Thursday, March 8, 2012

Purim Costumes!

Each year its getting harder to get all five kids together for one Purim picture...this year, I don't think I had all 5 awake in the house at one time the entire day!  With Yisrael learning in "ישיבת מרדכי הצדיק" and Bruria prancing around town delivering משלוח מנות to her friends,  and Nissim needing a nap, just getting a picture of each of them didn't prove to be such a simple feat!  (Not to mention that Mama was pre-occupied with getting ready for a Seuda which we hosted!)

B"H everyone looked adorable in their costumes.  Yisrael wanted to be the כהן גדול again (he wore the same costume last year)- he just finished learning פרשת תצוה in Cheder and was very excited to wear it.  Only problem (if you can call it that!) is that he learned the Chumash so well, that he knew all the measurements of exactly how long everything was supposed to be, exactly of what type of material, and kept on complaining about the innaccuracies in his costume.  We did make a new ציץ and מצנפת which were more authentic looking, but I put my foot down when he asked for an אבנט that was 32 אמות long!

Bruria was a כלה, and she relished the opportunity to get all dressed up and wear makeup.  She was a real beauty, and I must admit at one point when I was watching her, I had a thought that before we know it  I'll be marrying her off!  (okay, well a bit longer than that....but time really does fly!  Seems like just yesterday they were just babies!)

Azriel Shraga was  מררכי הצדיק (in the picture he's missing his beard...oh well).  He loved his costume and was especially proud of the horse and the sign that he wore which we made together.

Naftali, who is always a bit of a clown, decided to make it official and dress up as one.  Good thing I got a picture right after I did the face makeup, becuase right afterward he ate a chocolate hamantasch and got it smeared all over his face!

And Nissim was a clown too- which matches his bright, happy personality.  The ribbons in his hair drew lots of comments- they just added to his natural cuteness!  (he didn't want to keep his hat on, even just to snap a picture...oh well!)

I did not manage to snap a picture of Tatty with his hat...he picked up some strange Santa style hat with braids (not sure what it was really meant to be!)  He wore it to Cheder and his students (all Americans!) called him "Mrs. Santa".  Definitely a bit didfferent!

Enjoy!

 

3 comments:

Chavi Rokach said...

Yael, such gorgeous kinder! Kol Hakavod to all your touchups- and your face paint is top rate!

Ruthie Blumenkopf said...

Gorgeous! I cracked up when reading abt the request for the 32 amos long belt... They all look adorable and Bruria looks pretty as can be! Shkoiyach!

Yunger Mama said...

Well I DID make sure that the Tzitz was 2 fingers by 1.5 tefachim...
But a belt 32 amos long just seemed a bit much!