Ayla's First Hanukkah

We had such a lovely evening celebrating Ayla's 1st Hanukkah!

Grammy made Ayla a double sided ornament- the other side says (you guessed it!) Ayla's First Christmas...

Ross lit the menorah while Ayla looked on...

Family chessiness :)

Ayla enjoyed opeing up gifts from her Grandma & Grandpa G...

She absolutely LOVES her new musical stage... in fact, when running errands today, the little microphone HAD to come with us because I could not pry it from her little hands :)

She also got a beautiful sundress to enjoy next summer...

Ayla's Grandma G also made this needle point which we are going to frame & put in her bedroom. If I'm not mistaken, Mama G made this years ago in the hopes that she would some day have a granddaughter to give it too :)

Ross loved his new shirt (from Mama & Papa G) but due to its Mojito theme I think he has been inspired to drink more ;) ...

and new Napoleon Dynomite game (from Hanukkah Harry)...

I received a gorgeous bracelet from Mama & Papa G as well...

Ayla & Ross also have 8 little gifts from Grammy & Mr. Wilford to open each night of Hanukkah! And Uncle Brent & Auntie V also sent 8 gifts for Ayla for each night. Can you say S-P-O-I-L-E-D??? We are definitely feeling all the love!

We finished off our perfect evening with brisket & latkes made by none other than Ross! They were delicious! To top it all off, Ross got to witness his Giants earn home field advantage as they head into the playoffs! As if the night couldn't have gotten any better!

We hope everyone had a very Happy Hanukkah too! I'm sure there will be a million more pictures to follow so stay tuned!