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

Lego Time

On a lazy holiday weekend, Jacob and Michael decided to make a video of playing Lego.  Enjoy.

Night Out on the Town

Michael and I went to see Iris on Saturday night and had a really good time.  It was a great show.

We went out for dinner first at Rolling Stone, yes the famed magazine runs a restaurant.  I don't normally take pictures of my food at restaurants but I thought it was such a pretty dish.  I had acorn squash tortellini with balsamic brown butter and pumpkin seeds which was fabulous.

We shared some onion rings.  Michael had a turkey sandwich with melted brie and fig marmalade on walnut bread.  It was also delicious.

Since this was a night out on the town we saved room for dessert.  I picked the funnel cake with ice cream and melted Nutella.  Who doesn't love Nutella?

After the show we became tourists and strolled the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Grauman's Chinese Theater.  I figured Michael Jackson's star and Julie Andrews hand prints were good photo -op mementos.

We celebrated an early Thanksgiving on Tuesday with Howard who was in town for the holiday. We went out for non-turkey fixings at Lucille's.  Thank goodness for iPhones when you forget a camera.  A nice picture of 3 generations of Zwangs.  

Happy Halloween

Jacob decided this year he wanted to be R2D2.  This costume turned into quite the month long project for Michael.

It turned out great given that most of it was made of paper.  Steps and visibility were a bit of an issue but not enough to stop trick-or-treating.

We went to our neighborhood Halloween party and luckily Princess Leia and Darth Vader showed up.  

Hank and Berta came to the party and trick-or-treating too.

Happy Halloween!