The subject “falling asleep at the dinner table” is common for our family, especially for the younger ones like Gracie and Lisah. One particular night, these two little rascals fell asleep holding each other’s hands. J I hope this never happens to you!
ABS
12-12-12
Recently we received hair curlers and decided to try them on Amy, because her hair is normally straight. Once she put on the curlers, she decided she was not going to let dad see her and said, “I’m going to hide under the blanket when dad comes home!” J When dad came home, she tried to hide under the blanket, but dad pulled it off, and there she was-curlers and all. Dad took this picture. J Unfortunately, we forgot to take an after-picture so you could tell how they turned out, but she looked really nice. J
ALS
1-4-13
Today I want to talk about why we celebratre Hanuka. The first Hanuka occured about the 2nd century BC. There was a king, Antocius II, who disliked the torah, another name for the Bible. He forbid the reading of torah and would comend anyone to death if they read it. God did not permit the Jews to sacrifice pigs, let alone on His altar. In the temple of God, Antocius II set up a idol of Zuez, burnt pigs on God’s altar, and poured pig’s blood over the torah scroles. Fortunantly, there was a priest who had a son Judah Maccabee. He and his brothers loved God with their whole heart, and they decided to get Jerusalem back and restore the temple. With only a few hundred people,the Maccabee’s made war against the greeks. Even though it seemed they shouldn’t have won the war, God helped them and they won! After they got he temple back, they had to light the lampstand that was in the holy place, but they had to use pure olive oil. The greeks had unpurified all the flasks of oil but one, which left only enough oil to last them one day; however, it lasted eight days. It took eight days to process new oil and purify it, which was used to keep the lampstand lighted as God had commanded them to do so. That is why we celebrate Hanukah for eight days, to comemorate the miracles God did for his people.
Happy Hanukah!! J
ALS
12-17-12
This Saturday was the biblical holiday of Hanukah. We made donuts and latkes for dinner. Afterword we looked for a Hanukah movie, but couldn’t find one. Before bed, we played a modified dreidel game called “Synagogue.” It has a timer, dreidels, and a rolling deck. When it is played correctly it can be very fun. Another special event we engage in is to light the menorah each night for eight days! The first night we light two candles, the second night we light three candles and so forth. Hanukah is one of my favorite holidays.
ALS
12-12-12
This thanksgiving dad cooked his traditional “smoked turkey.” First, he put some spice in the turkey. Then, Aubrey cleaned out the smoker racks where the turkey would sit in the smoker. Dad and Hannah started the fire, and dad placed the turkey. During the day dad would check the turkey. Late in the afternoon, dad said the turkey was perfect. And it was the best we ever cooked! J I hope you come over next time!
ABS
11/25/12
This picture is so cute. It shows Aubrey holding Joshua and brushing her teeth. Joshua saw the brush and wanted to try. He grabbed the end of the toothbrush and stuck it in his mouth. He then started to brush like Aubrey. He enjoyed it. J He is so adorable.
ABS
11-11-12
This month Amy and I have been participating in a program called Nanowrimo. The website is http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/. We have the month of November to compete, seeing who can write the best story. Everyone who competes will have their book published if they reach their word-count-goal. The competition requires each user to set a reasonable, but high word-count-goal. My word-count-goal is five-thousand, so far I have three-thousand, three-hundred and four-hundred. The website has many different features, allowing its competitors to have writing buddy’s, chat with people and much more! The competition has been very exciting.
ALS
11-16-12
A couple weeks ago we began to hunt pomegranates. We decided to stop by a house that dad said had a lot of pomegranates. He also said that he could tell the family didn’t eat them. When we arrived, someone pressed a button and the gate swung open. While dad asked them if we could buy some of their fruit, a boy said, “Yeah, two for a hundred dollars.” I was surprised. But the grandfather said, “Sure pick them and make me an offer.” So we picked two five gallon buckets and paid ten dollars. The store sells pomegranates for two dollars each, so what I want to ask you is, how much would the store charge you to fill two five gallon buckets? J
ALS
11-12-12
For a couple of months our family has smelt something burning every time we used the dryer. We decided to find out what caused the problem. Amy, Caleb, Dad and I took the dryer apart and literally found globs hair and bucketful’s of lint. We took out the lint, and had to untangle the hair from the spindles in the back of the dryer. We cleaned all of the parts, and with white vinegar scrubbed off the hair that was burnt on the sides of the dryer. It was a bit disgusting, but it was fun. Dad said that everything we learn now will help us when we are older, and I agree with him. Mom also said that sometimes we’re not thankful for something until we lose the use of it.
ALS
11-4-12
Joshua Is so cute. Mom found Joshua in a gift bag. It seemed like he was trying to hide, but instead he became stuck and started to cry. The reason we think he got stuck is because he was attracted to the colors and went inside. Then he trapped himself trying to get out the bag. He loves bright colors like red, blue, orange, pink, and yellow. Just take a look yourself! J
By ABS
10-12-12
This school semester we’ve been playing soccer. My sister came up to me after the game, and told me a funny incident that happened on the field. Joel asked Amy “How old are you?” Amy said “I’m 10.” Joel questioned “What’s your name?” Amy responded “I don’t know, we haven’t chosen one yet” thinking that Joel meant the team name. Joel exclaimed “Your name, your first name!” Embarrassed, Amy responded, “Oh! Amy.” I almost rolled over laughing. J
By ALS
10-13-12
Is it not wonderful how a baby learns new things? In the past Joshua has had to push against something hard which helps him go forward. That isn’t really crawling but we just call it that J. This week mom spotted Joshua crawling on his own. Mom was watching him and said “Look guys, Joshua’s crawling!” We were so excited.
By ALS
10-28-12
