Chrismukkah Visit with Kids in December

This year the Jewish calendar was kind to me. Chanukah fell more than a week before Christmas, so we were able to visit the kids, celebrate with them, do a Christmas gift exchange with Cliff and Sue, as we wouldn't be seeing them for Christmas this year, and still get home, cut down a tree, decorate the house for Christmas and clean the house for Danielle's arrival Christmas eve, the Irvins' arrival the day after Christmas and Audrey and Corey Tomlinson and their two children, two days before New Year!! Crazy month, but then what month is not crazy since we retired?! We call this blended holiday "Chrismukkah!" We had a wonderful visit with the kids, which now includes Danielle and the three grand dogs! I went to a swimming lesson with Dionne and Amya, which I always enjoy. She is really progressing. A few of the women who were in Akumal with the kids, had a slumber party so I was able to go with Dionne. We didn't stay overnight, but we did get to have tons of fun with the family and enjoyed the hot tub at cousin Maggie's house.


My beef brisket turned out to be delicious. Latkes, and of course chicken soup and matzoh balls!

Talk about a blended holiday!

Grandma, watch this, I am on my back with floaty things on my arms

Papa's shoes don't fit me too well!

Mist over the mighty Columbia, and oh, the Keller ferry

Now that I have my Event Planner living in Washington, she arranged for us to go over to our dear friends Jack and Gloria for dinner! It was so good to see them, thank you Danielle!

Imight be getting too big for the car you bought me Papa

Two Papas and a Daddy

Chico likes to sit on my head (Amya has just discovered the joy of Chico)
Our pet bird for years now

Mommy lights the Chanukah candles

Grandma gives me my first night's Chanukah gift, what is it?

Hot tubbing at Maggie

Hee haw Papa

I like this Dreidl Grandma Tesh! (as I am now called)

My Christmas dress and my pink coat
Grandma and Papa are taking me to see Aunty Danyelle

Hi Tink, Mutta and "Fok!" "Hi Aunty Danyelle"

I must be watching "Elmo"

Two Grandmas

Two Papas

Mommy and Daddy

I like my first Chanukah present from Mommy and Daddy

My own camera phone, say "Cheese!" "Look at my Elmo shirt from Grandma and Papa for Chanukah, it has my name Amya on it!"

"Cheese"

Thank you for all the wonderful gifts you guys

The "Beanie Boys!"

Amya insisted she wear a beanie too!