HannaYoung | DigiDame

I am sure you have heard of Woody Allen’s movie, Hannah And Her Sisters. Now I present to you Hanna And Her Uncles. It is all about my 13 year old cousin Hanna who celebrated her Bat Mitzvah this weekend at
Temple Judea and Braemar Country Club, both in Tarzana, CA.

Hanna is extremely fortunate to have four dedicated and devoted uncles who along with her parents, Beth and Jeff Young, absolutely took joy in her development from infancy to the woman she is today. Not only did they participate in her religious ceremony yesterday morning, but they acted as her escorts all during the party last night. It was like being on a date with four men at once.

Look at the special dance they did for her in the video below.

Check out this video on YouTube:

How lucky can a girl get? She also has four grandparents doting and kvelling on her every move. Hanna is living proof that you can be spoiled and idealized and still turn out grounded and giving. It was a pleasure witnessing this during the celebratory weekend.

My message to everyone… don’t miss a minute documenting memories. I never leave home without my iPhone which has a camera for both stills and video. Every smartphone has that. Or take a small digital camera on all of your journeys, even to the supermarket. You never know when or where the action will be.

Instead of sitting passively this weekend, I was shooting like mad trying to capture moments we can all share together. My daughter and three of my New York cousins also flew out to LA to join in the festivities. I took photos and videos of them that depict what family is really all about. The professional photographers that were hired for the event are not going to capture my personal choices. They probably won’t even present their photos and videos for weeks or maybe months. And while they may the quintessential shots, mine came first.

If the videos can’t be accessed here, go to lwhitman on YouTube.