Venice Canals Boat Parade

Yesterday afternoon, we headed out just before 4 to the Venice Canals Boat Parade. We were going to meet Nyla and Merrick there since they were running late. Jordan was ready and eager to go! We saw this Santa on our walk over.

Mazzy and her Daddy were there, too!

Here are some of the boats. We were watching from Orson Bean's house!

Naughty or nice?

The annual Hanukkah entry...

Great music came from this boat

Nyla, me and Mazzy

View from the stroller on one of the bridges....the sun started to go down....pink sky

After the parade, we went to Merrick's boat and had dinner and went for a relaxing harbor cruise. Here is Jordan's in Merrick's chair on the boat

So relaxing that I fell asleep while cruising

Here is Merrick with his Mommy getting a little sleeeepy

And our captain, Michael!

Blues Clues Hanukkah and my "skirt"

NannyG read to me and Jordan the other morning when I was recovering from my stomach flu. Luckily, Jordan didn't get it. After we read the book, we played dreidel (with dimes)!

Here's my new "skirt". Mama called it a tutu, but I told her that it was NOT a tutu. It was a skirt.

The 7th night of Hanukkah - Hanukkah Party at Dawn's

We were invited to our neighbor, Dawn's, hanukkah party on the 7th night of hanukkah. I brought over my homemade Hanukkah cookies and they were a hit. We ate good food (lox and latkes and more), played dreidel and lit the menorah(s).

I think we had fun. What is Camille doing on the couch?

The first six nights of Hanukkah....

The 6th night....first, we made Hanukkah cookies...

Meazi and Melese came over....although it looked like we had play-doh, it was actually cookie dough!

And, once they were cooked, we decorated.

and decorated...

and here is my Macabee

He was so yummy

I got another Dr. Seuss book! My favorite!

and Jordan got "eggs"

The 5th night....Daddy made latkes and we had Bryon and Safia over....then we rallied and went to the Mishkon Tephilo hanukkah party.

We lit the candles at the party...

and danced...

and made a Hanukkah card

and listened to the story of Hanukkah. Fun!

The 4th night....we lit the candles at Alexandra's 5th birthday party

The third night...

The second night...

The first night....spent on a plane coming back from Florida...