Today is the first day of Hanukkah, and the boys and I started off the day making this quick paper banner to dress up the wall above the fireplace. Holly and Hattie stopped by and dropped off some incredible holiday gifts that Holly had crocheted for us.
She made the boys an amigurumi menorah complete with removable candles (it even has a bigger shamash candle!). It's seriously amazing, and the boys love it. This evening I found Sutton hiding under the dining room table with it and pretending to light the candles. I think he was worried that he was going to get in trouble for touching it because it's so nice!
Holly crocheted me this gorgeous cowl neck scarf, and I've already fallen completely in love with it. It's one big circular piece that I can wear as a cowl or up over my head like a hood. I wore it all day today, and I'm pretty sure I'll be wearing it every time y'all see me from here on out. I borrowed this photo from Holly's blog, but it truly doesn't do this piece justice at all. It's stunning, and I'm still so amazed that she can sit down with a hook and some yarn and create something so incredible. ♥
Since my mother-in-law isn't here to make potato latkes (and since I've failed for the last two years to make a decent batch on my own), I decided to try something different for Hanukkah this year - Sufganiyot! I made blackberry filled with powdered sugar topping, plain with cinnamon sugar topping, and plain with vanilla icing and sprinkles. Oh. My. Goodness. I'm sure my waistline is now cursing the fact that I know how to whip up batches of my own donuts.
This guy couldn't stop shoveling in the cinnamon donuts. I asked him if they were good, and he just nodded vigourously and said "Mmmhmmmmmmmmmmm!"
Sawyer & Mitch lit the first candle tonight & read the prayers.
Happy Hanukkah!
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