Croup, there it is

Poor Emma has the croup! But you wouldn't know from this photo taken during the second night of Chanukah. Unfortunately only a few hours later she was barking like a seal and quite miserable. We took her to the doctor today and our thoughts of croup were confirmed, but it hasn't gotten her down. Here are a few pictures of her playing happily with some of her favorite animals. We'll see how tonight goes... wish us luck!

Croup can't get me down!

Dreidel time!

Emma celebrates her first Chanukah by attempting to eat a menorah and a dreidel since she's too young to digest a pile of greasy potato latkes. We had lots of fun going through my Jewish holiday bins that my mother collected over the years. Thanks to Emma's Grandma Susan we have enough candles to light a dozen menorahs for several decades, not to mention lots of Chanukah kitsch like crystal dreidels and talking bears with yarmulkas.

Check out this hysterical montage of Steven and Emma enjoying themselves (if you ask me, Steven is enjoying himself a little too much!)

Rainy Days and Sundays

Last week Jill and Vram brightened up our rainy Sunday by bringing over yummy food and playing with Em while Steven made pancakes with the berries they brought us, yum!

Em and her fellow red-headed buddy.


Vram and nugget share a special moment.


Group photo!