When our four older grandchildren all decided to spend the
first 2018 summer session at camp, we knew we had to squeeze our “Camp Nana Sabba” sessions
into just a few weeks. Short of having four straight weeks, which would have
been a bit too exhausting for us old folks, we decided to pair up two of the children.
Ella and Maya were the obvious choice. Although two years apart in age, they
share many common interests. I think all of us would agree that it turned out
to be a great plan.
Because of logistics, Ella came first, on Friday the 17th.
I had a treatment that day but had managed to schedule it in the morning, so we
arrived home just around the time that Dina dropped Ella off on her
way to Maryland with the other three children. We had a restful Shabbat,
including three games of Rummikub.
On Sunday, Barry and Ella drove to Connecticut to meet up
with Maya and Ronen and brought her to New York.
Sunday was Maya's 10th birthday!
On Monday we headed over to the Bronx Zoo. They recently
opened one of these “TreeTop Adventures.” You can watch a video here:
We spent much of Tuesday at the Museum of Natural History.
Of course, Barry and I had seen most of the new exhibits (as well as some old
favorites) with Joshua just a few weeks ago, but we knew that Ella and Maya
would enjoy them as well, and they certainly did.
After the Museum, I took Ella and Maya over to have their
nails done.
On Wednesday morning the girls worked on art kits they had
bought at the Museum of Natural History, and then Barry took them to see
“Frozen” on Broadway. Needless to say, they enjoyed the show!
Then on Thursday, a simply beautiful day, with clear, sunny
skies, low humidity, and temperatures in the 70's, we headed over to Playland.
The pictures really say it all. They went on the "Playland Plunge" three times, which is how they were drenched to the bone!
Since no visit to New York is complete without Menchie’s, we stopped for our frozen yogurt fix on the way home.
On Friday we packed up the car and drove up to Sharon, where
we spent the weekend with the whole family for the first time in over two
months.
Now I am just trying to get through the hundreds of pictures
we took and start work on the photobook; I have already done the ones for Julia and Noah, Eliana, and Joshua.
Have a great week.
Love,
Rebecca
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