Maryland Day

Today, Grandpa, Lily, and I went to the University of Maryland for Maryland Day with David and Sadie and Donny and Logan. Lily had a great time doing all sorts of fun activities.

"Testudo"

Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog, Lily and Sadie

"Go Terps!"

"Music is Fun!"

"Kertle" - the Kermit Turtle Statue in the Student Union

Ben's First Trip to Costco

... Was tiring!

Morning Stretch

Ben stretching this morning while I finished my breakfast:

Climbing Trees

It was a beautiful morning so Lily and I went to Adventure Playground with Sadie. The girls had a great time and even found some trees low enough to climb.

Ben's First Passover

Last night, we had a modified simple Sedar (about 3 minutes). Afterwards, Lily went to bed and Ben enjoyed some quality relaxing time on the couch. Happy Passover!

 "Hello World!"

"How big is Ben.... So Big!"

Benjamin's Bris

Today, we had Benjamin's Bris. While it is important religious ceremony, it is also an excellent opportunity to visit with family and friends.

Getting Ready for the Ceremony

The Straus Family

The Big Sister

The Elbling and Straus Grandparents

Aunt Rachel carrying Ben

Uncle Dave carrying Ben

Uncle Steve carrying Ben

Lily meets Ben

Here is a video of Lily meeting Ben in the hospital.  She was very gentle touching him.

When we got home the next day, Lily liked that Ben was wearing pajamas.  So much so that she insisted on changing into her monkey pajamas too!  Here is Lily holding Ben for the first time.