Lauren & Andy - March 31-April 17, 2010

Okay so I got way behind - took pictures just never got around to posting them ... so here are a lot of pictures for your enjoyment, lol.

March 31, 2010



Bluebonnets are in bloom again :)

April 1, 2010



I got up to go to the bathroom and Alex thought he'd take my spot in bed.

April 2, 2010



Stella was really happy at this moment ... again any picture of her smiling so far has been by sheer luck on my part.

April 3, 2010



Stella and I outside of Kenny & Ziggy's only the best restaurant EVER...period.

April 4, 2010



Stella is 3 months old!!

April 5, 2010



Queer the Census! :)

April 6, 2010



Grandma holding Stella.

April 7, 2010



Alex are you doing drugs?

April 8, 2010



Stella sitting with Daddy in bed.

April 9, 2010



Alex on his perch...

April 10, 2010



Lauren had this taken at the Art Festival ... too cute!

April 11, 2010



April 11th was Yom HaShoah ... a day to remember the 6 million Jews that perished at the hands of the Nazi's during The Holocaust ... NEVER FORGET!

April 12, 2010



Lauren started Stella early on the drums.

April 13, 2010



Hi, I'm Andy Thorson and I'm addicted to books ... lol

April 14, 2010



Stella sleeps in such weird positions...

April 15, 2010



This is a picture of a picture of me and Vanilla Ice back in 2001.

April 16, 2010



Stella in her holster, lol ... she actually liked this but I don't think we had it set up 100% correctly.

April 17, 2010



I thought this sign was so weird ... I walk past it every Saturday in College Station ... I mean seriously "Got caught with Pot?" LoL

Lauren & Andy - March 28-30, 2010

March 28, 2010



A tradition seder plate to help in remember the time where the Jewish people escaped from Egypt - every item on this place has a special meaning.

• Maror — Bitter herbs, symbolizing the bitterness and harshness of the slavery which the Jews endured in Egypt. Either horseradish or romaine lettuce may be eaten in fulfillment of the mitzvah of eating bitter herbs during the Seder.

• Charoset— A sweet, brown mixture representing the mortar used by the Jewish slaves to build the storehouses of Egypt. In Ashkenazi Jewish homes, charoset is traditionally made from chopped nuts, grated apples, cinnamon, and sweet red wine. Sephardi recipes call for dates and honey in addition to chopped nuts, cinnamon, and wine.

• Karpas — A vegetable other than bitter herbs, which is dipped into salt water at the beginning of the Seder. Parsley, celery or boiled potato is usually used. The dipping of a simple vegetable into salt water (which represents tears) mirrors the pain felt by the Jewish slaves in Egypt. Usually in a Shabbat or holiday meal, the first thing to be eaten after the kiddush over wine is bread. At the Seder table, however, the first thing to be eaten after the kiddush is a vegetable. This leads immediately to the recital of the famous question, Ma Nishtana — "Why is this night different from all other nights?"

• Z'roa — A roasted lamb or goat shankbone, chicken wing, or chicken neck; symbolizing the korban Pesach (Pesach sacrifice), which was a lamb that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem then roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night. Since the destruction of the Temple, the z'roa serves as a visual reminder of the Pesach sacrifice; it is not eaten or handled during the Seder. Vegetarians often substitute a beet quoting Pesachim 114b as justification.

• Beitzah — A hard-boiled egg, symbolizing the korban chagigah (festival sacrifice) that was offered in the Temple in Jerusalem and roasted and eaten as part of the meal on Seder night. Although both the Pesach sacrifice and the chagigah were meat offerings, the chagigah is commemorated by an egg, a symbol of mourning (as eggs are the first thing served to mourners after a funeral), evoking the idea of mourning over the destruction of the Temple and our inability to offer any kind of sacrifices in honor of the Pesach holiday. Since the destruction of the Temple, the beitzah serves as a visual reminder of the chagigah; it is not used during the formal part of the seder, but some people eat it with saltwater as the first course of the meal.

