Our Temple Emanu-El Shabbaton concluded with a Havdalah service under the stars on a crisp, clear evening in February. Ella holds our family’s candle just before it is extinguished in the wine cup signifying the end of Shabbat and the beginning of another week.
For more information and pictures from the Shabbaton, visit the Lomdim site.
Today, we attended Ben and Ella’s dance performance at the Music Hall on the Danforth. Check it out!
Ben survived his first tooth extraction today.
A little flavoured laughing gas (”tastes like Pez”), his favourite TV show (Mr. Maker) and some prizes (temporary tattoos) and the kid is a happy camper. He didn’t even realize they stuck two needles in his mouth.
What a guy, eh?
Ben and Ella started French Immersion Senior Kindergarten today. They look so big. ;-(
This year marks Ben and Ella’s fifth year - a seemingly landmark year.
The babies are gone. Well, they still come out once in a while, but they are rapidly moving into the next phase.
I met Maddy when she was six. I remember how sweet she was during those years before the great change - the great transformation into a young adult.
These truly are the good old days.
Happy birthday my son and daughter.
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We celebrated the first day of spring with a fun-filled Purim carnival. Leigh-Anne did the make-up for everyone.
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We though Ben was over his stomach problems. So did he. So we were all surprised when he barfed in the van on the way to the Magic Kingdom - again. (Maybe it was something about that park, in particular.)
Eventually, the day got straightened out and Ben was back to his normal non-barfing, high-spirited self.
In my typical grinch-like fashion, I bemoaned the line-up and the price of the facepainting at Disney. But, as you can see, it was fabulous. And they loved it so much.
Thank god for Leigh-Anne. Sometimes, she just knows the right thing to do so long before I get it. It’s scary.
Speaking of scary…check out Ben!
And who could say no to a sweet butterfly face like this?
Highlights of this trip to the Magic Kingdom: Barn Burner kid coaster (Ben and I went 4 times), Dumbo ride, Pirates of the Caribbean, McDonald’s fries, 3D movie.
This wonderful day ended with a pizza dinner around the pool and a birthday cake for Liora who was lucky enough to be celebrating her ninth birthday at Disney.
Little Bear loves to fish with his father. He even has a stuffed bear toy called Fisherman Bear.
So when Ben asked me to take him fishing, I immediately thought of Grandpa Hal.
Armed with the Dora fishing rods and our tackle boxes, we headed to Gores Landing one hot summer morning. We went in search of the big one. And we caught one…or two. And by the stories they were telling, you’d think they were the biggest fish in Rice Lake. The evidence is below.
