Thanksgivukkah

Yesterday we had a nice Thanksgiving at Mandy's parents house.

Today, we had the family over here for Shabbat and Hanukkah.

Everyone seemed to have a nice time.  It was fun seeing the little kids play together.

Here are some pictures from today.

Cultural Night

We got a real rain today. It was the first school day that is has rained. Morry had to drive Evan to school and park at the front of the school. He went around the back way and came from a different direction to get there. Morry said on the way home he saw cars lined up toward our house on Spruce Canyon.

Noah threw a fit this morning and didn't want to go to school. It was a struggle getting him downstairs and in the car, but once he was at school he was fine.

After picking Noah up we went to the post office and HEB.

We drove to pick up Evan. We parked in front of the school about a block away from the entrance. It was raining at the time, but I decided it was better to get wet than sit in the long line of cars for pick up.

At home, I baked the chocolate chip cookies. They were yummy!

Tonight there was a cultural celebration event at Evan's school. They asked people to bring food from their culture. We weren't really sure what our culture is. We couldn't think of any easy Russian or eastern European foods to bring in. So, we went the Israeli route and brought pita and humus.

It was packed at the school. They had various cultural shows with kids dancing, singing, martial arts, etc. The kids got passports and had to go around and get them stamped at the various country's booths. They also had activities at the booths as well. Evan had a good time hanging out with some of his buddies from his class. Noah walked around with me and loved doing all the art projects and other activities.

When we got home, we did Shabbat. I had picked up a challah at HEB.

We just got the boys ready for bed.

Night Out

Evan and Noah had good days at school.

For lunch I met the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls at Central Market. Central Market was really busy today for some reason. It was hard to find parking and I had to wait a while in line. While I was there I got a challah.

We did Shabbat at home tonight and then dropped the kids off at Clubhouse for Kids. Morry and I went to Phara's for dinner and Mozart's for dessert. We sat outside at both places. It was a nice night.

We are home now and got the boys ready for bed. Morry is reading to them now.

Gym and Central Market

This morning we went to the gym and then the Pink Ribbon Cowgirl lunch at Central Market.

Last time I went to the CM lunch the boys were not very well behaved. I thought I'd see how they were doing this morning and them make my decision about going. They were pretty good this morning and played in the child care at the gym so I thought they would be ok.

I don't know what it is about Central Market, but something there makes them have to go to the bathroom multiple times.

The boys were fighting at the table and then when I was trying to talk to someone Noah kept interrupting saying, "Mommy, I'm talking to you."

We were sitting inside by a window. On the other other side of the window was a fenced in balcony with more seating. I asked the boys if they wanted to sit outside. So, I sat them at a table near the window where I could see them and they ate their lunch outside while I tried to eat mine and talk to people inside. It worked a little. They still came in multiple times for various things.

After lunch Evan and Noah played on the playground and then went back in Central Market to pick up a few groceries. A few days ago Evan said he wanted to do Shabbat. We were talking about it and the fact that there is a Jewish holiday every Friday. While we were at CM we picked up a challah.

At home, they were both hyper. Neither one took a nap.

For dinner we picked up Blue Bamboo and we did the candles, wine, and challah. We let the boys have a sip of wine and Evan said it tickled his throat. After dinner I made chocolate chip cookies.

Morry is reading to the boys now and then they will hopefully go to sleep.