Family Pictures

Our first every family pictures ... I am not sure why we haven't done this before.

The reason for all ... I looked in his eyes just like this 9 years ago. "Do you think we are going to fly over the North Pole?"

Major 'cheese'
The brothers ... joined at the hip

I absolutely adore this picture!!!

Beautiful little Lutza!

My Silly Boy!

Yes .... this is the spot Bendeguz would go but he was cutting some big-boy mollars and refused to get his picture taken.

The joys of motherhood

Snow-week

Oh, the joyous news ..... 'it is going to snow' ... is just about as strong on the anticipation level as 'Santa is coming tonight'. This snowstorm had been labeled as the worst for two decades ... I would say NO-NO. It was the best of the past two because it came and it fell and it fell and it fell.

I am not sure how it happened but all three of the children were up at 6 am on that day, and by 6.20 we were outside trying to make the best of a pathetic 1/4 inch snow. If you know what is the like to have snow in Seattle, you would understand that you better get while the getting is good because this perfect hint of whiteness can be gone in an hour. So that being the practice around ... we were heading out before it disappeared.

Luckly, however, it kept coming down and it got cold enough that we got to build a nice snowman and totally enjoy the perfect slope of our driveway (which is a meatgrinder on a normal day).

Guzie learing to roll his snowball.

This is not Lutza's first rodeo though.

Snowman and his wife, customized by our lovely Lutza - they swaped hats for this shot ;o)

Vidor ... totally loving the sleds. Last year he refused to sit on one, not even with me. This year he would run from the top of the driveway, tummydive and not even stop till the end of the cul-de-sac.

One whole snow-week. Complete Bliss.

Historic Moment

Thanksgiving was a historical moment in our family's life. Jeff and all of his children were in one place . It was a crazy love and laughter filled few days with lots of emotions and ohhhh so many personalities. Lutza is surely one special little girl among all those boys ... and she loves it to the fullest. I hope they will all know and love each other for the rest of their lives.

Merry Christmas

Christmas was very quiet this year. The big brothers all went to Hawaii so it as only our little family sharing the joys of Christ's Birth. I anticipate Christmas more and more every year now because of the children. It is just so funny to watch them make plans for Santa's arrival and can't wait to get out of bed on Christmas morning. Last year I complicated the whole Santa-Baby Jesus concepts, trying to fit in my my Hungarian traditions into the holiday. This year we just took it as it came. Mikulas (Santa) was late again (shame on me), just like last year ... I guess he had a long way to come on December 6, all the way from Hungary. And then, surprise-surprise, he came again on Christmas Eve and made a mess of our house. The rain deers scattered half chewed carrots all over the living room and Santa did not drink his milk again.

These are some of the joyous captions I managed to make on that morning.

Lutza trying on her new cow-girl boots .... fancy needlework and a shiny toe.

Vidor finally finding something that had his name on ... a joy on its own.

Guzie and his new tow-truck

I didn't get to take a picture of all three of them sitting together and actually looking.

3-2-1 Blast off Birthday Party

Turning three is a big deal ... at that matter turning a year - any year - at our house is a big deal. Turning 3 was a big deal, however for Bendeguz because he finally understood that he is having a birthday and he truly was the center of all the festivities.

Since he has been 'traveling' to space as long as he can talk, we thought it would be well suited to have a birthday party honoring his passion. We celebrated his special day by a space themed party filled with lots of fun.

He got this adorable shirt just a few weeks before his third birthday: it had a space ship tie on it ... perfectly appropriate for the occasion ... as it is clearly visible from this prideful and 'totally-cool' look he had when we took his personal picture. The space ship pinata (a last minute find) made a perfect decoration along with his banners.

All of his little guests had to pass the astronaut training test ... games like walking in a straight line after being spun on a swivel chair, knocking out aliens with balls, and jumping high on a mattress. His friends were all rewarded with official metals for his great accomplishments.

My favorite part of birthdays is to capture that face, that joy, that happiness, that excitement, that love in my children's eyes when all their friends circle around them to sing 'Happy Birthday'. I love cool cakes, and this happy moment needs to have that specialness, a one of a kind sweet creation that they will see only once in their lives. Bendeguz's spaceship cake had rich chocolate filling with raspberry jam - just as he requested.

