Hannah's Bat Mitzvah Photo Gallery by Ed Greenberg at pbase.com

Hannah's Bat Mitzvah

During September 27-30, 2012 we traveled to Detroit, Michigan and vicinity to join in the celebration of our great grand niece Hannah's bat mitzvah and spend some time with family. It was a beautiful time of year to be there with many trees beginning to show their fall colors.

While we were there we indulged in a local Fall tradition and visited the historic Franklin Cider Mill, where we enjoyed their delcious fresh chilled apple cider and irresistable little greasy cinnamon spice donuts as well as a walk in charming Franklin Village.

Hannah did a fantastic job during her confirmation and it was great fun for us to be there. The bat mitzvah party was held at the Lazy J Ranch in Milford, MI, "an old time gathering place for special events." The event included a pop DJ, square dancing and, for the kids, a hayride. We couldn't imagine a more fun venue!

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Morning at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport	Awaiting departure	Breakfast on the go	Not a Detroit Tiger
This artist's sculptures are fantastically lifelike	Up in the air over Roosevelt Dam (see inset)	Honey, I shrunk the cracker!	Big sale on small snacks?
Spirit Man is a live and well in Chicago	When in Chicago, eat a Chicago-style hot dog	A beautiful snack bag and warm greeting await us at our hotel	We drove to a nearby nature park in our great rental car
We've been to this lovely place before	Water, greenery, and abundant bird life	A Great Blue Heron wades in the shallows	Egret and heron
I love the look of these birds	Canadian Geese	Just cruisin'	This place is for the birds
OK, one more heron photo	Judy likes it here	Big thistles	Happy waddlers
There are wildflowers too	A swan comes in for a noisy landing	Much more graceful while afloat	Paddling amongst the water lillies
Big waddler	This cute dog was having a good time here	This park is an oasis surrounded by civilization	This is a good place to reflect
More reflections	My one and only	Yours truly	A flock of geese, flocking
Egret in flight	Quack!	We also drove to nearby Walled Lake	Little dogs greet us at Diane's
Weird looking bird thingies too	Beware the pods!	Diane and River	River is a Chinese Crested of the Hairless variety
Judy and River	Judy and Jasper	Jasper is a Powderpuff Chinese Crested	Ed and Jasper
Walkies!	River is getting sleepy	Judy's lap makes a nice bed	Dinner at the New Big Daddy's
Cheryl, Judy and John are ready to eat	Tableside flaming	The food here is great!	Does Leila want to go for a ride?
A Saturday afternoon outing	Can I come too?	On our way to the Franklin Cider Mill	Diane and the boys are enjoying the ride
The mill is in Franklin Village	It's been here a while!	This place gets crowded!	A very busy intersection
This is a favorite Fall destination for many	Leila leads the way	Judy holds a somewhat anxious Jasper	We're here!
Other visitors enjoying treats	Apple products and cinnamon spice donuts for sale	We enjoy the cold cider and delicious little greasy donuts	Diane and her little buddies
Leila makes a new Boxer gal pal	Got apples?	No shortage of gourds here	LOTS of apples!
Local color	Great stuff for sale in the market tent	A tractor for the little kids...	And motorcycles for the big kids
We take a walk in Franklin Village	"Market Basket"	Diane and the boys take a break	The big apple at Farmhouse Coffee and Ice Cream
Cheryl enjoys her pumpkin latte	She's REALLY enjoying her pumpkin latte!	It's ice cream for Judy	Diane had yummy pumpkin crunch ice cream
Jasper wants to know if he can have any	Hi, Jennifer!	Leila patiently waits for her share	Back on the walk
A quaint little dentist's office	Horse-drawn cart rides start at the mill	One of the many things to love about Franklin Village	Leila back on her home turf
More of those crazy little bird thingies	Just kickin' back	Cheryl, Jennifer, Judy and Leila pose for a pic	John takes us on another dinner outing
The leaves are starting to turn color	Judy and Cheryl chat on the way	John takes the scenic route	An end to another great day
The reception was held at the Schultheis Lazy J Ranch	The two-level barn was built in 1904	The lower level "Dairy Barn"	This was set up as the kids' level
Rita, Judy, Darryl and Cody	Three sisters, an uncle and aunt, a son and his son	Judy and Erika	Judy, Erika and Hannah
Memories on screen	Lighting the candles	Hannah addresses the party	Group photo of the "peanut gallery"
Brian, Shay, Erika and Hannah	Diane, Rita, Michelle and friend	Brian has fatherly words for Hannah	The blessing over bread
Our cheerful table	Shay of the Big Hat and friend	Revelers in the upper-level "Hayloft Barn"	The chief salutes you
Well-wishers	The best card ever	Run to the hayride!	Pile in!
Ready to roll	Off they go!	Lewis and Rita	Darryl and his little friend
Dessert!	The Small clan	Michael and Jennifer	Boogie time!
Organized chaos	Stephanie and "Boogie Bill"	Steph and Bill take a moment for a hug	Stephanie, Bill and Michelle
Shay speaks softly and carries a big hat	John is a party animal	Jennifer, Michael and baby bump	Ed and John
As I was saying...	Judy waits to get her word in edgewise	The Moustachio Gang	The photographers being photographed
Latter-day Earps?	The nicest help anywhere	Definitely not kosher	What does the knife have to do with tobacco?
What does the dog have to do with ham?	John and Cheryl showing their macarena style	They have the moves!	Still crazy after all these years
Erika, Ed and Judy	Cheryl and Judy are still talking!	We take the scenic route back to town	The Lazy J Ranch is in a lovely rural setting
Charming Milford, MI	Decorative pumpkins are everywhere	Horse property	Michigan is beautiful this time of year
Leila and her favorite toy	Go get it, Leila!	Parting is sad, but it's been a great visit	Awaiting our night flight home

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