camping with kids
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Rebecca - - No responsesBoys in redwood roots, Big Basin, September 2015 This is the first year I have taken Elan with me to Yom Kippur day services by choice. I decided he's old enough to come with me, and for me to still be able to pay attention and get something out of the service. He wore shorts and crocs, and we went (him by scooter, me walking) to the "super-reform" service held outdoors alongside the playground at the JCC. But even during the times that he took a break from listening by swinging ... more -
Rebecca - - No responsesSeveral months ago, my sister and her dear friend Kristina took their families on a camping trip. Around the same time, Mikhail and I decided to take our kids on their first trip to Yosemite as a Rosh Hashanah celebration. I believe that is where the similarities between our two camping trips end. We have taken our kids camping numerous times before, starting when Elan was only eight months old, but always with a large group of Mikhail's family members or on one-night trips with other families with young children. Elan's first camping trip, August 2007, Swimmer's ... more
