New House!

The Schwabs on the carriage ride with part of the Arch in the background.

Iceskating at the outdoor rink.

Fun with friends

The Arch as you drive into the city

Here are the teenagers dancing and making merry!

This is "Mordechai" being paraded around (pun intended)!

Zevi and his newest and bestest friend, Binyamin Yehudah. They are 12 days apart!

Ok so I really can't figure this downloading out! This is the living and dining room, from the dining room.

Kitchen 1

View of the dining and living rooms, from the living room.

Outside of the house!

Kitchen 2

The Tefillin Cake

The Princess Cake

I thought blue would be appropriate!

Chocolate at its best!

First of all we went ice skating at an outdoor rink! We made it there the Tuesday before it closed for the season. The kids had a blast!! Then we had Purim here last week and it was sooo fun! Zevi dressed up first as a Cohen Gadol (the costume was too itchy so no photo) and then as....an Army soldier! His friend did as well. There was a parade, complete with Mordechai (not the Rabs) on a horse, a camel and llama (see the story of Esther for more information). It was a lot of fun! At some homes we delivered shaloch manos to, the teenagers came out and danced in the street with Mordechai and Zevi!! Loads of fun! I made yummy challah and even made one like hamentashen.

Next I met this wonderful woman, Donna Zeffren. She is amazing! She works for the website that I have used to teach Zevi for the past 4 years, http://www.chinuch.org/! She actually designed the booklet that I printed to teach Zevi kesiva (Hebrew script). Yes, we met Aviva Kesiva!! Anyway, I had the zechus to help her a little with her son's bar mitzvah which was this past Shabbos. See the cakes above. It was amazingly fun!! Everyone loved the cakes as well!

Now for the biggest news....we are moving into a house...tomorrow!!! We should close by Pesach , bezras Hashem. So the movers will be here at 8 am and we will be in like Flynn! It is very exciting! All donations should be sent to (hahahaha), I mean our address is

7820 Balson Ave

St Louis, MO 63130

We are going to be wireless (thanks G) so my cell will remain the same.

I finally saw a physical therapist for my back. The ligaments and soft tissue were damaged in my October fall, so not only do I have to go for torture, I mean treatment, 3 times a week, I also have to wear this attractive brace-like belt. But hopefully I will get better soon. No Zumba, walking, running, pilates OR yoga. AGHHHHHH! No stress relief in sight!

Sunday we tried to see the Arch, but it was too long of a wait, so we went on a horse drawn carriage ride, driven by Zevi. He is very taken by the Arch and draws it everywhere! Over Pesach we will make better plans and take the tour.

Mordechai is enjoying his new work environment and funnily enough, Rabs lives on! Sometimes Chaplains are called Chaps so this one guy asked if he could call him Rabs! I laughed so hard!!! It's almost like you are here with us Gia! Anyhoo, he is at a Chaplain's conference this week, so he will come home to box on top of box. The house is great. I see I didn't do it justice; next post I will!

So be in touch and I will post more photos when we are done!