Matar's Birthday

Today is Matar's Birthday and we are having a big party for her! Happy 2nd birthday

Ophek and Matar

getting readym throwing the steaks on the grill

friends arrive...

Indoor guests and fun

FUN FOOD AND WONDERFUL FRIENDS

Tome for cake and blessings

singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Matar in 5 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Navajo, and Hebrew of course

time to....cut the cake

cutting the cake

hey, give some to the birthday girl!


thats better!
hands and face in cake....much better

is the cake good?

Beth and Asher enjoying cake
Amelia enjoying cake
Aleathea and Bahiyya enjoying cake
Tomas and Andres enjoying cake
Prayer and noble enjoying cake

Judging by the happy eaters, I think it was!

Cake face!

a present

Instead of gifts we had a book swap, with every child bringing a book to give and taking another. Matar got hers and was very excited!

Settling down

after most people leave Cristina reads from Matar's Book to the kids

the end of a LONG and eventful day! good night our 2 year old girl!

a saturday morning at our house...

the rats are out...

a hug!

rat on the loose...

Matar is excited

say cheese!
big hug