I was thrilled that at least one sibling could join our simchah. Where were you?
Tzippy
I started planning Benny’s upsheren before he even turned one.
Look, he was the first boy after three girls, so of course I wanted it to be special. And baby Aliza made her appearance a few months before Benny’s third birthday, so Benny was seriously outnumbered. It was definitely his turn for some real boy-friendly limelight.
Maybe I went a little over the top with his car-themed party. Black-and-white checkered tablecloths, tiny toy cars lined up like centerpieces, a whole “fuel station” setup with blue drinks in glass bottles and striped straws. I ordered cupcake toppers with little race flags, planned a “spare tire” doughnut wall, ordered a long table runner like a highway with toy cars racing down the middle. I designed Canva labels for everything — “fuel up,” “pit stop,” “finish-line snacks” — the whole thing.
It was… a lot. But in my defense, after three girls and bows and pink and more bows, I was ready for something that involved wheels.
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