How We Celebrate Hanukkah!!

Every year we celebrate the festival of Hanukkah... This year was especially special!

The festival lasts eight days and we have the best time every year. Each night you are given a present... in our family the tradition is that each night a different person gives out a present to each of the family members. Because our family is so big it ends up that every night each person receives a gift.

Our presents can be handmade, store bought, drawn, etc. We light a new candle each night, eat potato pancakes, doughnuts and play dreidel. We have our friends over and have a great time!

Here are some pictures that I took (sorry that there are not more, I was too busy having fun with my family)
























If you have any questions.. email me or leave the question in a comment and I will get back to you!!

What is your favorite family tradition??

xo,
Beatrice

My family is the Cutest!

OK, I may be a bit bias .... but we just got our family photos back from Nicole and I am over the moon with happiness :)

Here are some of my favorites:


























We had a grand time! We are going to have more done with our horses in spring.. so stay tuned!

What are you doing today? I am going to enjoy a long ride with a good friend :)

Have a great day,
xo Beatrice

Bathroom Cleaner?? Not Me!!

Growing up in a family of 8 everyone HAS to pull their weight!!

That means everyone has a job and that's, that. Now I think this is totally fair, if it wasn't for this system my mom would be so worn out every day we wouldn't see her.


One of the jobs that I have to do is clean the Bathroom!! You know the place.. Everyone has one.

and SOMEBODY has to clean them!

and that someone just has to be me. Ever since I was twelve I have been cleaning our bathroom.

Not just once a week.... no.. Every Other Day!

Fun?? I know.

So that means in the five years I have been cleaning the bathroom I have cleaned it...

OVER 1,000 times!!

Lets just say that is a lot of cleaner :)

Just recently my mom thought up this great idea (she always has the greatest ideas)...

Teach my brothers to clean the bathroom too! Because she realizes that I work too hard  it would be great for them to learn :)

So now I only clean the bathroom once a week!!

Thanks Mom,

That's Better :)

Do you enjoy cleaning the bathroom??

Have the grandest Monday,

xo Beatrice