2009

Italy



Purim

After the Megillah reading

Hamentashen baking

The fruit of their labor wrapped in the pastry of their labor

Wee bakers

Birkat HaChamah



Birkat HaChamah is the Blessing of the Sun which commemorates the creation of the sun on the fourth day of the Biblical story of Creation. The event occurs on a Wednesday (the fourth day of the week) every 28 years (10,227 days).

























Here comes the Sun....



Caribbean Cruises



Coney Island (Two trips)

At the N.Y. Aquarium

"Wow. Fishies. Glub glub glub."

Watching the seal show

Before G's big ride on the Ferris Wheel

And the next trip:






Shawangunk

Awosting Falls

We took a family vacation to Ulster County, NY and did some hiking, climbing and soaking in the New Paltz area. The weather was great with sunny skies and temperatures in the eighties.

Lake Minnewaska State Park and Preserve

Hiking the old carriage roads

Around the breakfast table.

The Shawangunk Ridge, 'The Gunks,' is the most visited climbing destination in North America. The climbing area is mostly conglomerate.

Allen
climbs
The
Gunks

Junior rock-climber (l).

Grandfather as Gunga Din (r).

Picnic Time.

Artificial Hot Spring

Apple-Picking Time


























































Bris

J.W. joins the club.

Thanksgiving

Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade





































Thanksgiving '09: We have much for which to be thankful.


Chanukkah

We had our Chanukkah get together on the last day of the holiday, but had to cut things short as a nor'easter was coming in which threatened to drop lots of snow.






















































































We got a little more than a foot of snow.

It only took Sarah and me a few hours to shovel out the car and walk.