125 On the same day Samantha had her meet, Nicole danced in her classes winter recital. The theme was Christmas and the song they danced to was “Santa Wear Your Shorts”. Nicole has really gotten into Jazz and we think that the Gymnastics has a lot to do with her […]
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On Friday the 13th, Nicole and Timothy were consecrated at Temple B’nai Shalom. This commitment to Judaism is just the first step among many. Both Nicole and Timothy received their small Torah’s which they will keep for life. In addition to the Consecration, that day was Simchat Torah, or the […]
Tonight, Nicole received her Siddur. The Siddur is the Hebrew Prayer book. It contains all the prayers that are essential to Jewish life. From blessing for days of the week, Holidays, and other special occasions, receiving the Siddur indicates that Nicole has reached a sufficient level of proficiency in reading […]
Nicole had asked her Science teacher if she could take home the class hamster a few weeks ago. Mrs. Zahorski said that she could take home “Bear” for the weekend. So we had a guest for the weekend. Bear came with his cage which had tunnels to his bed on […]
Ok, more Angels than Snow. We recently had a light snow fall here in South East Virginia, just enough to paint the grass white and let the kids have a little fun. However, up in Northern Virginia, they had at least 12 inches of snow and were let out for […]
Nicole just returned home from school with all the prizes shown in the picture. Apparently, she raised the most money for the “Reach for the Stars†program in her class. This program was to encourage young students to read, while raising money for the school library. Nicole did all the […]