Seders have become a highlight of the year for us. The kids go to a Jewish day school so from Purim until Passover they learn so much about Passover and have so many cool insights to share. This year three of the five are in school, so three huge packs of projects came home Wednesday. Three awesome hagadas that they worked so hard on, bowls for washing, pillow cases, matzah covers, and afikomen bags. We might have had a kiddish cup and matzah bag at some point as well from someone. It just makes the holiday more festive. In the past years the kids have fought to stay up as their eyes droop in the wee hours of the night. This year was different though, they were zonked!
The first night F and T made it to the meal. We ate sometime around 11:30 pm. Not bad. Z was out as soon as the four questions were done. Poor guys meds to help him not tic knock him out. He was able to wake up and have some matzah though he kept falling asleep as he was chewing. ML passed out on Tatty's chest sometime before the four questions. It was fun though to hear all the cool things F and T learned. The second night though, was hilarious. Z was out before the first cup in his chair sitting up. Throughout the night though he would open his eyes, give us some insight he learned in school, and go right back to sleep. Always giving those insights at the right time too. Was he really asleep? He was snoring pretty loud. T made it to the meal. The last half was cuddled on Tatty's chest sine I scared him with my silly voices. He wasn't impressed by my hard work cooking though. When I offered him food he rolled his eyes and said, "eh, no thanks," and headed straight to bed. ML fell asleep before we started in the living room as we set up the seder plates. Poor guy didn't have a fighting chance. F had us rolling on the floor in stitches. She brought down all her pillows, her blanket, and anything else she needed to make a bed fit for a queen at the table. She loudly (she has a tic where she has to sing things on top of her lungs) sang the four questions, vehi shehamda, and than built her nest. When I asked what was going on she said, we are to be kings tonight so I am! LOL Okay F! She spilled her grape juice for the plagues and cuddled in asking us to wake her up for matzah. Matzah comes and my husband finally got to see what he looks like when I am trying to get him to help with MEB in the middle of the night. As she is slurring her words, eyes opening and quickly closing, talking but not having a clue what she is saying so the funniest non-sense comes out, we finally give up. Her clompiramine hangover is to strong! I almost peed myself I was laughing so hard watching my husband trying to get her to wake up for matzah. MEB, well she played and played. She loved the seder. She kicked and played in her gym thing, giggling the whole night, and nursed on demand. What a hard life! She made it through to the end. Lucky kid though got to nap through shul the next morning.
So, maybe next year they will stay up once again, maybe not. Either way they provide hours of entertainment.
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