Our New Chevy Volt

A casual comment turned into tickets to the LA auto show which turned into a few test drives which turned into buying a new Chevy Volt.

This is Scott who was our car salesman and the nicest man.  Car salesmen sure have changed but the paperwork did not, it was still an all day process. 

Jacob has the car figured out already.  If he could reach the pedals I think he would drive it.

Showing our neighbor the new toy with promise of a car ride later.

Happy New Year!

Downtown LA

On the 6th night of Hanukkah, we went to downtown LA for a night of fun. 

We ate dinner at the Original Pantry Cafe which none of us had been to before.  We enjoyed the big food dinner.

I bought tickets for Disney on Ice and we all enjoyed the show.

Downtown was very sparkly this time of year.

We all had a good time.  Jacob was thrilled to be out on a school night.  

Holiday Sing 2012

The holiday sing is still my favorite school activity.  This year the kids sang "One Candle" and "December in America".  Jacob is not an enthusiastic performer but I am just glad he is comfortable in front of a crowd.  Enjoy.

Winter Break

On this 6th night of Hanukkah, Jacob received his first sleeping bag.  He has a 4th grade science camp that he will be attending in the spring, so we were planning ahead.  Today was also the last day of school for the winter break.  One of Jacob's goals was to stay up late, well he almost made it to 9:30 PM.

Jacob's Point of View

On a recent weekend Jacob complained of nothing to do while riding in my car.  I gave him my camera, and this is what he saw.

Hope you enjoyed Jacob's trip around town.

Hanukkah 2012

Playing FlashPad 2.0.  Big kids and little liked this game.  Favorite game so far is Chase Me.  

Contraptions construction set: no glue, no connectors just simple stacking.  I think my  little engineer will make many creations with this one.  

Mensch of the Month

Jacob started Hebrew school this year and for the month of November he was chosen as Mensch of the Month for his 4th grade class.  All the students were recognized and given certificates at Friday's service.  Jacob was compliant with a couple of pictures which we are always grateful.

Let the Holiday Baking Begin

I needed to make something for a work party so I chose to make a new cookie recipe.  These are Double Chocolate-Peppermint Crunch Cookies.  They were a big hit at home and at work. Jacob especially liked the crushed candy canes on top.  Would definitely make these again.  http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2010/12/double_chocolate_peppermint_crunch_cookies