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Jared: Jared turned 2 this month. He's still growing at a monster pace -- he's in the 85th percentile for height and 90th for weight. He wears the same size shoes as Noah, who's two years older, and is a full 2 inches taller than either of his brothers were at the same age. He's doing great -- talking non-stop, telling jokes, singing songs. He regularly beats up on his brothers and is often in trouble. Just a few weeks ago, he got a hold of the car keys and very nearly started the car. He literally dives head first into anything and everything that could possible make any sort of mess.
Noah: Noah will be 4 in just a couple of months and while he is often terrorized by his younger brother, he is a very happy boy. But when he is in a bad mood, watch out!! Noah can go from sunny to stormy and back again in less than a minute. He loves to dance and sing and he idolizes his big brother. He started preschool this January and loved it.
Aidan: Aidan is almost done with his 3rd grade year. He's done very well in school again this year, all straight A's. And, he even won a prize at this year's science fair! He's doing great on the swim team -- moving up a level and improving his times in all events. He's also started running a little bit and will be participating in the Race for the Cure in May.
Galit's parents, Savta & Sabba to the boys, have been in central VA for the last 8 months. This week, they head up north, then west and won't be back this way for at least a year. We had a great "last visit" with them and Galit's sister Edva in Petersburg. Even when Jared threw up on their dog Mocha's head, we all had a great time.
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| The boys with their grandparents. | Mac goes paddle-boating with Aidan & Noah |
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| Jared & Noah have a turn | Sabba & Aunt Vav go with Aidan but they could only manage to go in circles. |
Jared, Noah, & Galit spent Jared's birthday at the Children's Museum. Then we had a BBQ at our house with friends and family.
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| Jared enjoys his gift from Gramma & Papa | Noah & Jared at the Children's Museum |
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| Going shopping | |
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| Driving an ambulance | Getting wet |
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| Noah milks a cow -- a useful skill out here in the country. | |
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| The birthday boy in a dragon suit | Enjoying his cake. |
Over spring break, we went to the zoo with a bunch of friends. The kids had a great time seeing all the animals and feeding the giraffes and birds.
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| Aidan & our friend Nathan feed the birds | Jared wasn't too sure about all those birds. |
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| Aidan feeds the giraffes. |
This year we were thrilled to be able to spend Easter in Canada with Mac's family. We spent some great quality time with aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents.
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| Uncle Chris helps the kids with the Easter egg hunt. | The cousins with their Easter bags. |
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| Cooper, 1, loves his popsicle | Annie, 1, wasn't too sure about hers. |
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| Anderson, 3, shows Jared how it's done | Grammie and her great-grandchildren |
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| Noah at the playground | Jared |
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| Jared & Cooper play in the sand | Annie loved playing with her cousins at the park |
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| Aunt Mo, Aidan, & Noah | Happy Anderson |
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| Bathtime! The tub was FILTHY when these 4 boys got out. | Reading with Gramma |
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| Visiting with Grammie |
Galit's grandfather celebrated his 90th birthday this March. Galit, Aidan, Galit's Mom & sister Edva, went to California to visit with aunts, uncles, and cousins who we haven't seen in many years. We also had a little bit of time to sightsee in beautiful San Francisco.
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| Savta & Aidan at the Golden Gate | Aidan LOVED the Golden Gate Bridge |
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| Famous San Francisco cable cars | Aidan thought Lombard St was pretty cool. |
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| The birthday boy | Edva & Galit welcome Grandpa to his party |
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| Aidan and his Great-Grandfather catch up | Galit's sister, Edva, shares a joke |
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| Galit and her Aunt Merideth | Galit's cousins -- the first time we've been together in a long, long time |
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| Cousins or witches stirring the cauldron? | Visiting with Grandpa |
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| Galit's Mom, Uncle Richard, and Aunt Merideth |
This winter was the craziest winter we've seen in our 8 years here in Virginia. We typically have pretty mild winters -- a cold week here and there, maybe a few inches of snow if we're lucky. This year we had 3 snowstorms drop over a foot of snow each and at one point, there was so much snow, we thought it would never melt! The kids absolutely loved it, but Jared & Noah were too little to walk in the deep snow for very long, so it made for a long winter indoors. It was beautiful, but we're glad spring is here!
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| By the third snowstorm, we finally had the right kind for a snowman. | Miles, 8, and Kira, 6, came over on a school snow day. |
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| As long as it's not yellow, Noah! | Jack, 8, and Ben, 6, have a snowball fight on a school snow day. |
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| Aidan & Jack Crayonhands | Noah enjoys homemade donuts |
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| Jared makes a mess as usual | Aidan helped make them (with Mac) and now he gets to eat them. |
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| Jared on his bike -- country boy, or what? | The next Tony Hawke (and he's only 2!) |
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| Noah & Jared cheer on Team Canada | Aidan's award-winning Science Fair project |
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| Aidan & Noah went with Mac to see Monster Jam | Noah LOVES monster trucks |
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| Aidan, Jared, & Noah in their Vegas shirts from Gramma & Papa | Aidan's field trip to Jamestown |
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