Snowmen

Ethan brought home his light bulb snowman today. We hung him up with Rachael's from two years ago to take a picture. Dos amigos.

Fun day at school.

Today Rachael's class spent part of the day playing board games. She found someone with her favorite game "Life" and had a blast. Ethan's class went to their "buddy" class of first graders and decorated graham cracker houses. You could smell the sugar as you walked into the room. Good times.

Busy Weekend in Southern California

Rachael and Ethan with our friend Jared.

Ethan on the truck.

Last weekend we drove to Southern California to celebrate the last night of Hanukkah with family and friends. We had a wonderful time Friday night visiting with friends and eating latkes. On Saturday Allen and Ethan helped Sabba out and Ethan got to climb all over the big truck. Saturday night we went to Hollywood and showed the kids Grauman's Chinese Theatre before heading up to the Griffith Observatory. A busy and fun weekend.

Happy Hanukah!

The first night of Hanukah.

Decorating cookies at the Hanukah party Saturday night.

Piano recital Sunday afternoon.

Friday night we celebrated Hanukkah at home with our friend Neola. Saturday night we went to the annual Richardson Hanukkah party. This morning we went to Religious School for more Hanukkah parties and dancing. Rachael and Ethan had their piano recital this afternoon. Then tonight our friends the Benson's came over to light the candles. Whew! So far three wild and crazy nights of Hanukkah!

Super Cold Morning!

Icicles on the house.

I had to break the ice in the water bowl.

Thanks!

What a day...

First, we missed the snow... It snowed a little here and there around us but did not stick so there was nothing to see unless you were there to watch it. Then our internet/email was not working. Thirty minutes with the tech guy to hear it is our computer. Hang up with him, reboot the computer and whalaa, fixed. Then the gas valve on our heater broke. Thankfully the repairman was able to come within an hour and fix it. :) It is nice to have heat when it is 37 degrees outside and only 7 pm. It is supposed to get down to 25 degrees tonight. Burrr without a heater! The last time our heater broke we woke up to a dead fish... see last January for that entry!

Ethan in the morning.

The other morning Ethan was not ready to get up for school. Here he is snuggled within the blanket on the couch. At least he had a good attitude and wasn't a grouch.

Rachael and her tooth.

Rachael lost another baby tooth today during class. It was independent study time so everyone was working on their own thing. The person who sits next to her had gone home sick earlier that morning so no one saw her pull her tooth out. She said it was just hanging so she thought "what the heck" and pulled on it. She got a tissue and went back to work... Apparently when another student had lost his tooth the class made a big to-do about it. The teacher asked the class "haven't you seen someone lose a tooth before?"... She did not want to make a scene.