Day Care Photos

It seems like we've been home with Sadie all week and yet, she did go to school on Monday as usual.  We got some photos of her from that day sent to us and thought we'd share them with you.

Here she is playing dress up.

And here she is playing with some crafts to make a snow storm collage.

By the way, Sadie loves the bus shirt Grandma and Grandpa got her for Chanuckah.  She always exclaims "bus! bus!" excitedly when we pull it out of the closet.

Blizzard Mix

More really for our own nostalgia than your entertainment perhaps, but Dad took a few videos documenting the progress of the blizzard. Presented here for the Sadie's Adventures completists among you.

Sadie's thoughts...

On our second snow day in a row (the daycare was closed Wednesday), Sadie has been eyeing the keyboard, so we thought it's time for Sadie's second post...

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We also dictated some of her thoughts for this post:

More Sticker
No tissue
Wow, sticker, uh-oh, weeeee
Go

Sadie

Blizzard 2015

As many of you know, the Northeast has been hit with a really big snow storm.  This is the first big one of the season.  We spent most of the day in doors listening to the wind howl and watching the snow fall.  By the late afternoon however, the tempest had slowed down and we decided to venture outside and show Sadie some snow.

Sadie seemed kind of scared of the whole thing (understandable really, since her whole neighborhood suddenly looked REALLY different).

We still had a good time looking around...

We also tried out our kid hiking backpack, though sadly Dad didn't think it was too comfortable.

And here's one more shot of our snow covered street before we went inside...

Eitan says

Sadie spends Thursdays at Babulya and Deda's house, where she also gets to play with her cousins.  She and Eitan have gotten to be quite good friends as a result.  I think Eitan really enjoys having someone who will listen to him (unlike his big sister).  And Sadie loves having a big kid to imitate and follow around.  Here is a video of them doing a very good impression of Simon Says...

Long weekend with Dad

Dad's been doing a lot of traveling the last couple weeks, but during MLK weekend, Dad and Sadie got two full days together without Mom (who was at work).

On Monday, things warmed up and we went to the playground. Sadie's gotten tall enough that she can climb up the first big step to the slide without help...

 Once on top, she decided to announce what she was doing on the way down (see video).

On Tuesday we went to the Childrens' Museum where Sadie did a lot of zooming around, which while adorable (and fun) but wasn't very photogenic.

She did sit still long enough in the car that Dad grabbed a photo or two.

Travel is done, which is good, rumors of a major snowstorm are coming... 

A x B Adventures: Chapter Zero

After the resounding success of Sadie's Adventures, we have decided to expand our coverage. Consider this a preview of the upcoming site renaming and expansion, due to arrive some time in late July of 2015 (possibly early August, as Mom's history of delivering products on-time is not as good personally as it is professionally).

While this new direction will allow for new synergies in integrated juvenile user-generated content creation...

Sadie will soon be a big sister (and Mom and Dad will be parents twice over). While Sadie may not yet know the entire situation, she has been pretty curious about mom's belly. Here she is giving the belly (and her little sibling) a hug.

 

I know many of you are curious or concerned about these upcoming changes, so we have designed a FAQ:

Q: Will regular updates about product 1.0 (Sadie's Adventures) stop?
We are committed to providing updates and security for our legacy products for at least 17 more years. However coverage will be blended with our additional updates as part of A x B Adventures.

Q: What will the new site be called?
The new site will be called A x B Adventures.

Q: Why A x B Adventures?
Well, as we don't all share a last name, we've generally used A x B, (pronounced A cross B) as the name for our family (our last names, of course, begin with an "A" and a "B"). To answer the obvious follow-up, the expression A x B, for those who do not recall their linear algebra course, is called a cross product.  It is a way to multiply two matrices (call one, say, A, and the other, B). The particularly cool thing about this function is that the result is a unique blend of the two initial inputs in a way that metaphorically (if NOT AT ALL LITERALLY) evokes the blend of DNA that makes a child.

Q: Will the URL change?
Yep, but we'll make sure this redirects, and honestly this won't be the top priority once there's a screaming infant around. Point is, yes, but it'll be simple for you to transition over.

Q: OK, so you're getting a car now, right?
No. Things have worked very well in the city with no car (plus Zipcar) with Sadie and we have no intention of changing that on this news.  We will also try to brave the world without buying a double stroller...

Q: Are you going to move?
Nope. Our apartment has 3-bedrooms and we've been working on various layouts that work in the short- and long-term.

Q: Will you accept Bitcoin?
Not currently. We are exploring crypto-currencies, but currently accept only cash and Amazon-based non-cash donations. 

Very cold day home

It's bitterly cold today and Sadie is still getting over a cold so we decided it was best if we stay home.  Having spent a lot of time at home recently, we needed a new way to entertain ourselves.  So we set up a ramp in our living room and sent all the wheeled toys down it.  Sadie spent all morning returning to this activity, so let's call it a success.

Hello... We're Alive... Here's some art

Hi everyone, it's been awhile since we talked... sorry about that.  This winter has been a bit hard.  It's very very cold in the Northeast, and I think Sadie has had every virus/bacteria/alien invasion possible (except the flu... fingers crossed... please no flu).  Also Dad has had to travel which always makes everything that little bit harder.

So, we'll try to go back to regular blogging.  We have a number of updates to cover, like the emergence of  sentences ("Ma dan!" - Mom dance with me... and "Bye Go!" - Let's go already, etc.).  We'll try and get to those soon.  In the meantime, here are some photos day care sent us of Sadie doing art...

Mom's Birthday

Happy New Year everyone!   This post is about a week late but as the holiday season officially comes to a close, here we are posting the pictures from Mom's Birthday (known as Christmas Day to the rest of America).  We had a lovely family lunch.  Babulya made mom a cake...

 And we took some wonderful family photos.

 

And Sadie photo-bombed the Natanel family photo...