Today was an incredible day for our family. We finally had Rachel's naming ceremony at the Temple. What a great day! We all filed into the main office of Temple Beth-El to wait for the Rabbi. Mom made the arrangements last week, so it was relatively short notice. Still, we managed to have a nice little group there... Tommy & I of course, my parents, our dear friend Margie, and family friends Ruth & Dick. Not a huge crowd, but just enough and just the right ones! Our first "hold your breath" moment came when the Rabbi came out looking rather confused. Turns out they were not expecting us to actually DO the naming today... they thought we were coming to PLAN the naming! Luckily, he was VERY nice and said that since we were all there already, he would just go ahead and do the ceremony now! Thank goodness! He did a beautiful job, especially considering the short notice!
Just before the ceremony, we presented Rachel with a beautiful gift from her Nana & Papa and Nana's dear old friend Ida. Ida sent Rach a gorgeous Star of David. It was hers as a little girl and we were SO honored to have it. Nana & Papa added the chain, and Rachel wore the beautiful set for the ceremony! 
We also talked to the Rabbi about eventually joining the Temple. Since they have a pre-school, it looks like we will become members. Especially seeing how NICE they all were to us!
After the ceremony, we all headed to Perkins for a little bite to eat. All in all, it was a really wonderful day!
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Congratulations to Rachel! I love her necklace - how special that it was a family friends' when she was little. Lauren really enjoys the pre-K here (and we've learned a lot of things that you probably already know about all the festivals/celebrations, very cool).
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