Rafi Franken-Fish and Ari Sweeeeet Monster

These shirts were a gift from Judy and Anna. Ari would NOT smile despite my best comedic efforts.

Don't they look like two old men waiting for coffee and cigars after dinner?

Video: Babies in Motion

Cynthia (aka Mama) caught our guys on video just playing together in the crib. The game is called, "I See You...You Lick Me". Rafi is very good at the licking part.

Twins for Obama

Two months old and already registered Democrats! 

Ari finds this amusing. Rafael strikes an Obama-like pose.

Doesn't he look Presidential?

Rafi says VOTE OBAMA!!!

We figured our activism will consist of dressing them in their Obama t-shirts every day until the election.

Adoption Day!!!

Walking in to the courthouse atrium -- it looked like a tree of life to us. It seemed fitting since this was the first day of Sukkot. What a beautiful day to celebrate the finalization of the adoption.


Judge Yu holds our babies after she declared the adoption approved. So happy!!


Our happy family with the judge...

...and our inclusive happy family with Jason (aka PopPop)!!
We loved having Jason there to be a part of this -- he is so important to the boys and to us.
So much love!!!

Babies in the crib

Ari (left in stripes) and Rafael hang out together in the crib. They love to "talk to the face" -- the middle piece above them on the black & white mobile. Rafi does a little jig kicking his legs with excitement.

The boys and their dolls

They always have their dolls in their carseats.
Ari has a lion of course (his name means lion in Hebrew) and, Rafi has the doll with the healing green heart (his name comes from the Hebrew word for healing - r'fua).