Happy New Year - 5770

And then there was another gathering of the clan(s) for Rosh Hashanah. Sarah flew in from Wisconsin and Rachel, Chad, and Noah drove up from Pa. Noah was intent on showing Sarah his new walking talents.











David had to re-examine his aversion to "hat ladies"

After services the hats were shed and everyone gathered at Sue & ELlie's where Noah continued to enlighten and entertain:

Enough with the blessings, pass the apple......

Catching Saba up to date...











G-Grandpa giving Noah the real scoop

Good Food, Good Talk and Good times:

See more on Rachel's post for the New Year

From the peanut gallery

Getting back to the Chancellor's award, before the shrimp arrived, there was actually a ceremony where the award winner's were greeted by the University President and given their award. From the peanut gallery were great cheers, and so far, only one lone picture courtesy of Aaron. Melanie just moved too fast for David. It was so wonderful to have so many of our family and friends there for the event.

Where did the summer go!

Time to catch up a little. The summer raced to a close with Dylan's birthday. Among other celebrations was a trip to the Strong Museum of Play









After learning the fine points of handling horses the next jaunt was to Newark, NJ for Jerry's birthday












Given that Melanie had used up her allotment of birthdays for the year, we found her winning the 2009 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Upstate University as a suitable excuse for a gathering and celebration.

Check out the size of that medal!

But when it comes to parties - who is more important than:


...the Shrimp Lady!

well, except maybe the shrimp themselves.

Yes, it's the Birthday Train - brought you you by Dylan and Nana - we won't ask about the animal crackers....