We started the morning with cinnamon rolls and coffee. How cute is this mini Starbucks mug with the gold hearts? Now Sarah can join me for a cup of “coffee” in the mornings. After breakfast we turned on the parade. Jacob loved listening to the music! Sarah brought home some […]
Tag: holidays
High Holidays {2015}
September is a super busy month for our family filled with Jewish holidays. We started the month off with Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah customs include sounding the shofar and eating symbolic foods, such as apples dipped in honey. I hosted two nights. We […]
Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Did you know September is Child Cancer Awareness month? Unfortunately it is. Every day 250 kids around the world die from cancer. 91,250 loose their life to the disease every year. Every year an estimated 263,000 new cases of cancer affect children under the age of 20 worldwide. That’s 720 […]
4th of July {2015}
Just like previous years, we celebrated 4th of July for three consecutive days. This time the holiday started on Friday night. The 3rd… We started the weekend at our friends house for Shabbat dinner. Jacob got dressed up for the special dinner. The 4th… We spent the day at our […]
Father’s Day {2015}
Sarah and I started the day by making homemade banana bread for hubby. Recipe can be found here. We all sat down for breakfast that included banana bread, eggs and potatoes. Between Jacob needing to nurse, making sure Sarah didn’t make a complete mess in the kitchen I somehow forgot […]
Memorial Day {2015}
Just like last year we spent the holiday BBQing with friends. This year we set up our potluck at the park. My friend, Cheryl got there early and snagged this gorgeous pavilion. It was a lovely day! The kids had so much fun!Jacob spent most of the day in the […]
Jacob’s Bris
There are a couple of Jewish traditions we take part in after having a baby boy. First, we wait 8 days to circumcise our son in a ceremony called a Bris (or Brit Milah in Hebrew). Second, we wait until the circumcision to announce his name. Unfortunately our little man […]