We are all back to the head-scarves.

Considering I seriously look like Inspector Carlton Lassiter these days, we are all covering our heads again.  I need to work on my happy smile while doing so.  It comes so easily to my babies. 

She was yelling, "Tamenech!  Belaynesh!  Selamnesh!" 

He... was just posing.

Happy Channukah - night two

I have no menorah yet, so we make do...

The latke recipe comes from America's Test Kitchen.

They made me hungry for Black and Tan cookies at this point... or that episode of Psych.

The accompanying sauce had zucchini, tomatoes, orange zest and kalamata olives.

Wardrobe

"Grazie, zia Nanu," dicono i bambini.

Box hat, thanks to Toms' very generous we-want-you-back gift card

And, eyewear for all!

He's trying to look serious, to match the glasses.

des français

 

J'ai appris qu'il y a des français que lisent mon blog.  Mais, qui êtes vous? 

My children are climbing the walls... literally!

                                         And G said, "MamA, I'm a good climber!"

Like father like son

This is G's best "Cheese!" smile.  Yikes!

Notice the placement of the blue sponges, PapA's large one and G's mini one.  Ay!  Thanks boys, for doing the dishes!

Heads

This is my newest style: twists which are twisted together and then sewn to her head, first with weaving thread and then with a ribbon.  (Yep!  I used a regular sewing needle.)

Clearly, she loved it!

And, well, I don't know whether BubU wants to be a little Jewish (He did just learn about Moses in Sunday school and we have been reading A Hanukkah Tale: Just Enough is Plenty, by Barbara Diamond Goldin.) or whether he wants to play a bit of baseball.  ("Hello, The Chosen"!)  Really, though, this little hat goes on a figurine, whom, of course, we've named Shroeder... and BubU just wants to be like Shroeder.  Who doesn't, really?