Chag Sameach!!

After cooking for days on end, Ilana took q break and enjoyed the one day chag with everyone ! The food was devourEd ! We had a great time singing with the kids and our special guests and the ushpizin guests. Ezra went on a special hike with his friends after chag and is niw feeling it in his legs..We enjoyed Friday as our first day chol hamoed while Ilana hit the stove again..after chag we enjoyed a nice kumsitz in a friends sukka replete with musical instruments and food of coarse. the kids are enjoying the simcha the music , junk food and family time as well as. Staying up Kate and Bering on vacation from school. Today we started the Day early at the kotel where we were blessed along with thousands of others by hundreds of kohanim and their priestly blessing. It was unreal !! Than a short stop at icevream and off to Ariel to see ilanas whole family. We had a great time with a BBQ and got to see their horse and fruit tree orchard! The girls got to ride the horse WMD had a great time. As a surprise, everyone brought temmima birthday presents and we had two cakes two! It was such a great time and te girls really had a blast! Yedidya had a great time crawling around and playing with Yona!( the mother of all) all returned exhausted, in fact it's only 10 and I'm the only one awake!! Off to bed for jam packed day tomorrow!! Moadim lesimcha!!!'