Growing Up (too!) Fast

Dearest Readers,

We cordially invite you to the Bar Mitzvah of our eldest son, Yitzchok Zevi Svei. It is scheduled to take place, b'ezrat haShem, in 8 summers from now but it may as well be tomorrow because time is passing soooooo quickly. Today was nostalgia day at the Svei household. We had a picnic in a park today- the same park that we went to last year at this time (bayamim hahaim bazman hazeh). Remember this? Only this time, we brought with us not a new-born and 2 pitzkalach but a toddler and two.......OK- bigger pitzkalah. They are still little enough that they pish all over the place but I hear that such is the fate of a "mom of boys", no matter how old they get.

They are getting so big........and yet I'm often reminded of how little they really are.

We picked up cousin Aryeh's tefillin today from the local sofer.

Abba: Aryeh Leib, can you believe that, b'ezrat haShem, in 10 years from now you are also going to wear tefillin?

AL: Nu-uh

Looking forward to seeing you there soon!

-Shira and Co.