March 2011 features the cutest flower girl EVER.

By Dr. Yasmine Kalkstein
A quick trip to Disney after Amy's wedding. Sivan Reyna hugged the big mice...a major feat since she declared "I don't like mouses" after seeing Chuck E. Cheese a year ago. She did ask them if they had teeth and Micky reassured her he didn't. I asked him if he just gums his cheese, and apparently that is the case. Maybe he only eats cottage cheese or something. In any case, Disney was rainy...really really rainy. But Sivan had a good time, although I think the rest of us are still recovering. Check out funny quotes and stories of the month here (and details of our trip): http://family.cozi.com/private-ab31da6862965707e57ed8940501926b/ (one day I'll merge the sites but for now Cozi is way easier to write down the funny stuff SR says and does!) (On a personal note to Rhona: Gma, I do have a picture of you...but it's 10 pm, and I'm getting cranky. and I just finished uploading them when I realized I missed the one with you. It'll end up in the family photobook...I promise! Forgive me? And thank you for bringing shabbat dinner to Tampa!!)





28 weeks preggo (size of Chinese cabbage...whatever that looks like!)



being a flower girl is exhausting!


Sivan Sandwich, version 3 years old!



with cousin baby Yosef. Sivan is definitely ready to be a big sister!

sivan gets "bling" from gma and gpa!


photographer? Yasmine. below? also Yasmine. ugh. what can I say? beautiful!!!!




purim below. ask adam to upload his camera's pix on my computer and organize them and you'll get to see Mario AND Luigi together!



weekend in manhattan below.


bathtime in new "4 year old bathing suit!"


sivan's school "Kickin Kids


celebrating Dod Orrin's bday.



trying to ski with a preggo and a 3 year old in freezing weather...we'll try again next year.


being a 3 year old can be soooo hard. i'm not quite sure why. but apparently it's hard.


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