"Daddy, Write This Down"

Dex has been asking Ben to write down the spontaneous stories he dictates. I found this one from February about Handy Helper Glove while I was cleaning the house last weekend. Yup, cleaning happens about once every two months in this house these days.

Happy Passover

We were honored to be invited to Elissa's family's Passover Seder this year. Dex loved playing with Ian and his cousins. As we sat at the table, Dex asked me, "Can I sit next to Ian's girl cousin?" He ended up between Elissa and Ian.

Even though Dex got a little antsy through the Seder rituals ("When do we eat?" "Are we done yet?"), he managed to keep it together.

Interactive features such as Face Time with Jason's parents and the plague masks helped keep Dex engaged.

It was nice to see all the kids participate actively in the Seder. Elissa's sister, Jessica, led the hunt for the afikomen and Dexter's prizes for finding his included the book, "Big Words for Little People." He has read it every night since.

Dexter ate his weight in matzah, matzah ball soup, and meatballs. The food was delicious, the table looked beautiful, and the company could not have been better. Happy Passover.

Daddy Gets Down with the Silly

As Ben was helping Dex get ready for bed, the two of them got distracted by the Ewer's Easter gift packaging. Dex wore the basket (bucket) and Daddy got to wear the Goldfish box.

Dex upped the silly factor by putting a construction hat on top of Daddy's box head and his jammie bottoms on top of his bucket head. I was wondering what was taking Dex so long to get dressed for bed!