Holiday happenings (1)

Gingerbread (ok, graham cracker) houses at home

Latke party

We had our 3rd (or was it 4th) Latke party with our family friends Scarpettis, Lopezes, Martins and our new friends Richa, Bill and Daksha (Sorry you couldn't make it Rory, Eve, Hannah and Sean!). Thanks to Trish and Dave for bringing jelly donuts!

Here you see the traditional reading of "The Latke that Couldn't Stop Screaming."

Season of giving

This year, we decided with many of our friends to not exchange gifts, but instead make donations to the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. So last weekend, we gathered at the Lopezes for holiday cheer, to decorate boxes for the canned foods and to combine our checks. Considering that MOFB can translate one dollar into eight dollars of food, I think we should all be proud of what we were able to contribute -- Aaron and Claire both gave from their allowance.

celebration bread

I made this challah for the Malley's Holiday Storytelling party. But, alas, sickness kept us from the party so instead we had pastrami sandwiches with Grandpa and Grandma.

Pancakes...

... the bright way to start the day.

Scary Food

We made some scary breads to take to the Lopez's Halloween Party to go along with their spookghetti.  Fun to make, though a little to hard to eat.  Crunch, crunch.