Trip to New York - Part II

On Motzai Shabbos, Ezra and Abba made a Shiva call with Grandpa to Margaret's daughters house in Great Neck. We also made another Shiva call at the Honigs, close friends of our family. Ezra met Shaun, Abba's childhood friend, and his family, and we looked at some pictures of when Abba was the same age as Ezra. We came home to help Grandma Libby and Aunt Merrill with their luggage and decided to go to sleep early and get an early start

Because Saba's car wouldn't start (he ended up getting a new car on Sunday), he needed to use the van and Grandpa decided that I should take his car (really Gail's car) while they were still in Israel (coming back Monday night).

So, early Sunday morning we dropped off Grandpa in Fort Lee and made it to Elizabeth in time for the 8:00 Elmora Hills Shacharis. Ezra spent the morning with Grandma Rhoda and Grandpa while Bubby was teaching until noon. Bentzy and Michelle came over with the kids and took Ezra and Abba to Costco to go grocery shopping. After a game or two of sequence, a Snow White movie and a big lunch of Yom Tov leftovers, Ezra and Abba got dressed to go to Landon's wedding

We drove up in time for the end of the bedeking. Saba was honored with reading the Kesuva, while Ezra and Abba went up to make the 4th of the Sheva Brachos. Ezra was one of only a few children their and had a good time dancing and making new friends. We also had a chance to see Aunt Lisa, Uncle Shimi, Yosef Avraham Elchanan, Uncle Avigdor, the Berns family, Lisa Felber, Aunt Jean, and cousins Rachel, Celia and George Blumenthal.

Ezra, Abba and Uncle Avigdor helped organize Sheva Brachos by Benching since all the other clergy seemed to have left already. We got home very late and went straight to bed.