35 and in sunny FL!

This past week was Pesach, Spring Break, and my 35(!) birthday!  We hopped on a plane and headed to sunny, warm, wonderful Sunny Isles Beach, FL for a week of vacation--just the 4 of us:)  It was so wonderful.  Hersh loved the beach, AlteLu not so much, as it was too sunny and bright for her.  She really just wanted to be wrapped in her towel. We stayed in a great condo with a fabulous pool, and were surrounded by Israelis, which was both a bit annoying, and also strangely comforting.  Hersh loved the adventure of travel, the experience of trying new things, and was in a great mood the whole time.  He is funny, inquisitive, and very friendly.  At the beach and at the pool, he found kids to play with.  He is a great swimmer, and also enjoyed refining his canoeing skills.  It seems that he also had vivid dreams while in FL because each day he would tell us about them--"floating above himself, voices whispering to him"--some really crazy stuff.
AlteLu enjoyed the family togetherness, the birds, the ocean, sunglasses, ice cream, shells, and long walks in the stroller.  She also likes going for walks, and will often say, "walk, Abba?" if she wants to depart from where we are and have an appropriate stretch of her legs.  She and Hersh enjoyed holding hands, and playing games with each other.  It is amazing to see the relationship developing between them.
On the evening of my birthday Jacob and I went down to South Beach, had a great meal, and enjoyed the magic of sitting on the empty beach at night. On our last night in FL, we went out to dinner (with the kids) at Nexxt, which is our favorite restaurant from many years ago when we got engaged and had a weekend in Miami,  We kept the kids up late many nights, but they just rolled with it, sleeping in, and taking naps.  They are amazing!  Can't wait until our next visit to The Sunshine State!

Our Sherpa

"Airplane?"

In the cockpit

 Our first morning, breakfast and the beach:

 An evening in Hollywood:

 Mmmm...coconut juice...

 At the Flamingo Garden

Another night in Hollywood

So many white shorts!

 This is what 35 looks like!

1st lollipop!

Treasures!

 Canoeing...

Jacob loved his matzah brei and veg liver