August 19th, 2010, by Ben
Mechel and I have been doing a bit of road riding lately, and he’s outgrown his 20” Specialized Hot Rock, so we (along with Bubbie and Zaydie) bought a road bike for Mechel’s 9th birthday:
Mechel received the bike this morning, and then he rode to Rockleigh with me. We rode the 14.8 mile course in [...]
April 22nd, 2010, by Ben
In my humble, unbiased opinion, of course.
November 28th, 2009, by Ben
Trish cut Mechel’s hair, and left the middle alone. Mechel said, “look, I’m a Roman soldier,” presumably thinking of the plumage on their helmets. I was thinking Mr. T, but he doesn’t know who that is.
Yes, Trish finished the haircut in the end.
May 22nd, 2009, by Tricia
We had a hot day and lots of friends over, so a carwash seemed like a great idea!
Here is the speed cycle!
March 8th, 2009, by Ben
It’s Captain Mechel, just in time for Purim!
December 16th, 2008, by Ben
November 28th, 2008, by Ben
Today, I heard those words, those precious words, that every father waits to hear, from the moment he first sees his son thrashing about in his crib:
“Tattie, can I help with the leaves?”
Sure, Mechel!
Mechel used our leaf machine. It’s basically a lawn mower with a sealed bottom, so the blade spins in [...]
October 17th, 2008, by Ben
I wanted to test our new kayak trailer, so Mechel and I went for a quick paddle on the Hackensack, north of Blauvelt:
June 22nd, 2008, by Ben
Mechel completed reading the entire Sefer Tehillim (Book of Psalms), so he had a siyum (completion ceremony) in his class today:
Mazel Tov Mechel! May you have many more!