(He's thinking very hard.)
Answer: It's Jake's very first Passover Seder.
On Monday we went into the Marais to shop for Passover. I don't know how to spell most of the things we bought, but suffice to say that we were able to get the sweet things we needed, the bitter things we needed, the book to explain it all, and Jake's first yarmulke, too.
Colin led the Seder in Hebrew and I read the French translations of all the blessings. Jake and Merlin lent their moral support.
It may have the been the shortest Seder ever, due to a certain someone's flagging interest. But I'm not pointing fingers.
Jake's favorite part of the evening was the search for the afikoman, the last piece of matzo. Colin hid it at the start of the meal and once we were done, I helped Jake find it among his toys.
Jake's becoming quite the adventurous eater, and now he's added matzo to his repertoire. Which is a good thing, because we have plenty left over.
We had a joyous evening, especially knowing that we had just celebrated another of Jake's 'firsts.'
Chag samaech! Happy Pesach!
7 comments:
Looks like a great Seder - wish we were with you! Next year in ?
I've wanted to leave a comment before this, but didn't know whether you (Colin) would even remember me...
I have to tell you, that child is absolutly adorable. And reading Angelina's blogs can really brighten up a bad day ! Congrats on the beautiful bundle of boy....
I look forward to seeing updated pictures & reading more about him & your adventures....
Linda K
Jake looks different in each new set of pics! He looks pretty disgruntled toward the end, which closely mirrors how I feel by the end of a long seder. I really like that picture of him laughing. It looks like someone told a good joke and you caught him in a candid moment.
Hadn't visited the site for a while. Man! He's getting as big as he's getting cute.
Thanks for your comments, everyone! We think he's pretty cute, too.
you guys are JEWISH??
What? We're an interfaith family. I thought you knew.
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