honor of Grampy's 80th birthday, we all were going on a Disney Cruise.  Everyone was ready for take off.

Just boarding...

Our first breakfast, Sophie with the Harney boys.

Just leaving the port.

Back inside, Sophie was being a good detective.  She had to find clues in all the interactive paintings on the wall.  She was really good at it and solved the mystery!

Dinner.

Inside our cabin/room.  The bunk beds come down from the ceiling.

The girls having breakfast at sea.

While the boys had their own table.

Pulling into the Bahamas.

We got off the boat and went to Atlantis for the day.

More fun photos from our cruise coming soon.

Sophie's 6th Birthday Party

Sophie turned 6!  Unbelievable.  She wanted to have a party and Chuckie Cheeze.  So we had a party at Chuckie Cheeze!

Sophie, Emmy and Kaydence

Sophie, Emmy, and Maeve

Sophie and her friends

And to see everyone singing Happy Birthday, go to:  https://youtu.be/x7YrYBX9Nx4

Happy birthday Sophie.  We are so proud and excited watching you grow up.   Can't wait to see what the next year brings to this sweet, kind, "assertive", beautiful little girl!  We love you.

Holiday time is here, Some Karate and other fun, Dec 2016

Holiday time is here.  Sophie's class did a fantastic concert in school.

And the kids got up one morning, and look who was at the door??   Kyle, our Elf on the Shelf came!  We missed him!

But boy, Kyle got into everything!

  We spent lots of fun times outdoors this fall

 And went one Sunday morning to the Jewish Federation to help pack food boxes for the needy.  Onions anyone?

 The Holiday Party at Radnor Valley is always fun.  This year Charlie Wallace joined us, and the kids made Gingerbread Houses.

  And Radnor Valley is equal opportunity.  Santa was there, but also the "Mench on the Bench".  Really!

  Santa came to the Ditrolio's and Noah, Sophie and Ashley all went.

Sophie's Kindergarten class made a cookbook.  Each kid brought a favorite recipe and they put the whole cookbook together.  This was Sophie's contribution.

 Karate has been going strong.  Sophie tested for her purple belt in December 2016

 Congratulations Sophie.  That was hard work!!

 
Meanwhile, Noah got his diploma for his black belt. Really PROUD.

Fall 2016

We've done so much since the last post.  Let's see if we can update some things.

In Nov we went to Spenser Casnoff's Bar Mitzvah.  Everyone got dressed up for a really fun night.

Sophie was right up front for every dance!

  Sophie and her girls...

For Thanksgiving we went to Danbury.  Our hotel had a nice little pool and Ben came to swim with us.

  And it was so fun to see and play with Jordan

 And hang with Sam.

 And Uncle Peter.

 It was silly!

Strawberry daiquiris and lunch in Danbury, then on to more fun and excitement!!

Older photos

Oh boy.  Been away a really long time.  Here are some older photos from the fall.  Kids went to the Franklin Institute exhibit on Robotics.  Sophie beat the robot in Tic Tac Toe!

Noah had a great Soccer season!