Dear Sis,

Fifth Night of Hanukkah

Yesterday was a hard day. I tried to take on too much holiday baking, Charlotte was fussy, and William and I just couldn’t find our groove! He wanted it his way and I was busy:) I didn’t get a single picture. 

Book of the Night

Beautiful Yetta’s Hanukkah Kitten by Daniel Pinkwater

This book is conversational in nature, with dialogue in English, with Hebrew beneath, Spanish, and a touch of Yiddish. The story was cute, but William and I struggled a bit. To be honest, we were a bit overwhelmed by all the languages! It wasn’t a great fit for our family, but I could see how it could be enjoyable to others.

Sixth Night of Hanukkah

Charlotte got fussy early this evening, so I gave the kids a bath. They both love bath time so much, it can take a sour evening and turn it around!

After our bath we, redecorated William’s bedroom. He doesn’t sleep in a railed bed anymore, so the toddler bedding we made for him is too narrow and keeps falling off. 

I tried to make him a space duvet cover for his birthday, but the dimensions were a touch off and it wasn’t fitting the duvet well. Also, I used flannel on the underside, which made William too hot. I like to be thrifty when I can, but after all the work I put in so far, I wanted a more pleasing result and was more willing to part with a bit of money to make it happen. We found this space duvet cover in Pottery Barn’s kids line.

We also added glow and the dark stars on the wall space beside his bed.

We took down the railroad crossing signs I made for William’s second birthday and hung his space mobile he colored about six months ago and the guitar painting Uncle Jim made for us. Our reading corner is very cozy and the kids enjoy some of the wall art being at their level.

Near the door we hung some framed pictures from the plane ride Josh gave William and Carter over the summer. We also hung the foam crafts from William’s fourth birthday party to keep with the space theme. 

William loves the changed we made. Although they are simple, they really brought the room to his current taste:)

Book of the Night

Hanukkah by Trudi Strain Trueit

This none fiction book covered the history, traditions, and provided great songs and activities to help kiddos enjoy the Hanukkah season.

Happy Hanukkah!

Love,

b