Nine years ago* this past Saturday this small creature made a very dramatic entrance into the world (think Keystone Cops, complete with collapsing beds, broken glass, and more chaos than would be reasonable in seven births...)
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.This past Saturday we took advantage of some incredible weather (Israel's in the midst of the longest February warm spell we've ever had - the past few days have been downright HOT) and commemorated that momentous occasion in a style more appropriate to his current age - a trip to the amusement park, where our nine year old showed us that not only is he now tall enough for the big loopdy-loop (how on earth do you spell that? none of the ways I've tried look right) coaster, he's brave enough too, and possessed of the necessary cast iron stomach as well. Under ten you still need an adult escort on the coaster and Jay was
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Just after a soaking on the log flume and ready to fly a rocket fighter
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I love the look on his face in this one - deciding if he should be thrilled or terrified
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. One of those crazy rocking pirate ship thingies
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. One of Maya's favorites - she was definitely happier with the tamer side of things
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.The swings - one of the few rides the whole family liked.
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.We had a great day (I think the kids rode every ride in the park at least twice) and gee whiz, what do you know, we got some great Ruby Tuesday shots too. How 'bout that.
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Happy Birthday Itai! I love you with all my heart and couldn't possibly be prouder of the young man you're becoming.
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* When Itai was born the hospital used these green and yellow blankets for all the newborns. By the time Maya came along they'd traded them all in for white ones after realizing that their rates of suspected jaundice were skyrocketing - the yellow blanket next to the babies' faces were making them all look jaundiced!
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the right of passage all children crave - meeting the height requirement for 'big kid' rides! So he had a doubly happy birthday! He looks beautiful as a newborn, and his good looks continue. The celebration is wonderful, as everybody in the family had fun doing it, the celebrant wouldn't want it any other way!
Beautiful smile from a beautiful child. A more perfect birthday never was!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Happy birthday Itai! You were handsome from Day One.
Mazal tov to Imma for enduring the amusement park. (I would get sick just watching them on the rides.)
Harbeh nachat.
Oh, and Robin, thanks for the reminder about "Lincolin." hehe
You got some great shots and expressions on your kids' faces. Looks like a great day.
I love that look on his face too! priceless.
looks like a good time for all.
The look was pretty magnificent! I'm so glad he had a great day. The swings are about the only thing you would find me "enjoying."
Now, however, you have me wondering how to spell loopdy-loop (loop-de-loop... loop-di-loop?) Did you Google it?
Your photographs really show the day that was! Lovely to get out and do something different and fun!
Time flies especially when children are involved :-) I'm still 25 I think ;-)
Please tell Itai I send best wishes for a Happy Birthday!!! What a wonderful time to go to an amusement park! Looks so fun!
What a cute baby he was! Happy Birthday to your Itai! Your Lunapark pictures are great Robin:-)
How fun! It looks like he had a great day!
How time flies ;-)
Looks like the birthday celebration was a big success!
Hugs and blessings,
Oh your son is adorable! Just the picture of that pirate ride had me queasy :)
Happy Birthday Itai!
Happy Birthday to your handsome boy!
I am not good at rides..the merry-go-round is about it for me.
Cute story about the jaundiced-looking infants. White is much better for babies...a chaotic event that day, eh?
Well, you and Itai survived it. ;-)
Great photos of your children. Hapoy belated birthday Itai.
What a grand birthday! I love the expressions you've captured in the photos.
What a great way to celebrate a birthday. It looks like everyone had fun. Happy birthday, Itai!
Sound like I should be there. Looks like a lot of fun.
Beautiful shots of amusement park. Your son sure had great fun.
Looks like so much fun for the whole family!
That first picture is SO precious! But the jaundice thing cracked me up.
I love how in the "swing" picture, all of the kids are wearing real shoes. If that was a picture from a U.S. amusement park, all of the feet would be sporting big white sneakers.
Happy birthday Itai!
Happy birthday to your son. What a fun filled day for the whole family.
Firstly, Happy Birthday Lad, and secondly, these are cool photos. They capture the amusement park feel, with its glory and its greenness.
Mazal Tov! You have a beautiful family, Robin, you have what to be proud of!
Mazal Tov! Fantastic photos!
rachel
mazaltov, what a fun picture day
How lucky to have an amusement park quite close to where you live. We don't have such parks on our island. :(
Perhaps your son will be a jet pilot if likes the fast track. Very handsome young man. Best wishes for many more Happy Birthdays.
I was such a chicken when the kids were this age. Don always played escort but then he's a big kid himself anyway. There was a bungy jump when our oldest was all grown up . . . well, that's another story. I found out later and got a few gray hairs out of that story. Forewarned is forearmed Robin - some things never change.
a beautiful baby then
and a beautiful boy now
I love the expression on his face too, so (trying to be) grown-up
looks like it was a fun day
Now that looks like a fun birthday! Lovely photo collection to celebrate it. I enjoyed the footnote about the yellow and green blankets on newborns. Who'd have thought?
Don't we missed it all...their from being tiny and now they can ride those thrilling rides that we adult won't dare to ride...is amazing! I bet they all have fun I could see in those beautiful faces ^_^
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happy birthday :) he's growing up really fast and really handsome :)
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Happy Birthday Itai ... what a handsome young man he is growing into .. poo poo poo xox
Happy Birthday to Itai! Great Pics !
Happy Ruby Tuesday !
Blessings,
~Myrna
Okay, when did Itai go from sweet, cuteness to jaw-dropping handsome! He has *snap* grown up!!!
I can't hang on rides that go around and around and around....*head swimming*... or back and forth and back and forth and back...
I love anything with rails though.
Where is this park??????
(please email me the answer directly)
Great pictures...looks like a lot of fun! Happy Ruby Tuesday
Happy birthday Itai! Looks like so much fun...(probably moreso because of how cold and miserable it is here)
Happy Happy birthday Itai!! What a fun, fun way to spend your special day!
Oh, happy birthday Itai! I wish our boys could meet, I think they'd have a good time together. There's just something about this age. :)
What a way to celebrate turning 9! Happy Birthday. Your beautiful baby is a gorgeous boy now.
I'm with Maya...I like 'em tame!!! Happy belated birthday to Itai :-)
He's a fine boy, Robin. You're right to be proud of him.
My stomach did a somersault just LOOKING at the second photo, so I'm definitely with you and Maya.
LOL at the jaundice story!
Happy Birthday to a handsome young man! What a cute baby pic Robin.
They sure grow fast. I should know. My 'baby boy' will be 30 on Friday.
I used to love to get on these rides when I was young.
Such gorgeous photos and such beautiful children! Happy birthday to your little man!!!
Such gorgeous photos. Happy Birthday to your beautiful boy.
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