mishpocheh

noun
(Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); Or mishpokhe or mishpucha. It means “family,” as in “Relax, you’re mishpocheh. I’ll sell it to you at wholesale.”

Harry and Sherry are mishpocheh and happily came for a visit last week! We took them to my favorite Indian restuarant in town: Madras Saravana Bhavan (say that 5 time fast). Although Anna was in rare form for most of the dinner (sigh), we had a great time. They are two of the cooler cats in the world.

As I mentioned, Anna was in rare form, so eventually it was too much and I took her outside. We played in the magazine stand area outside the restaurant. Rather hilariously, she sat in one of the holders...............then she got stuck:

Findings

It's been a big couple of weeks for Sammy. First, he found his thumb and got very good at getting it into his mouth. Then more recently, he found his FEET. This is huge in Sammy's world and he is very happy about it. I'll try to get a pic of him playing with his feet here soon, but for now, here's some thumb cuteness.

Jet Pack Baby Part 2

There is a tradition in the Fowlkes house (apparently) of making sure all kids know how to operate a jet pack properly. Anna succeeded and now it is Sammy's turn. An he does it with a smile...

That's Sammy

This is our son... the 2nd kid usually gets slighted a bit on the picture/video front, but thought we'd give him some props. Anna makes a subtle appearance... as usual.

Our boy!

Anna Jumps on the Bed

It has been a busy time for the Fowlkes house lately, but not so busy where we can't catch a few fun times... Anna is trying out jumping these days, and the bed seems to be the best place to practice. This video is a typical bed-jumping session for our girl.... notice her signature 'cheese' at the beginning and a good line at the very, very end.

Enjoy!