Weekend

This weekend Adli decided that we wanted to get dress in "clean" PJs, so he went to the closet and found some 4t's and put them on. Really his feet are not this big! Downstairs Moe and I were cooking breakfast and it got really quiet in the family room. When we checked on Adli this is what we saw!
For our Saturday outing we went to ToysRus. While Adli and I were in the wash room cleaning a not pleasant diaper we returned to this in our cart. Moe found it and said Adli needed one. I agreed because the box was really small. When we got home it was another story! This garage is huge. Alas Adli and Moe think it is really cool, so that is all the matters.
On Sunday morning it was my turn to make breakfast and my skills are not at the same level as Moe's. Adli and I made cinnamon buns from a tube. It was a fun working with Adli and as you can see eating our hard work was fun as well. The love of cinnamon buns is a genetic trait passed from generation to generation :)

The weekend!

This weekend was Adli's first Purim party. He dressed as King David and if I do say so he looks pretty regal! It was sponsored by the Jewish federation and the party involved story telling, lots of fun crafts and a yummy snack of hamentaschen. On Sunday Adli relaxed in a fun pair of pants that Oma gave him. Thanks for the ambulance and rescue truck pants - Adli found them in the closet and even put them on himself!!!

Washington DC

We had a great time in DC. This was a family/work trip. Moe and I went to the maize meetings and Bev and Morley joined us to help with Adli. All and all a fun time. Here is a picture of Adli with FDR's dog. If you touch his ears it is suppose to bring good luck - Adli liked his feet
After numerous long and adventurous days - Adli would fall asleep with his reading light on (Can't really tell in this picture but the room is completely dark with just the little light). The yellow blanket is called his "Giggi"
We took Adli twice the the museum of natural history and he LOVED the dinosaurs

Oh and then Moe picked up this great necklace for me - Now what dress will I wear this with. Okay so if I had tried to take this home I would be in jail - I guess the hope diamond will have to stay at the museum :)
Also they let Adli hold a cockroach. I told the lady that she would have to put her hand to catch because there was NO way I could touch it - freaked me out! Adli thought it was sooooo cool and was very proud of himself.
We then went to the air and space museum and Adli was not sure if these were real or not. This was a fun trip, saw lots more than shown and even learned about cool science stuff. Just to give everyone a little dose of science "The corn genome is sequenced!"

Mexico and Snow?

I just got back from a week of work in Mexico. It was a beautiful resort, however we got very little time to have free-time. Lots of talking science and presenting, so no great tan for me.
Monsanto did take everyone on an outing. I chose golf, however as you can tell from this picture maybe someone in my condition should not be doing this. I had this belly that kept getting in the way!!! This is what I look like at 6.5 months can you imagine what I will look like at the end :)
When I got back to St. Louis we had snow. Moishe built a family of snowmen. Aren't we cute!
Adli loved paying in the snow - as you can tell by the fleece that he is wearing that it is probably 36F. Adli was having a ball putting his blue chair in the snow and sitting on a snow bank (Zeda, you still need to fix this one......as Adli will tell you)

The life of Adli!

Some fun pictures from Palm Springs - Adli taking pictures just like Daddy. Feeding Giraffe's at the Palm Springs Living Desert. This way pretty neat!

We started another round of swimming lesson but at a new pool with a very nice teacher named Megan. Adli is doing very well in the class, but does not always like working on his kicking, especially on his back
Megan told all the kids that they could use goggles for swimming. Adli liked them at home, but not in the pool. Do you like the icing on his cheek? We made cinnamon buns for breakfast.

Two weeks past we took Adli to the zoo and because it has been pretty cold here we only visited in the indoor animals. Adli really liked the monkeys or did they like him.....

Palm Springs

We had a great time in Palm Springs! On one of our numerous outings we took Adli to the Children's Museum. Here they let him paint a car. It was sooo cool and Adli really made a good mark on the car - this is what he looked like when he started, when he was finished a bumper , his hands and a tire was all pink!

Here is Adli driving the golf cart at the Mission Hills Country Club. The best part is he did actually did get to drive it (Thanks auntie Marion).....sitting on my lap of course. Adli was actually pretty good at driving :)
Here is our family photo from the lunch - from left to right (Marion and David Korn, Morrison, Adli, Jen, Morley and Bev Jacobs). Isn't the back ground beautiful! I think the view alone could improve your golf game.
At the condo there was a private "hot pool". Here is Adli enjoying......I should note that the condo complex had a total of 10 different pool and we tried very hard every day to go swimming.

This is one of my favorite photo's of Adli.

We are now back in St. Louis and the weather is much cooler than Palm Springs........our thin Canadian blood is not doing well - I think the southern climate is making us soft!

Hanukkah

This year Hanukkah has been fun! Numerous parties, having family over, Adli reminding us to wear our keppas, hearing Adli sing the prayers loud and proud the last night, all the wonderful presents (Adli scored this year.....thanks everyone for spoiling him rotten ;) and way to many latkas!
We are off to warmer lands next week (Palm Springs) ....you know how terrible Missouri winters can be and hopefully we will all return relaxed and tanned....okay I know we have a 2 year old so many be a tan :)

Here is Adli looking at the candles.....he almost looks like he is going to blow them out, but really he is saying broccoli (we say this instead of cheese - thanks Sesame Street!)

