In our home, we have decided to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. Your mother (me) was raised as a Christian and so was your father; however, your Opa (my father) is Jewish and so is the rest of his family, including your Auntie Auntie Nancy and Auntie Leslie. It is because of your Opa that we embrace Hanukkah. In fact, many households celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah, as we've discovered together in the book we read, "Light the Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas". Our Star of David tree topper is an interfaith tree topper - it's our way of showing how we embrace the two holidays. Of course, we are not "practicing Jews", however because of who we are, this is the way we've chosen to celebrate it! At Hanukkah, we celebrate God's miracle to the Jewish people. At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Even though our beliefs differ, we respect Opa and his family for what they believe as they respect us for what we believe. Its called love. The lesson here: Always be respectful of others, their culture and what they believe.
Madison, I am truly proud of you, you virtually planned this "roller-skating" party on your own. Almost everything was your idea, from the venue to the color of the cupcakes! I enjoyed making the cupcake toppers with you, what fun! At your party, the face painting was a surprise for you and you were so excited to get your face painted. You truly enjoyed yourself at your party with your closest friends. The thing that impressed me the most was that you did not use the 'skate mate' to skate. You were very comfortable skating without it in your new "birthday skates" (with pom poms). Your Daddy and I got in on the fun too, to your surprise! Daddy dressed like, "Don Johnson" from an 80s TV show called, "Miami Vice"; and Mommy dressed like how she used to dress in the 80s when she lived in the Bronx. Hahahahahaha! Happy 6th birthday my precious, you are growing up to be such a sweet, well behaved and well mannered young lady. We are truly blessed to have you as a daughter!
