Passover 2008

What a busy but nice weekend! Thursday after we picked up the boys, I made David help me clean out my car. We had to remove the car seats in order to vaccuum:


I spent most of Friday cooking (or driving kids places - Sofia had school, Sam had testing in the morning at Sofia's school and at lunchtime at another school, as part of his IEP, and Micah had a friend over). Laura and Lilie came up Friday afternoon too. I borrowed back my exersaucer and jumping swing from my neighbor so Lilie had a "command central" to sit in...but Sofia had to get into the act:



I think she's too tall now:


So she settled for "holding" Lilie in her lap:


Friday afternoon (after the cleaning ladies left!) we finally got around to burning our chametz (we symbolically burn those last remaining traces of leavened items, and then say a specific formula stating that we've done the best we can and anything else in our house that is not kosher-for-Passover is not our problem):


The weather was just gorgeous all weekend, so the kids played outside alot while I prepped for seder. It only took us 8 years to realize that we could put a baby gate on the front porch and play out there with the door open...

Our babysitter E came to help out Saturday evening - here she and Sofia review the table before the guests arrive:


David's cousin came with her husband and sons - here is David holding Lilie and Heather holding Ian, who is only 2 weeks older!


The seder was good. Some guests were a little restless and caused others to be a little disruptive (no fingers pointed). Food was great - 24 pound turkey came out great!

Micah fell asleep on B's lap at the end of the evening:


Micah also told the complete story of the exodus, complete with diagrams (which he had drawn in school) both nights - I will edit down that video eventually.

Sunday night was good, too. The veal roast was delicious! My parents, my aunt, and David's grandma and great-uncle came, along with lots of good friends:


When we opened the door for Elijah, we had a surprise:
(it's really Sammy and Micah pretending to be Elijahs)

Today was the Boston Marathon, which runs right past David's office, so we drove part way there and then walked down the hill to watch:


Laura and Lilie left around 4pm - Sofia was sad to see "her" baby leave:


Whew!

Oh, and I finished reading "Roadmap to Holland" - more hugs, and tremendous congratulations to Jennifer.