September, 2001

We drove up to Delaware to meet up with Leslie's cousins Edith and her daughter Cherni. We visited with them twice in our hotel room. On our return trip we stopped at Rehoboth Beach, Maryland for a stretch. This was Gaby's second time at the beach (Hawaii was her first) and Danny's fourth (in addition to HI he has been to the beach in Brazil and California - but two trips to Israel and no beach there yet). Gaby made a friend to play with for 15 minutes.

Cousin Jonny came by to play in the playroom and hang out in the living room during his short visit to the east coast before starting up his sophmore classes at Indiana University. He came over with his mom, Tia Sylvia.

We finally went to the Montgomery County Fair on the last day it was open. Besides seeing animals we saw acrobats and cow patty tossing(!). The kids went on some rides. Gaby really enjoyed the merry go round (Danny sat on a bench where he wouldn't be tossed up and down). The county firemen gave away hats while Danny was sleeping. On our way home we stopped at Hadley's Park, about a mile from our home. Danny is a real swinger. When we got home from the fair the kids got comfortable. Danny was being silly and covering his mouth with paper.

Shortly after, Leslie's cousin Giora came for a visit during his vacation in the US from Israel. Giora generously babysat Gaby at the pool for about two hours (while mommy was on the computer). Gaby really enjoyed herself. Danny enjoyed having Giora around too. Gaby tried to call Daddy after swimming. Besides hangin' at home the grownups (and Gaby) also went out to lunch at several restaurants (Thai, Moroccan, and DaveandBusters.com) over the the few days visit while Danny was at daycare. Giora took a family shot of us before continuing on his travels.

Danny prefers his castle with slide to the pool. Danny also likes to go through the fence (not the gate) to get out to the park/school yard behind our house.

Our first metro ride together was to the zoo. Just as we left the zoo, this stroller broke but, Helio managed to get the kids back to the metro stop regardless of the missing wheel.

On Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year's) we went over to cousin Lenore's and Si's house in Virginia. We met Si's son, Erich and family - Barbara, Danny, and Sarah. On our way home we saw a couple of deer on our street.