Maycember >June

 Wild few weeks over here as everything comes to then end....Hersh had a magical time at Dreamstreet, Lu is concluding another incredible year of ballet, Sender transitioned from the Pirahnas to the Feet, and we are so happy to be at Daleview all the time:)  We went to Sender's Space Expo and learned a lot about the Kaiper Belt.  Tonight is CAP Hollywood, and Sunday ballet demo.I've had the good fortune of lots of 1:1 time with each kid this past week (car rides, work buddy, pool time) and each moment is a gift.  They have so much to say, are developing and I just love love love them.  Jacob and I also celebrated 22 years of wedded bliss--what a blessing--and had a lovely date night--but they ran out of pizza, a total tragedy!  Onward to the last weeks of school, summer packing, and love.

Quotes

It's a very busy season....May seems to be the deluge of the end of the year, a season of impending transition and supporting the kids (while never cooking dinner).  Earlier this week Hersh made us proud by finishing his first year as a Hartman Fellow, he won the BBYO Leadership Award, has been working so hard to get as much school work done as he can before he heads to volunteer at Dreamstreet.  Among the many wonderful moments with Hersh this week, he achieved a PR (195lbs) in weight lifting and discussed, what is the holiest day of year.  Lu went to Memphis last weekend for a camp friends BM, and then to NYC for Milton 7th grade trip--she is definitely living her best life.  Sender is finishing being a Piranha and feels the end of 2nd grade upon him.  I took him for ice cream after school the other day when it was so hot...he said, "Wow Ima.  It worked.  That was surprisingly delicious (bc vanilla) and it cooled my whole body down."  We also had a whole conversation about what it means to be liberated, and he confessed that although his class is ready for 3rd grade bc they have learned enough, they are not good enough listeners for 3rd grade:)

Not much to say...it's May?

 Not much to say in May so far.  The weather goes from hot to cold, there are many many "end of year" events.  The kids are happy, we are thriving, the summer looms.  Fellowships are ending, travel is starting, and I'm still cooking dinner.  Swim season will turn into the next swim season, ballet will end, and soon I have to pack the kids for camp!!!!  The kids are treasures, the Lion King holds up, and who knew that collaborative reading of New Yorker articles with ones own children was a thing.  Oh, and I got a new car!

16!

 Our dearest Hershel Bershel Bear turned 16!  It's hard to believe that my sweetest baby is truly a young man.  Hersh is kind, smart, responsible, playful, hardworking, hungry, a true mentsch.  He is a delight to be with, and is all of our best friend.  His birthday hosted a slough of events--a BBYO Brotherhood bonfire, an Aplebaum Birthday Boys dinner, an evening at Red Maple, presents, cards and the #16 in balloons, even though Jacob tried his mathematical best to derail this effort.  This upcoming weekend we have Lu's spring concert and will see Book of Mormon as the final birthday event. Lu got braces--an official sign of being a teenager! As we enter May, the end of the school year looms, summer and the pool will be here so soon, and I just love love love these kids.