Last days of July rolled into 1 post

We had a busy few days since Alex has about 5-6 days off in a row.

We celebrated Alex's Bday this past weekend with a party at our place. We had a great time! Such a good time, in fact, that I didn't have a chance to take more than just a few shots:

Setting up.

Gabi making decorations for the party.....

Little helper

Then on Monday we took a train ride into the city and hung out in Bryant Park:

Quick shot with my phone of our 2 1/2 hr. bike ride today. We all enjoyed it but I am LOVING my new bike.

Dancing

For their Birthday, the kids received a great musical DVD from their cousins in California: the Laurie Berkner band. Julia and Athena also listened to it as children. Gabi and Alexi LOOOOVE it! We've had it for a week and watch it about 3 times/day on average. In the videos, you can see them dancing and singing (bits) along to 'The Goldfish' song tonight. I hope you can hear the lyrics to the song so you understand their interpretation.

Highlights from our week

 Nenje Ildi was in town for a couple of days. Of course, the kids were ecstatic.

And I finally started -slowly- potty training them.We have been having discussions about it for months and months but I have been putting it off.... The last few nights, they put their little underwear on and I put the potties in the den. Gabi's track record was 5 for 5.. Not a single accident. Alexi however (typical of a boy :-) had as many accidents as he made it in the potty.
Now, I know why I have been putting it off... it is a lot of work training them at the same time.

Another fun afternoon

We were invited to a BBQ in LI (Port Washington) this evening, just 10 mins from our house. The host was Alex's old co-worker from Stonybrook and his wife. As you can see, their yard was a total kid's fun-topia. Good thing as there were lots of kids. One family had 5 kids, another 3... It was a nice little reunion of sorts for Alex as some of his other ex co-workers were also there. All around great company and a fun time.
In the video we captured a great moment: Gabi and Alexi agreed to play some b-ball together. Gabi was the pitcher; Alexi the batter :-).