More Bar Mitzvah Memories

Before 4/5 is too far in the rear view, here are some of my favorite memories from the weekend: Hearing N give his speech. He did such a great job. Slow, clear, confident, articulate. Hearing everyone say what a great…

Today N had a field trip of sorts where he went to Dupont Circle and manned a booth related to wellness (the whole grade did it; some went to other locations). He said that he was using a voice similar…

Passover Weekend

I will go back to bar mitzvah posts this week but wanted to quickly post about our weekend. We drove up to Aunt Darrah’s house yesterday for Passover. We didn’t get up until late-ish on Saturday night, especially because we…

Nate’s Speech

I think I will post things about the bar mitzvah for many posts to come. We got the photos back today and they are GREAT! So many good ones that capture the joy and love from that event. I will…

NATE’S BAR MITZVAH

I am too tired for a long post tonight but WHAT A WEEKEND. N did a FANTASTIC job last night. He was poised, clear, confident, smart, modest and overall extremely impressive. He didn’t make a single mistake with his chanting…

Universal Yums Bracket

This… is the Natey-ist thing to ever exist. Universal Yums, the snack box from around the world that N gets every month, had a special Advent calendar over the holidays that had a different international candy every day. It came…

Bar Mitzvah Week!

We are in the home stretch. One week from tonight and the BM will be over! That will be very sad. Lots to do this week though! N is ready-ish, though he is getting a little nervous. Weather prediction keeps…

Post Spring Break

Here is an update! We had a few lovely days in Grand Cayman. We relaxed a lot, swam in the ocean and the pool, did some snorkeling, had some good meals, read some books and just enjoyed being out of…

Baseball Bar Mitzvah

Today, Dad took N to the mall to go pick up his new suit. While there, they got N some accoutrements for his bar mitzvah: new shoes, a new shirt, a belt and a few ties, including a tie with…