Elliot is in Pre-K and every Friday morning, I stay with him until 10:00 AM. First we spend some time in his class room. He practices writing his name, we read a book, play with toys and clean-up. Then it’s “line-up” and we walk to the gym for the Shabbat party (grape juice, challah, candles, songs, dancing, prayers). The entire time, classroom and gym, many of the kids are jumping and crawling all over me, wanting me to play and interact with them. It’s a lot of fun for me. Sometimes Elliot gets jealous of sharing me, but it does not seem he gets upset – I am sure to always make him #1.
And that evening, we went to the Family Shabbat Dinner. It is the first time Elliot put on a “peacock” (keepah) of his own accord.
