I have received your calls, emails, and letters of complaints regarding the lack of posts on the website. I was a little disturbed with the violent demonstration in the front yard, but I fully understand the mass discontent. Apparently, raising two kids with a mom who is trying to finish a masters and a dad who works 12-hour days, is harder than we thought it would be.
Well, I took some vacation for Passover and hopefully have made up for the blog hiatus with the mass of new photos in the gallery. Speaking of Passover, we have had a full house for over a week now, with grandparents, uncles, cousins, and great grandparents coming from five different states to celebrate our freedom from slavery (or at least to taste Shannon’s brisket and pinch Gavin’s cheeks). It’s been wonderful seeing everyone and the kids just loved all of the attention.
The grandparents Pilvinsky came by first and grandma hit the jackpot with a home-made Thomas the Train dress. I have never seen Faye so excited in my life and we had no less than 10 comments on the dress when we went out for the day. The rest of you might as well just start saving for a sports car for her 16th birthday because I doubt anything will top this dress until then.
My dad and the Edelson clan rolled in as the Pilvinskys headed out. Sam was so good with Faye and Gavin and all the kids had a blast riding bikes, playing games, and exploring together. The trip out to our secret beach was a highlight as always.
We had a great seder with the crew and several other local guests. We even had a rabbi on loan from the Navy as a special guest. Shannon had been stressing for a couple weeks now about getting the house ready and all of her cooking preparations, but she really did a stupendous job. Each year the food gets better and better, and this year was the best yet. Scrumptious brisket, homemade gefilte fish, matzoh kugel, matzoh ball soup, freshly grated horseradish (thanks to the rabbi), and the best Pesach brownies on earth.
It turns out the rabbi is an avid cyclist, so we went for a ride together on Emerald Isle on Sunday and then met the family at the beach for a nice Passover picnic. It was a beautiful day and Faye got to try out the new kite grandpa Jerry brought for her. The weather was perfect and Faye was having such a good time playing in the water, I just could not resist the shutter button on the camera. There are tons of photos from the event for your enjoyment. There is video from the weekend to follow, but I have to wait for my dad to send me the footage.
As fast as everyone arrived, they are all gone now. It has been a whirlwind tour and while we miss the great company, we are doing so in a quiet and peaceful house once again. We still hope for “next year in Jerusalem”, but in case that doesn’t happen, we look forward to next year at the Rubins’ again!
I have to note that the gefilta fish was home “boiled” not exactly homemade. But I do appreciate all of the compliments.
I’m glad your holidays were wonderful and boy, are the babes getting so big! I pray for continued blessings for two of the best parents on the earth.
Thank you for updating. I didn’t write anything, but i did wonder how everything was going.
Glad you are all well – I love the pictures! The holidays sound wonderful. Looking forward to seeing you again!