Here we
are at the end of another month. A couple of days ago marked the one year
anniversary of my first MRI. And now we have come full circle on the Jewish
calendar, back to Passover. We were together again as a whole family, and as
the children are growing older they participate more and more, which is an
enormous joy.
Barry and
I also managed to carve out some time with just the children at our apartment. On
Thursday, Eliana and Maya watched the movie ET at our apartment. They had never
seen it, and they LOVED it – the minute it ended, Eliana wanted to start it
again! Then Maya went off on a playdate while Eliana stayed with us; we played
games and she drew pictures to take to her other grandparents and cousins, with
whom their family spent Sabbath in New York. Joshua and Ella came over for
Sabbath afternoon, and we built some new Lego sets we had bought them. The
company has gotten very clever – they are now marketing sets specifically
targeted to girls, and this was a big hit with Ella. Here’s the one Barry
bought for her:
I really
did not think it would hold her interest for all that long but she loved it and
kept going until it was completely built, with very little help from us. After
that, we headed back over to their house and they played in the yard with some
friends who live around the corner while we sat outside and enjoyed the
relatively warm weather.
This
morning we are preparing for the last days of the holiday. This evening, we are
all having dinner together at Dina and Aaron’s house – the first meal we’ve had
with just the ten of us (there were others who joined us for the first days).
Tuesday night we will repack all the Passover dishes, and on Wednesday we will
head back to New York. We will be staying there next weekend.
I hope all
of you are enjoying your holiday in good health!
Love,
Rebecca
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