After the ladies woke up from their nap, it was off to New Jersey to see the Bermans and meet baby Addie. Addie was born early and arrived on August 3. She is beautiful and the Gornsteins are very happy for the Berman crew! The ladies enjoyed playing with Ryan and his toys- especially the harmonica and guitar! Emma and Clara enjoyed hot dogs (yes, cut up) and steak for dinner. And, they loved eating the little checker cookies from Riviera.
On the car ride home, Emma asked "what happened to the lights?" regarding the reason it was getting dark out. Mommy explained in about ten different ways that the sun had gone down and it was night, and therefore, time to go to sleep. She continued, "Mommy, why is it dark? Mommy, what happened to the lights?"
This morning, friends and old neighbors from Dobbs, Anna Lisa, Toby and their son, Sebastian came over to see the house and have a morning playdate. Clara wasn't so excited about sharing with anyone and got angry when Sebastian and Emma playe in the kitchen and tried to push them out. Mommy and Daddy hope that she gets through this phase soon, but know that it is very normal 2 year old behavior. Then, it was off to the Riviera Bakery to pick up some cake for later today. Emma announced to the store "I want cake" and both Clara and Emma ran around the bakery looking at the pies, cakes and cookies.
This afternoon, it was off to Long Island to see Uncle Ilan and Aunt Sara and cousins Matt, Andrew, Kayla and Michael. The ladies loved playing soccer, swinging, and playing with the sand and water tables. Dinner was a yummy bbq. Emma once again requested "snake"- which means she wanted steak. And, they loved the watermelon and carrot cake for dessert. They also thought the special mickey, minnie and donald parts for the Mr. Potato Head were pretty cool! 
