Thanksgivukkah,
the celebration of the overlap of two holidays; Thanksgiving and
Chanukah. It was a rare coincidence that these two holidays would
overlap and will not occur again for another 79,811 years.
The first night of Chanukah was at Grandma and Papa's house (they had everyone there - Grandma, Papa, Safta, Aunt Susie, Roberto, Mommy, Daddy, Derek, Josh, Bubby, Zaide, Aunt Shana, Uncle Brian, and Harley & Bailey)!
Harley was so upset Derek stole his "cone" from him!
Josh did his best to stay awake through the late night events!
Jelly Dooooonuts.
Pass the (jelly) baby.
Derek helps light the Menorah.
Presents on the first night!
So much fun, Derek couldn't even bother "wasting time" to pull up his pants.
What better way to end a fun celebration than with OREO cookies! (Zaide Shermie, this one's for you)!
On the 2nd night of Chanukah, we also celebrated
Thanksgiving! Yes, this was a huge deal...but, we didn't host as many
people as we had last year (the time when we had Joshua's bris and a
large Thanksgiving feast all in the same day). Regardless, it was a
great time and fun was had by all!
Of course, since we were celebrating Thanksgiving and the festival of lights, Grandma, Bubby, and Mommy made special "Illuminating Fascinators" to help light up the celebration!
The "Girls" in their illuminating fascinators.
Turkey anyone?
Happy to not be part of the "carving" this year!
It's always nice to enjoy a feast with family!
Derek wanted to sit next to Aunt Shana.
Derek handles the 2nd night of candles.
More presents?!
Joshua is loving it!
These two were inseparable! Josh really took a liking to Zaidy Shelly.
Marble Run! Who's more excited, Derek or Uncle Brian?!
Sweet cousins eating sweets!
Puppy love.
Unfortunately, everyone got really sick for the few days following the feast...but, it still was a great time!
Thanksgiving also meant a break from school and work. Derek was able to set up a play date with his friend Tyler! He also helped Tyler celebrate his birthday later that week.
These boys really resemble one another (hair and clothing style alone, their Mama's even do double takes when looking at class photos)!
Taking turns...
...using the ramp!
Some video footage of the fun at Tyler's party:
Sledding - Florida Style
Diving into the balls
Ziplining!
Tyler's Batman themed party was a huge hit!
We finished Chanukah (and Thanksgiving break) with more family time, lots of food and fun, and even more presents!
Derek couldn't even make it through a book!
Joshua's first OREO cookie!
First taste.
The cookie goatee begins...
Finger licking good!
Sugar coma?
Derek shows Josh how it's done!
Mom tries to convince the boys that Brocolli is a better dessert! (Don't think they bought that one)!
I can't believe I ate the whooooooollllleeee thing!
Want a bite?
Just kidding! It's ALL mine! (And, yes, this was repeated several times with lots of laughing)
Quality time at Grandma's house.
Barbag boys busy in their new kitchen!
Mommy is sad over her last bottle of breast milk for Joshua!
Derek's version of a water bath.
The time has come to say goodbye to Thanksgivukkah. It truly was a once in a lifetime experience!
On Saturday, Derek and Josh went on a walk with Daddy (and got poured on, on the way back):
But, after drying off, we headed to a park to celebrate our friend Emily's 1st birthday!
Josh enjoyed his scrumptious cookie.
Don't they look cute in their "One" shirts? Can't believe they are a year old (and only 8 days apart)!
Then on Sunday, we had Derek's class Chanukah Party in our very own back yard! We had so much fun, we forgot to take pictures! But, we did have the bounce house left over for a few hours, so we all got to have some fun:
Before Josh's big day arrived, he celebrated his birthday with his Big Brother and Cherry at Mommy and Me:
First, Josh had to say a little prayer with his buddies.
Enjoying a birthday cookie.
Josh, apparently, isn't the only one mesmerized by the candle.
We had a mini-birthday celebration on Friday, as Joshua turned 1!
The famous sock monkey shot (to compare how much we've grown over the year)!
Happy Boy with Happy Daddy!
Josh has trouble taking his eyes off of Papa!!!
Josh is finished with Dinner, but will have to wait for his party to have his first every Birthday Cake!
But, he doesn't seem too upset by it!
One last roll around with the Monkey before bed.
Can't believe Josh is one! Night sleepy baby!
Rest well.
Then, over the weekend, we had a family celebration for Joshie!
With all of the birthday pictures that occurred on his birthday, Josh is now ready for the flash! This is his new face anytime he sees a camera. Squinty eyes!
Josh's 1st birthday, means Josh can have eggs!
He likes it. He really likes it!
Derek makes his own concoction for breakfast.
Preparing for the party guests.
Josh is "diving" right into the birthday festivities.
Josh had yummy pizza before his big cake feast:
Happy Birthday Boy!
I'm ready for the good stuff, now:
Josh's first taste of cake!
Does this shirt make me look 1?
Ohhhhhh candle.
Here goes nothing...
First taste.
Happy Baby!
This cake stuff is delicious!
Do you agree, Derek?
YESSUM!!!
Of course, once everyone was cleaned up, Aunt Susie was ready for her photo opp:
Aunt Susie with the Birthday Boy!
Check out the Derek's 3 and Josh's 1 shirts (personally made by Grandma!)
Forget riding...I need to be walking!
In case you didn't have enough cake....
A fist full of deliciousness.
Finger lickin' good!
Silly boys!
Josh's "movember" look.
One more bath before bedtime:
Daddy, take this silly thing off of my head!
Sure love bath time, and sure loved my 1st birthday!