Now, that is the face I want to catch!!! It is just all about him for a few minutes. .... I might have to correct that: it is all about him a lot since he is our 'baby' but this time all eyes were on him.

We adore this little boy so much I don't think we have words to express it. He is the funniest, silliest little man, so sharp and has such a great sense of humor. He is all boy - head to toe - and he is all lover from inside out. You think you need hugs and love ... he is the one to turn to. He has those two cute dimples above his simile that are the signs of true happiness. I have loved seeing those dimples the past three years ... may many more of those years come!!!

An Incredible Evening

Oh, what a cool Halloween we had! We ran with the 'Incredibles' idea ... something that was decided last year this time and turned out absolutely fantastic. After digging around in everyone's drawers and finding snappy tights and red t-shirts that I customized with "Incredibles" symbols and black masks, we turned into superheroes superfast. The best part is that J was super excited about it and really loved his outfit. We got lots of complements on him in tights ;o)

Those three little children ran like lightening from house to house ... Guzie's little black high tops were just a blur in the dark.

Yupp, I am proud to say that I am married to Mr. Incredible and for sure he lives up to his name.

S is for School

It took me one whole month to write about going back to school (do I need to say why ... that my house is a mess, I usually don't know what is for dinner before 4.30 pm and haven't had a chance to sit by by computer?) ... We are all back to school. Lutza is in Kindergarten, Vidor is in Pre-Kindergarten and Bendeguz is stirring it up in his toddler/preschool class. Oh, and I am teaching in the a morning Preschool class.

Lutza, my darling, was more than ready to get busy. She was quite apprehensive before September, stressing it too much that she does not like math and 'do I really need to do so much homework?' All those worries are gone now. She is loving school and learning so much cool stuff, and of course finding that math is actually pretty fun. She has also started ballet and tap dance. I love how she gets to nurture her mind and passions, that she can be so expressive in variety of ways. I can already see her on the stage .... 15 years from now as a famous dancer :o)

It was refreshing to do school clothes shopping for the year. She declared it ahead that she will not wear jeans because they are just 'super uncomfortable'. So we went right pass the pants and got a whole bunch of cute skirts and tops. First time ever, she is still happy with every single one of them, and I still feel like my little girl is truly a little girl.

All of us going to the same school have huge advantages. I don't only get to sneak kisses and hugs to my children many times during the moring, but they can do the same for each other. Lutza, as a responsible big sister, promised me to keep an eye on her brothers .... it is so sweet to see them meet in the hallways every once in a while.

So real work kicked in for my girl. She loves her new teachers ... she has explicit reasons what makes each of them special. As I have been hearing back, the silly-factor went up for Lutza this year (lots of giggling with friends) but she also knows her responsibilities well and makes me proud every day.



As for Vidor, school can still be hard. He complains every morning that Brumy (his bear) is too tried and he wants to stay home. As a side note, Brumy is one of the most educated bears who ever walked on earth (I am surprised I am not getting tuition charges for him). He has attended school every day last year without fail .... he can usually be found under Vidor's arm or under his hind (that's where he has to sit while Vidor is doing serious work so the bear sounds don't disrupt the class).


And my youngest son ... he still wishes he could be alongside the pool ... Guzie has good and not so good days and while he complains a lot, he ends up having lots of fun each morning. Being a 'veteran' school boy, he comforted many of his classmates in the beginning of the school year. Things turned however last week ... he is now the one who gets the back rubs from friends to make him feel better after I need to say goodbye.

And as for me ... my heart is full of joy and has a little bit of sadness too. I love my children so much and I want every little trouble or worry to be comforted by me. I wake up every morning reminding myself that they are only this big today so I try to make every day the 'best day every'! In exchange they tell me that 'don't worry mommy, I stay little for you just a little bit longer and even if I get bigger, I will always come for dinner to your house and let you kiss me"! Reassuring, isn't it? I am one blessed woman!