Shabbat Shalom

We spent all of Shabbat laughing! That was definitely the best part. To kick off the weekend we spent the day on the beach in Netanya, followed by some lovely coffee before all the shops closed down for the weekend.

We were joined by Meme, Pepe and Yoram at Mome's house for Shabbat Friday night dinner. Dinner was so delicious it actually created food coma!  So much so that we were all tired and exhausted while our 94-year-old grandpa was fluttering around! You know there's a problem when you hit that point when you need to sleep, and the old folks stay awake!

Saturday morning we drove to the northern part of the country to a town called Migdal HaEmek to some paternal cousins and more Mamanes!  Shalom is my oldest cousin on that side of the family. And his hospitality is above and beyond phenomenal. His kids joined us and his home was open to any and all of his siblings their children or  grandchildren. Family members came and went all through the day – never even knocking  on the door! It opened and shut, everyone was welcome and there was always room at the table -  people just joined in the laughter and left as needed. There was an endless pot of chamim and gifts to boot. We perused old albums and Maors book of idioms. At one time we laughed so hard, I think I wet my pants! Then there was the challenge of the group photo with the camera and it's timer.  Whatever the case, we captured great shots and great memories. And are so glad that we got to  know family a bit more! 

What beautiful people!