Avi Moves to Seattle

Last month, we finally joined Abba Jeremy in Seattle, after 5 weeks with Saba and Savta. Sadly, we had to leave Bernard behind for now as we were too late checking in for them to accept the cat on the flight. This was very traumatic for Ema, but luckily we will be coming back to NJ in April for Pesach and we can bring him back with us then. Avi misses his kitty, too, but is having a grand old time in his new home, crawling the steps and exploring every nook and cranny of our new place. Here are some highlights from this month, including Avi's first trip to the Woodland Park Zoo, the Experience Music Project, and the new piano his Abba got him, as well as his grand new bathtub!

Avi Clapping

At 11 months, Avi finally learns to clap when he is reunited with his Abba. A cute, short clip of the new skills in action.

Our New Home in Seattle

Avi and Aunt Daya give us the grand tour of our new home in Shoreline, Washington, boxes, suitcases, and all. Enjoy!

Bye, Bye Montclair

Last night Avi and I went out for dinner with our friend Naava Katz, website designer extraordinaire (she did my site) and talented artist and photographer in her own right. She decided to take some portraits of Avi and me at the Montclair Diner on Valley Road. This was her favorite, and I have to agree--it's a sweet shot of us!

Avi and Friends

In the last few weeks, we've been making the rounds of our new and old friends in NJ to say goodbye before we move to Seattle. Below are pictures with Miles, Caleb, Liev, and Ava. We also got to see baby Noah Magnus, but since Avi was sick at the time, we didn't get a shot of the boys together. Bye, bye friends! We'll see you when we come back to visit in April.

Avi's Third Haircut

Avi's first haircut was done at home by Ema and Abba. His second cut was at the mall, where Ema forgot the camera but Aunt Goldie snapped a few shots on her cell phone. The third time was a charm, when Saba took us to his barber shop in Wayne, Mario and Gerald's, and Ema remembered the camera. This Italian barber was all we could have hoped for. Avi cried a bit, then decided the car seat he was strapped into was fun enough to offset the wierdness of having someone come at your head with a big pair of scissors. And now our little guy looks like he is ready for kindergarten.

Avi and Daniel: The Sleepover

Avi and I took one last trip to Philadelphia last weekend to hang out with the Goldenberg cousins before we move to Seattle, and we had the great pleasure of sleeping over at Daniel's house so we could play all day long. The boys are finally big enough to interact and even sort of play together. They mainly focused on the same toys at the same time (and the same bowl of Cheerios), and Avi proved himself yet again to be "mini Jeremy" by continually wrestling Daniel down to the floor, and then giving him hugs and kisses. Luckily, Daniel has a very forgiving nature, and didn't seem to mind being bowled over in his own home. Avi had a blast with all of Daniel's great toys, and Ema had fun hanging out with cousin Hannah and the gang.