On Saturday, Dec. 22, Sammy and Jesse went to Tot Shabbat at TRS. They saw Rabbi Saxe and Ms. Hannah, who led the service. During the oneg, Jesse made two Challah covers!
Sammy the Spider and Jesse on Winter break: Tot Shabbat
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Lappin’ it up
Jesse is making progress in his swim class, with a coach (complete with Slavic accent) who urges him on.
Swimming at camp
Jesse’s a pretty proficient swimmer, at least in terms of staying afloat. He is fast too. I stopped by today’s swim lesson to see how he was doing.
The kindergartners were in various groups at the upper pool, and I think the club’s team was practicing in the pool below. Nice set up.
Jesse’s very excited about swimming in general.
They seemed to be trying to teach back stroke.
Photos from camp
The camp publishes hundreds, maybe ultimately thousands, of candid photos of campers on its site. I grabbed a few I could find of Jesse.
He loves all of the counselors. Look at the adoration.
Last week, Reptiles Alive! came to visit, and Jesse apparently touched a star of the show.
(Pam, don’t look at this last one.)
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First day of camp
Jesse’s first day of camp was a rousing success! We knew he’d love it, since yesterday we went to “Back 2 Camp Nite,” which gave him a taste of the fun.
He was even excited about carpool — I just pull up, and someone unbuckled him and grabbed his bag. Efficient!
Flippin’ out
On Wednesday, Jesse was practicing somersaults in the water.
He enjoyed doing that so much, he gave it a try on the bungee jumper at Hot Shabbat!
Where we got married
Jesse and I stopped at the Westfields Marriott on our way home from a party. (Yup, that’s the same window.) What most impressed him was the candy bar.
Jesse’s 4th birthday party at MyGym!
Jesse had a great time at his birthday party, with lots of friends and family celebrating him.
He digs the zip line.
Garage (sale) band
We picked up a Paper Jamz guitar that Jesse really loves.
Festival
We stopped at a garden center near the house to check out its “Spring Fling.” Definitely worth delaying nap time. There were pony rides, a petting zoo and an ice cream truck (choco taco was a hit).
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