G'mar Chatimah

Yom Kippur weekend started off with dinner at our house.

ELiza and Rich came in for the weekend so we hosted dinner at our house so we could all spend damily time together without rushing home to get Asher down for bed.

We made chicken stuff with asparagus and mozzarella, rice, salad and matzah ball soup (thanks to my mommy!). It was all delicious.

Rich and Eliza gotto help with the bed time routine and Asher was loving all of the attention.

Aunt Eliza and Poppy reading books with Asher.

Uncle Rich reading Asher a book for bed time

We have a family tradition "family hug" where Asher gives us a big bear hug, kisses all of us and usually Bella has to be included. He decided to share the love with Eliza and Rich too!

There is always extra love for daddy...because afterall he is daddy...

The next morning we had to get up super early to go to temple.

Asher went to babysitting at the Temple, but we dressed him to the nines since he was going to "Temple" and it was the high holidays. He loved getting dressed up and didnt even complain or whine with a tie on!

He was super slow (as always) eating his breakfast, but had plenty of time to cheese it up for the camera with his cream cheese mustache.

This is his new "cheese" face.

Got to love how kids think they can smile with their eyes :)

...and he loves hats...

dear mommy, i am grown up....even if you think I am your baby...

We stopped to see Softa at temple before we headed to babysitting.

She loved his outfit as did everyone who saw him. he was eating it up.

He did fantastic in babysitting. I went and got him before the service was over and brought him into the sanctuary to sit with us. You could hear everyone whispering about him when I walked in with him. He was quite the hit :)

When we got home we played a bit before we ran out to do errands while daddy stayed home and fasted. (mommy cant fast for health reasons)

After nap time We headed over to my parents house for Break of Fast #1.

Loving this photo of my sis and I. Miss her and love her always.

Uncle Jay came over too!

Ash LOVES his uncle rich. He pretty much ran around all weekend saying "uncle wich"

Aunt Estelle, Happy and Mom

Aunt Eliza and Asher man!

He was able to name everyone at the dinner table and really "got" who Eliza and Rich were this trip. Yay, so exciting for them since they only get to see him every few months.

oh this child is such a lover..

Asher cracked us up at the dinner table constantly raising his glass of "wine" exclaiming "cheers, L'chaim". Cute factor - extremely high.

Next up was our 2nd Break of Fast stop... Jonathan Howard's house.

He had an insane spread. We decided to eat a little bit at my moms and a little at Jonathans so we wouldnt over eat. Jonathan brought in tons of stuff from NYC. Delicious.

Jen's sister Bari was in town and she was snuggling up to Asher.

He also LOVED watching all of the big kids including Ben Benson's son Zach.

Too funny. Love that he has so many other Temple Kids as role models.

Despite a major holiday falling on a weekend we had a fantastic weekend with family and good friends.

G'mar Chatimah...may you be inscribed in the book of life.

Good Yontiv....