My mom arrived a couple of days ago!
Unfortunately, she got really sick during her stay in Haifa and returned to the States feeling very weak. She's resting a lot and staying warm.
James and I, and especially Sasha, are extremely happy that she's here with us.



Sasha has really been getting into water coloring:


Waiting for Daddy to get out of class:



We had a snow storm a few days ago which left everything looking so pure and clean:





We finally got Sasha a booster chair and now we all eat together at the table. This has changed the whole eating dynamic: Sasha actually eats! And it's been so nice to sit down together for our meals.. especially with James' delicious cooking. : )







A new project: washing dishes!


Anxiously waiting to go to sleep in her new bed:


She's recently gotten into legos again:


Showing off the necklace she made with smaller beads:



Since we've been fixing up Sasha's room, I've added lots of pictures and paintings to her walls.
These drawings hang above her bed. During James and my birthing class, we were asked to draw the first thing that came into our mind when we thought about birth.
What came to my mind was surrender. Surrendering to nature. My body knows what to do.
There I am, a tiny plant, surrendering to God's Power and Will:



James' drawing always makes me smile. What came to his mind was Joy! He saw himself joyously walking down the road of life, clicking his heels!