We celebrated our first Hanukkah with Nathan last week. It was a nice family holiday. We had a menorah for each of us and Fen even got in on the action with a Hanukkah cookie each night.

Nathan got to open a present every night and by the end of the week was getting very good at tearing open the paper. The last night he tore it all off, pulled it out from under the box, threw it aside and went for the box. Guess he was really getting the idea!

I think his favorite present was the Amazing Animals Train. We also gave him a Tickle Me Cookie Monster, thinking he’d get a kick out of it, but so far it just scares him!

A special treat was a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Bob during Hanukkah. They came for the weekend and it was great to have them there to spend time with Nathan. He loved playing with them and trying to grab Grandpa Bob’s beard. We had Oma and Opa over for dinner one night while they were here, so Nathan got completely spoiled by all four grandparents at once!

There are more pictures in the photos albums from Hanukkah and from the December visit.