Let the Holidays Begin!

Dayton is already having such a great time this holiday season. The only downer is that he has come down with his first daycare-caused cold (note his very red cheeks from fever in the first picture below) and passed it onto his parents. Through it all, he remains a very happy boy. We all went to Dayton's daycare Holiday party and also celebrated Dayton's first night of Hannukah. It was a very touching evening. We called Great Grandpa Hershey to say the prayer to light the menorah. That is Great Grandpa on the phone in the picture. Dayton selected his first Hannukah present. A multi-colored cloth ball that that laughs and talks as it is tossed around.

We welcomed our babysitter, Maria, back last night so that Mike and I could go to Lights in the Heights. Dayton was so excited to see her and was immediately laughing from her kisses. As many of you know, sadly, Maria's son was murdered the week prior to Thanksgiving. Maria and her family are still going through a lot of trauma. Her son's wife went into labor shortly after administering CPR to her husband and delivered a baby boy the day after Maria's son passed away. If you would like to donate to Maria's family follow this link: http://www.enriquevelasquezfamilyfund.com/

I apologize for the sad paragraph but I hope the following pictures make you smile! Happy Hannukah!!!