A Few Pictures

This is what we've been doing lately, besides work/internship. We don't take as many pictures as we used to.

Asta am facut in ultima vreme, in afara de munca si practica. Nu mai facem asa de multe poze ca inainte.

Two weeks have passed...

This is what has been going on at our house, besides our getting used to our new crazy schedule....

Asta se intampla la noi, in afara de-a ne obisnui cu programul nostru nou si foarte incurcat...

Samuel got a real bike with his birthday money
Samuel si-a luat o bicicleta cu banii de la ziua lui

Enjoying summer activities
Se bucura de timpul lor petrecut afara

First day of second grade
Prima zi de scoala

What's come out of the garden
Ce am cules din gradina

Brothers

Frati

Yaaaawn...

I need to write, but I am too worn out tonight and every night. I've made it through the first week of my internship. I'm not sure if I'll make it through the rest. I'll put up some more pictures one of these days. Bare with me...

Trebuie sa scriu mai mult despre noi intr-o zi, dar sunt prea obosita. Am trecut prin prima mea saptamana de practica. Nu stiu cat mai pot....O sa mai pun poze aici intr-o zi, dar nu azi. Sa aveti rabdare cu mine, va rog...

More Birthday

We enjoyed Samuel's birthday party with the family today--wish everyone could've been there! It was a great visit. And I think Samuel felt loved.

Am avut o petrecere cu o parte din familia mea azi pt. ziua lui Samuel--imi pare rau ca n-ati putut sa fiti si voi acolo! Oricum, am avut un timp bun cu familia mea. Si cred ca Samuel s-a simtit iubit.

A lovely chain saw
A primit jucaria asta care ii place foarte mult

Daniel and Grandpa
Cu tatal meu

Hugs
Evi si Daniel sa imbratiseaza

Covering his ears while we sing "Happy Birthday" to him
Si-a acoperit urechile in timp ce i-am cantat

Happy with the John Deere cake
I-a placut tortul lui cu tractorul

Happy Birthday, Sam-Sam!

He turned three this week. I don't think he really got it, though. Because when I asked him as I was getting him ready for bed if he had a happy birthday, he said, "No...."
-"What? What do you mean? Didn't you have a good day for your birthday?"
-"Ohhh, yes!"

Samuel a implinit trei ani saptamana asta. Dar nu cred ca a inteles exact ce se intampla, pt. ca l-am intrebat in seara aia, "Dar ai avut o zi 'fericita' (cum se spune la noi) de ziua ta?" Si el a spus, "Nu..."
-"Cum? Ce inseamna asta? N-ai avut o zi frumoasa de ziua ta?"
-"Ooo, da!"

Excursion

Because we haven't gotten out much this summer, we decided to take a trip to the aquarium today. We'd never been up there before today. The kids had a great time. They enjoyed seeing the jellyfish and petting real sharks. Just look how much even Daniel enjoyed it at 14 months!

Evi finished up a week at day camp, where she did art, photography and music. They even made a movie. We're waiting for the DVD to come out.

In other news, Samuel has healed up very well. Daniel is now recovering from wheezing and an ear infection. So we have doctor's appointments for three of us for the first three days of next week. I plan to squeeze in some back-to-school shopping for Evi next week, though, as she starts up in a couple weeks, and so do I.


Pt. ca n-am fost in nici-o excursie vara asta, ne-am hotarat sa mergem la acvariu (nu stiu cum se scrie)--facem doar doua ore pana acolo, dar n-am fost niciodata pana acum. Copiii au avut un timp bun. Au atins rechini adevarati! Puteti sa vedeti cat i-a placut lui Daniel, chiar daca are doar un an si doua luni.

Evi a avut o saptamana de tabara in care a stat numai ziua si in care s-a concentrat la arta, fotografie si muzica. Au facut si un film. Abia asteptam sa primim DVD-ul.

Si alte lucruri...Samuel face mult mai bine acum, si s-a vindecat aproape de tot. Daniel este bolnav acum, si ia medicamente. Deci, avem mai multe programari la doctori la care sa mergem saptamana viitoare. O sa incerc sa iau o zi in care eu si Evi mergem la cumparaturi pt. scoala, ca incepe peste doua saptamani pt. noi amandoua.

Getting ready to enter the aquarium
Inainte sa intram in acvariu

Checking out a horseshoe crab
Se uita la un fel de rac

Evi enjoying the beautiful fish
Lui Evi i-au placut mult toate felurile de pesti

The fish-baby confrontation
Daniel si pestele se uita unul la altul

Look closely and see a penguin shooting out of the water that Samuel somehow caught in this picture
Puteti sa vedeti pinguinul care sare din apa--poza este facuta de Samuel

A Break from the Break...

...to share some pictures and updates. We've had a busy few weeks. We celebrated Evi's 7th birthday. As some of you know, we dealt with a fairly bad accident that Samuel had earlier this week (from which he is recovering well now). We spent time with cousin Victoria and just said good-bye to her yesterday. And we did lots and lots of running around to different appointments in the past few weeks. I'm not sure where my summer has gone. I now need to be studying for my exams that take place on August 11th so that I can graduate from grad school in the spring. My internship starts the following week--oh yeah, that has to be completed so I can graduate, too. While I am excited because I'll be doing something I enjoy, I dread the crazy busyness that will soon begin, and I dread more than anything not being able to spend much time with my little ones at that time. Below are some recent pictures from our home...

Vreau sa va arat cateva poze. Am avut cateva saptamani foarte pline. Am sarbatorit ziua lui Evi--a implinit 7 ani! Si dupa cum stiti, Samuel a avut un accident rau saptamana asta pt. care a trebuit sa mergem la urgenta la doua spitale (dar incepe sa-si revina). Am petrecut cateva saptamani cu nepoata mea Victoria, si ieri a fost ultima ei zi la noi. Am mers la multe programari la doctori pt. mine si Samuel si Nelu si Evi luna asta. Acum trebuie sa incep sa invat pt. examenele mele pe care trebuie sa le dau pe 11 august ca sa pot sa primesc masteratul la anul--trebuie sa incep si practica mea cu o saptamana dupa-aia ca sa pot sa termin scoala. Ma bucur pt. experienta asta, ca imi place ceea ce studiez, dar in acelasi timp nu imi place ca o sa fiu foarte ocupata din nou si ca nu o sa-i vezi pe copii prea mult atunci. Jos sunt cateva poze cu noi din ultima vreme...

My little cuddle bug
Bebelusul meu--cel mai scump

Nelu's most recent project--a TV stand (sadly not for us)
Proiectul lui Nelu de curand--un dulap pe care sta televizorul (imi pare rau ca nu-i pt. noi)

Samuel has played doctor all week since his mishap
Samuel a jucat de doctor toata saptamana de cand a avut accidentul

Evi--on her birthday--sitting by our beautiful lilies from Mom and Dad
Evi, de ziua ei--sta langa florile de la parintii mei pe care le-am plantat in fata la noi

Evi's birthday cakes
Torturile lui Evi de ziua ei

Evi's birthday party
Petrecerea lui Evi

Partners in crime--sharing some birthday cake

Baietii impart tort

Watch out, world!
Incep de mititei

The girls sharing a moment
Fetele au un timp bun impreuna

At the anual church pool party
La bazin cu cei de la biserica noastra

Last day with Victoria
Ultima zi cu Victoria