more from the way to Haifa.

You can see where the desert ends and the trees start.

Funny little guy.

A lot of our trip we got to drive along the sea.


My apartment is above the last little shop, which happens to be gelato.

To Haifa

This is the Fiat all packed up from the back.

And from the side...


Roi is ready to go!!!!!!!!!!!


Goodbyeeeeeeee desert!!

Jackkkkkkkkkk

Jack and his mommy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me and Jack!!

I had a really wonderful weekend with my family and grandma and seeing Sevgi! It was wonderful and I'm going to miss so many people. Especially Jack because he changes so much everytime I see him and this will be a very long time before I see him again. I have a feeling it's going to be very difficult not seeing my little man.

The past few weeks.

In Indy I saw my AWESOME friend Adam from Ball State. It was soo great to catch up!

Wanda and my mom!! Two incredible art teachers. Portage High School is so lucky!

My dad and I after his birthday round of golf!! (I played great, better than my dad. ;-)

I saw Billy Elliot!! I really liked it! It was a nice treat.

After the zoo

Jack is really tall. It's incredible. He's going for his 6 month appointment this week! I can't wait to hear what they say. Katie and Rick started him on milky rice cereal this week! He seems to be doing very well!!


Jack had a nice afternoon chat with Roi!! We miss him!

Washington Park Zoo

In the Washington Park Zoo in Michigan City, IN there is a Rotary Children's Castle that houses the reptiles!!

Zeyde and Jack!!!


Jack's eyes are still so blue and even more beautiful today outside!! There were not any "Sophie's" at the zoo though!

A few Chesterton updates...

I finally finished my finals, which means I have a masters degree.

I have been working at Chesterton Middle School as a para. It's really great. I love working with the kids and it's a nice day. 8:30-3:00.

I am helping an organization called Israel Help. http://www.israelhelp.com/index.php Things with grant writing and raising money. Like every great organization and non-for-profit, they need money. They are on the Global Giving Website too. http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/kindergarten-and-daycare-for-570-children-in-lsrael/

I am going back to Israel October 10th and trying to see as many people as possible before I go, but I'm really excited to go back. I can't wait!

Chesterton Friday Night Football!

My favorite number!! In my lettermans jacket! ;-) It was cold. It was a must to wear it!


Gorgeous night!!!

Go Chesterton!!! They kicked Michigan City's butt. It was something close to 50-0.

Jack and Al!

Katie stopped at my grandpa's before dinner! Al loves Jack and obviously Jack loves him right back! They are so cute together!

Jack eating the toy Roi got him!!

More from Chicago!!

Sevgi, me and Josh after dinner at the Turkish restaurant!! It was so great to catch up with them! It was like we didn't change and we were all still in Turkey! We have to go back soon!


Chicago is sooo beautiful in the summer!

Mettie and Victor took me out to lunch! It was so nice and relaxing!! Then we sat and chatted and finished off the afternoon at Macy's! It was perfect!

Frango Mints are a great invention. =)

In Chicago

Jack laughing at his daddy!

Playing with Jack!! He is SO cute and happy, all the time!

Jack pictures

We went to Jenna and Mary Ann's and Jack went in the pool!! 

Jack was 21 weeks old yesterday! 

Jack likes to suck people's arms. It's really funny!

Me and my man.

Jack

Pictures will come, I hope.

I spent the past two days with Katie and Jack visiting lots of people I haven't seen for a year! We had an awesome time and I just can't get over how perfect Jack is.  He is just always smiling and laughing. Obviously I'm biased, but facts are facts, and he's perfect!

USA

I have been in the USA for almost a week now. It's a little overwhelming to be here. Things are just so big and in one way very easy.  I've just been relaxing. I went to a movie, went to synagogue, had a Hebrew lesson, went to Kohls, Target, etc...

Now I am at Katie's after spending a great day with Jack and my grandparents.  We went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. It was really great and really big. And Jack is awesomeeeeee. =)

The End of NFTY summer 2010

We are at the kotel completely our end of the summer gifts. They kids loved the pictures in the frames and the "Israel Box" which contained a lot of little things from the summer.


Finished, hours later, Robbie is dying in the back ground...poor guy!

Group Sababa!

This is our group after we conquered two mountains!!

We had leaders from Kibbutz Yahel, who took us up Mt. Shlomo and on many other hikes. The kids and staff slept outside for three nights and they had a blast! It was so incredible to have this experience with them. We all grew a lot and really learned to be a community.

Our kids were amazing. They helped carry each other bags up the mountain, they held each others' hands on the way down to help stablize on the way down and they all encouraged each other. It was very physically challenging for everyone and they all this a great job!

Me in the desert