(Credit to my sister for coming up with that title.)
Gabriel's bris was on Thursday, 7/7, which also happened to be my parents' wedding anniversary. For the uninitiated, a "bris" is a Jewish ritual circumcision that is held at home on the 8th day after birth. Don't worry - local anesthesia is used so it's very humane! It went well, though the little man certainly didn't like being restrained and partly stripped on the dining room table. I think he was just being modest. Ben read some blessings while the mohel (the person doing the circumcision) did the procedure - it took less than a minute! I took on the traditional mother's role of crying in the next room. The mohel then read some blessings and said hopefully he'll grow up to be a mentsch (a good guy). Fat chance.
This is an emergency dispatch back to the home planet. My human slaves held a small rebellion yesterday - I barely survived. A group of them held me down on the table and attempted to cut me with a
knife. Fortunately they only managed to get my foreskin before I was able to escape.
My sister, brother-in-law and nephew (their kid) Zach came to the bris. Apparently this conversation happened at Zach's home earlier in the day:
My sis: What're we doing today?
Zach: We're going to a bris!
My sis: What's a bris?
Zach: I'm gonna find out!
Clearly a case of "gotcha journalism." Still, this kid is quite the conversationalist. Instead of "I don't know," it's: "I'll let you know!" "Stay tuned for more!"
There was awesome deliciousness: bagels and lox, whitefish, pastry, kugel,...and we have lots of leftovers! One thing about having a kid is you can trade visits for snacks - we've had relatives bring us beer, Indian food, rotisserie chicken, hot dogs and burgers for the 4th, and the whole bris spread. So book your visit soon - we may be upping the ante to caviar and escargot.
the Mohel with Martha
Mommy with me staging my escape
the Mohel
Mohel with Saba holding me down. He'll regret taking THAT job.
After narrowly escaping the slave rebellion...Saba still looks nervous!
Mommy and Auntie
the spread
And they thought Manischewitz would thwart me...dream on!
the Mohel with relatives
the candles
the Mohel with Zach
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| Daddy, Mommy, Bubi |
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| Daddy giving a spiel |
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| Will Daddy ever be quiet? Weird Uncle Jon is falling asleep! |
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| Mommy's relatives... |
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| Mommy with Aunt Lee |
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| the slave rebellion feast |
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| neveu et cousin avec Lego's |
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| cousin |
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| nephew |
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| onesie martha made...it says "x-plane's latest" |
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| "Dear Mommy, If the earthling slaves ever stage another rebellion like that one, I'll show NO mercy!" |
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| just kidding. opening gifts |
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| Martha's onesie: "X-plane's Latest" |
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| baby quilt by Martha |