March 29, 2010



Stella's bow collection hanging on the statue of Alex --- Lauren and her mom went crazy with these things, but they are hellaciously cute :)

March 30, 2010



Stella's new colorful kangaroo friend, lol.

Lauren & Andy - March 21-27, 2010

March 21, 2010



Now, I know some people love these things, but I just don't get the appeal of pigs feet -- they look disgusting of course it could be the packaging, lol.

March 22, 2010



Alex getting some sleep ... I swear this dog sleep 90% of his life :)

March 23, 2010



I got bored and decided to lay down and take a picture looking up, lol.

March 24, 2010



Stella looking like she's not quite sure what is going on ... or possibly displaying her mother's "You're an idiot" look.

March 25, 2010



This is the first photographic evidence that Stella is capable of sleeping by herself without Lauren or myself holding her ... it only lasted 15 minutes, but hey you have to start somewhere, lol.

March 26, 2010



Stella looking pretty in her new bow :)

March 27, 2010



I saw this on my way up to College Station for class and didn't know what to think ... it looks like some kind of antique school bus suped up to look like a hot rod ... whatever it is its hella cool.

Lauren & Andy - March 18-20, 2010

March 18, 2010



Stella having tummy time ... I find this picture amusing and cute, lol.

March 19, 2010



I walked out into the living room on this morning to find Alex laying under Stella's "under the sea" toy (sorry I have no clue what this is technically called) -- and I had to do a double take I was so groggy.

March 20, 2010



Nasty, lazy day weather ... Zzzzzzzzzz

Lauren & Andy - March 17, 2010

March 17, 2010



My 1/2 Irish Queen and 1/3 Irish Princess on St. Patty's Day! I must have the luck of the Irish on my side to have these two beautiful ladies :)

Lauren & Andy - March 16, 2010

March 16, 2010





Today was a drab and dreary day ... and Lauren and I felt exhausted all day ... on the upside Stella was happy, lol.

Lauren & Andy - March 15, 2010

March 15, 2010



Stella in the first picture I have got of her actually smiling!!

Lauren & Andy - March 3-14, 2010

Okay so its been awhile since I posted -- been takin' pictures just haven't had the time to sit down and put them up, lol....

March 3, 2010



This is what is used for the name of G-d -- it will never be spelled out the way it sounds because he is so great.

March 4, 2010



Stella was two months old today! She weighed in at 8lbs. 1 oz. -- still a lot of growing to go!!

March 5, 2010



Shalom: This means peace -- which is what I wish for all of you and throughout the world.

March 6, 2010



Alex's stalker -- I swear this cat spends more time in my backyard than his own.

March 7, 2010



So full ... must sleep ... Zzzzzzzzz

March 8, 2010



My two babies together :)

March 9, 2010



Stella's bookcase runeth over ... I think we are gonna need a bigger one!

March 10, 2010



I just thought this was so adorable so I thought I'd share :)

March 11, 2010



Stella is finally starting to grow out of some of her old clothing! YAY!

March 12, 2010



The mezuzah to my office - this is to remind me everyday that He is above me :)

March 13, 2010



Demon cat returns...

March 14, 2010



This is one of the few pictures I could get because I was incapacitated with a massive migraine that left me in bed from about 3:00 p.m. onward ... not a good day.

Lauren & Andy - March 2, 2010

March 2, 2010



Shoshana: This is Stella's Hebrew name, which translates rougly to lily or rose -- which I thought was fitting since her middle name is Rose. Now I have to be admit the Hebrew is 100% correct one letter with the dot over the left hand side is a Sin (s sound) instead of a Shin (sh sound), but the set only had one Shin so I had to make due :)

Lauren & Andy - February 28 and March 1, 2010

This week I have decided to post a new Hebrew word using the magnetic board with Hebrew letters Stella received as a gift.

February 28, 2010



Purim: is a festival that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people living throughout the ancient Persian Empire from a plot by Haman the Agagite to annihilate them, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther.

March 1, 2010



Shlomo: this is my Hebrew name, which translates into Solomon.