Mechel’s new road bike

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 [...]

Lookin’ good

In my humble, unbiased opinion, of course.

Mohawk boy

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.

Going to the carwash!

We had a hot day and lots of friends over, so a carwash seemed like a great idea!

 

Here is the speed cycle!

Attention on deck!

It’s Captain Mechel, just in time for Purim!

Mechel’s school project

 

 

Worker man Mechel

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 [...]

Kayaking with Mechel

I wanted to test our new kayak trailer, so Mechel and I went for a quick paddle on the Hackensack, north of Blauvelt:

Mazel Tov!

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!

Baseball Action

Mechel had a game today: