Last week we celebrated a fun Jewish holiday called Purim. If you were to compare it to an American holiday I would say it’s a mash up of Halloween and Easter. We dress up in costume and pass out baskets to our friends. After a theme is picked I buy […]
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St. Patrick’s Day {2016}
We are not Irish, so we don’t “celebrate” St. Patrick’s Day, but we do like to get festive. We started our morning off with errands and a visit to the local doughnut shop for a special green doughnut. Sarah picked a pink doughnut with green sprinkles. Later in the day […]
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday {2016}
I love celebrating little events and getting crafty with the kids. So when Dr. Seuss’ birthday showed up on my calendar I started planning his celebration. We started the celebrations at the library for story time and crafts with friends. We even got to meet some of his beloved characters. […]
Valentine’s Day {2016}
It was a lovely weekend around here. My morning started on the earlier side, but after a nap I came down to homemade strawberry pancakes and coffee made by hubby. Breakfast wouldn’t be complete without a water spill. At least it wasn’t my coffee! We hung around most of the […]
Chanukah {2015}
Before the busy holiday season even started Sarah and I got busy working on sending our family and friends our holiday card. My special helper made sure each card had her personal touch, a blue or red butterfly stamp. Our Chanukah celebrations started at our synagogue’s Chanukah community lighting. We […]
Family Photo Session {2015}
Every year our family has our pictures taken. Here are some of our favorites. A big thank you to our photographer and our sweet friend, Erin for taking our pictures! Check out previous years below. 2014 / 2013 / 2012 And because I like comparison pictures here is our traditional […]
My Birthday {2015}
I LOVE celebrating all occasions, including my birthday. Unfortunately I was born on the busiest month of the year, which makes people unavailable. Every year I am reminded of this. It sucks when people tell you they can’t celebrate your birthday because they have Christmas events to attend or worse […]
