After another absence, the blog resumes - April 2010 Passover

I am having another shot at updating!  After a good run, we went to CA for a couple of weeks, and got seriously behind again.   Life keeps going at full tilt and so updating has fallen by the way side.   A while back I made an effort to update, typed a whole bunch and then clicked something and it all went away.  I did not feel inclined to start over.  It's really all about the pictures anyway so perhaps I can catch up with less words - will leave a lot of people feeling grateful :-) The problem with not keeping up is losing the funny things that are said each day and the daily nuances of living with two children.  I can't believe how quickly I can forget things that are said, that I feel so sure I would never forget when I first hear them.
We had a blast with Passover this year and went to two Seders.  The first was at our friends' Jason and Allyson's place.   Our kids DEVOURED the matzah ball soup.   Jason and Allyson had a friendly competition over who could make the best brisket and as a result we had the best brisket of our lives - each was stunning in a different way.   I believe flavor went to Allyson and tenderness to Jason - delicious and fun.   You can see by Isaac's face that dessert was a hit as well - I think this was the matzah bark I made from our friend Laura Beth's recipe.  I also love it when the men get involved in the washing up - it has a super sexy element.

Our second seder was with friends Adam and Laura Beth - since we traveled in China with them for our second adoptions - theirs of Maya Mei and ours of Isaac, they have sort of become like family.  We had a wonderful and fun evening together.   I loved the kids at their little table.   Isaac was crazy for the gefilte fish and ate a bunch of it.   It was wonderful to share these holiday meals with such good friends.