The cold Missouri winters

Winter is upon us in Missouri...okay so we have no snow and it is just about 32F but our Canadian blood is cold cold cold. Even Adli who has never lived through a Winnipeg winter is cold. Can we say the Jacobs' are soft! Here is a picture of Adli this morning, asking for his blankets and warm milk to watch elmo.....maybe Daddy needs to turn up the heat :)

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Adli had a special lunch at school to celebrate. His room was in charge of making cranberries. I was so lucky to be invited to lunch and WOW was the food great. Sad that very few ate the meal (adli included). Adli did enjoy grape juice, his and mine. These were the cool turkey hats that they made.
We had a wonderful time visiting Debbie, Brent, Max and Nat. Thanks for having us! Had a fabulous thanksgiving where I am still dreaming about the steak tenderloin (it was so good that it melted in my mouth and after one bite turkey was not an option). This is Adli enjoying the car ride - two blankets, his dog and way to much MacDonalds.

In other news - we wanted to let everyone know that we are expecting baby number two. On June 6th (if babies really come on due dates) our family should be one plus. We will keep you posted on the progress!

Zeda Z is in Town!

Adli's favorite Zeda Z is in town and he is having a "great time" quote from Adli. We went to the zoo (because that is Adli's favorite place and we think the zoo is pretty amazing). Here is Adli feeding the ducks/fish with Moe for added protection. Is he really watching Adli!!!!
Here is Adli and Zeda going down a slide at the zoo.
Adli went into the butterfly house but clung to me and I had to tell him over and over that butterflies don't hurt. Also that if one touches you - then you are special. Still very beautiful and it is sponsored by Monsanto

Zeda loves trains and there is a great one that goes all the way around the zoo - under waterfalls, in tunnels, and through secluded areas. Alas this day Adli decided he did NOT want to ride the train. Maybe next time Zeda!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was fun at our house - Here is Adli as a Lion going to the party put on by Monsanto. Lots of fun - balloons, face painting, games and candy. After the party we went home and got ready for trick-or-treating. Adli lasted for about 30 minutes, walked the whole way, and then thought it would be more fun to wait for kids to come to his house.

Here is Adli getting his scary pumkin put on!

Weekend in Indianaplois with the "Taller's"

Here is Adli and Evie playing in the great play room at the Taller house.
Lets focus in on what Adli is playing with. It is the aquarium crib. You think it is to late to put in his crib??
On Saturday Evie and Adli were in a parade. They got to put on their costumes (Evie a bride and Adli a Lion). The firemen gave out hats and the community gave out candy. It was fun to walk behind the fire engine (A little loud for the parents but that is okay!)

After the parade we went to the children's museum. WOW this place was great. We saw dinosaurs, and Trains (okay there was so much more but these were Adli's favorite). This picture is for you Zede. Best part of the train display is the kids could go under and look through bubbles. We had a great time - Thanks Jenni, Jim, Evie and Annalise!

Visiting with Chava and Moishe

We had a wonderful visit with Moe's parents (Chava and Moishe). The came from Winnipeg and spent the holidays with us. We do so many fun things - here are some highlights! Adli ready to go on one of our numerous adventures.......he sure has filled out the car seat (I remember when he was a little peanut and barely fit into the seat). This is also a picture of one of our new cars - Mazda 5 with enough room from 5 adults and a car seat, best part is that it has van door but it is still a car!!!!
We went the Grants farm and no not just for the free beer - Adli like the animals and of course pushing the stroller.
Chava and Moishe brought so many wonderful toys, however the favorite is the airplane - Thanks Kari-lynne for the space man, they like to fly in the plane as well.
Towers are always fun to build especially when Moishe helps!
Oh the other fun thing at Grants farm is feeding the baby goats. As you can see both Moe and Adli are enjoying themselves. We needed to add that Grant's farm is very smart they get patrons to pay to feed there animals - good little racked :).
All and all it was a fun visit and we look forward to seeing them soon.

Visit with Oma

Oma flew in from Victoria, BC Canada to visit for 2 weeks. We had a blast visiting St. Louis sites and hanging with Adli. Oma survived the heat and said she would return but maybe not in August again :) We look forward to your next visit - hopefully soon

We went to Grants Farm in St. Louis. It was a wonderful place owned by Anahieser-Busch. You get a tour of the land (over 250 acres), feed baby goats and chickens, see elephants, feed camels (as shown by Adli), and the beatiful horses. To end you get two free adult drinks. What could get better than that!

2nd Birthday

Adli celebrated his 2nd birthday this week. To start the festivities Adli woke to a kitchen and fruit/veggie stand. This is what it looked like when he started......

and this is what the kitchen looked like while the chef was in! We think he likes it. My favorite is the Elmo shoes - thanks Oma!


And this is the delivery option. Moe has just enjoyed a hamburger, hot dog and banana's.....oh but wait the delivery boy stole the hot dog bun!!!
After all the deliveries are complete the chef must rest!























Besides enjoying all his presents. Adli had cake at school with all his friend (pictures to come) and then we had dinner out with his friend Logan. A pretty busy day with lots of sugar for a little boy!