Passover 2013

We had a lovely time down in NY for Passover this year.  Having so much family around is always a treat and my sister even made the trek out to the WP for the Seder.  Thanks to Caitlin and Gilda for all the group shots!

Our little cousins, Maggie and Harrison, took the lead this year for Part One of the Seder and they did great!  Finley paid close attention since he'll be on the hot seat soon enough :)

Dagny is certainly attached to her mom, but she usually doesn't mind being passed around and that's a blessing.  Aunt Caitlin is one of her faves!

But soon it was time to put the littlest member of the Seder to bed.

We all went to temple the next morning and both kids were very well behaved and attracted lots of attention from the people seated near us :) But the service wore Dagny out!

We had another lovely Seder over at Linda and Jacob's house that night and while we put Dagny to sleep upstairs just a little past her bedtime, Finley was able to burn the midnight oil and stay up late with the grown ups.  The next morning, both kids were raring to go--Dagny even tried out Finley's beloved front loader!

We lounged around that morning and later, Dagny went down for a nap while GG, Grandpa and I did a little shopping.  In the car on the way home, GG asked if FInley liked popcorn and since I said that he  did--she pulled out her neat stovetop popcorn popper as soon as we arrived.  Finley was thrilled!  He helped pour in the kernels first.

Then, he helped GG turn the crank on the side to move the seeds and coconut oil around.

Dan stepped in to help do the crank, but Finley wanted to keep turning it as the kernels started to pop.

Soon the popcorn was all popped, GG poured it into a a big bowl and Finley couldn't wait to dive in.

After having our fill of popcorn and loading up our car with all our stuff (and a bag of leftovers), we said our goodbyes and drove back to Boston. It was a lovely break from reality and always a treat to spend another holiday down in NY :)