Lion Pride

Hank the lion caught a good snack before bed.

Fun Friday with Jennie

Today we traveled to Lafayette to visit our friends, the Rabes.  Hank and Jennie were silly and full of smiles. Can't ask for much more than that!

Parent Night at school with Daddy

Tonight was Parent Night at Hank's school.  Hank moved up to the primary classroom (ages 3-6) last week and he was thrilled to show off his new classroom to Daddy.  

 While there, Hank demonstrated some of his classroom "work" expertise:  

opening and closing latches, 

  scooping,

and using tongs.  

All this work and Hank's ready to get back to school in the morning! 

Joining JJ for his 3rd Birthday

 Today we headed to the Children's Museum to celebrate Hank's buddy, JJ's, 3rd birthday.  

The boys really got into playing with all the balls.

Hank also enjoyed being a firefighter as he practiced sliding down the pole.

 After working up an appetite, everyone enjoyed some lunch and cupcakes.

 What a great way to spend a good friend's birthday.  Happy birthday, JJ!

Tots and Tu B'shevat

This morning we hosted an early Tu B'shevat seder at our home with our congregation's Tot Chavurah to celebrate the trees.

The kids had a great time trying various tree fruits and nuts.

 Hank especially liked sitting in Daddy's lap where he tried pistachios for the first time. He loved them!

Happy Birthday to the trees!

Happy New Year and Many S'mores

It's New Year's Eve and Hank got to celebrate with his very first s'mores experience.

First, he helped Daddy roast the marshmallows over the fire.

Then we made the sandwiches.

Brian and Erica were ready to dig in.

Hank thought his was pretty yummy in the tummy.

 Happy New Year's Eve!

A Cool Day at Copper Mountain's Crittertown

The Zatzkins ,our good friends of many, many years, are in town from Houston! 

 Soooo, we headed  to the Copper Mountain ski resort. 

Here's Brian enjoying the slopes.

 Meanwhile, Hank got to hang out with the ladies. 

He started his morning off with his very first hot cocoa ever. 

The verdict? 

 "That's my favorite!"

After the warmup, it was off to Crittertown. 

Up first was tubing.

Check out the raw footage:

After a long day, Erica, Hank, Blue Blanket and Green Blanket made their way back to the car.

What a great day . . . and guess what, next time Hank wants to ski!