Visit From Grandparents

This is what my grandparents encountered shortly after arriving. Snow!!!!

I made snow angels.

And had a great time out there playing in it!

And then we gave Doe, Grandma and Pop Pop their presents.

Doe loved her interchangeable sterling silver necklace set.

And Grandma loved her Star of David with a Christian "fish" in the center. Perfect gift for a Grandma who is a Christian with a daughter and granddaughter who are Jewish.

Grandma loves cherry cordial candies. Mama gets her a box every year.

And just like Mama, Pop Pop is terribly addicted to books. So we gave him several!

I really enjoyed their visit. They were afraid they would be stuck with us for a week with no power due to the snow, but the roads cleared quickly and we never lost power. Stay tuned, because our next blog entry will be about our road trip to visit Grandma Dottie in Florida!

Put On Your Yarmulke. It's Time For Hanukkah!

Mommy had everything ready for our first night of Hanukkah when I came home from school. Our menorah, gelt and dreidels are ready to go!

This year, I was able to light the candles myself! And now the first candle is lit.

I did it all by myself!

Mommy reads this book to me each year.

And here's a close-up of the dreidels I'll spin and then the gelt Mommy and Baba will hide for me to find. These are chocolate coins covered in gold foil.

I found all the gelt! Should I eat it all at once?

And look what the Hanukkah Fairy left for me! Eight wrapped presents.

And the first one is....a Fushigi ball! I've been wanting one of those. How did the Hanukkah Fairy know?

Fushigi!

I'm contact juggling!

Baba is teaching me how to spin the dreidels.

And now for night 2. I'm lighting the candles again.

I wonder what this is?

It's a bead kit! I can make necklaces and bracelets!

I love it!

And now for night 3. I'm getting better and better at lighting candles.

I did it!

I wonder what this will be?

A spirograph. Mommy and Daddy both had one of these when they were kids.

Our 4th night was very special. We traveled to Atlanta to celebrate with our friends Davida, Yoni and Ami. Yoni is helping Ami and me to light all our menorahs.

They have a cool oil burning menorah as well as the one with candles.

Ami is my new best friend.

We had such a good time playing together!

I love Davida and Yoni!

I had to sneak a hug from Ami.

Mommy had a great time too and enjoys spending time with Davida.

Yoni has both of his arms full!

And now, night 5.

I get to light more candles each night.

And I was really happy with what the Hanukkah Fairy brought me for tonight!

It's a Connect 4 game!

And now for night 6.

There are enough candles now to take pictures without the lights on.

Present time!

Aqua Sand! Mommy would like to add that she feels the makers of this should be forced to live in a house with sand floors and with sand in their beds. Not sure why she said this, but the stuff does end up everywhere.

I love my Mommy!

And now for night 7. This is our next to the last night.

Pretty!

And what did the Hanukkah Fairy bring me for tonight?

Some black boots! I have so many outfits to wear these with!

And now it's the last night of Hanukkah. I'm a little bit sad. I have enjoyed Hanukkah so much this year!

What a beautiful glow from a menorah full of candles.

I'm very excited about opening my last present.

It's a Mind-Blowing Science Kit!

One other highlight of this year's celebration was a song called, "Candlelight" by the Maccabeats. Baba videotaped me dancing to their YouTube video and then posted my video on YouTube! It tells the story behind Hanukkah and what these 8 nights truly mean to Jewish people. Enjoy! Chag Hanukkah sameach!