Another day at the beach

Another week has passed, and another week in beautiful SD has been enjoyed.  We went on walks and bike rides, went to the beach and the aquarium, took naps, tried new restaurants, and baked some delicious "bunny" muffins (banana bread muffins with carrots).  There are so many wonderful things about our time here, but probably the best part is the simplicity of our life.  We are far away from our usual day to day (which is a good day to day), which means we are far away from much of our daily stress.  This allows us time to enjoy focusing on just being the 4 of us.

As Alte cruises through her 11th month we can't help but look back at when Hersh was 11 months old.  AlteLu has a "sunny" disposition.  Her signs for "all done" and "more" are almost identical, she loves blueberries and a good mexi-bowl, and she really enjoyed the aquarium.  She and Hersh love crawling in and out of our play tent castle together, and "Pat the Bunny" is currently her favorite book.  She can make a really good lion roar, and sometimes makes a fish noise.

Hersh is a wonderful 4 year old.  He doesn't love going to the beach, but has become a great swimmer in the pool.  Dress-up is his favorite activity and he has been very into using rolls of paper as costumes.  He is helpful and kind (most of the time).  I love hanging out with him, and currently his favorite pair of shorts are blue and white striped jean shorts.  He loves a good hoody, and really likes white pizza with olives.