Christmas and Chanuka

It is really crazy how the people here are at a "holiday craze" (shaga-at chagim is what i really wanted to say). They decorate the trees in their yards with hundrands of lights and Santa dolls and gnomes and what not. I tried to take a picture while driving of a funny car decoration of moose horns. See for yourselves.

yes, i know it's a lousy picture.

Yesterday we celebrated the first candle with a few Israeli families. It was really nice and we even sang like ten Chanuka songs and did a charade for the kids. Went pretty nice.

On Sunday we are having people over for the holiday to light candles again. It has been our tradition also in Israel and we want to continue doing it. I hope we will remember to take pictures so i will be able to report. And, finally, next wednesday we will celebrate chanuka with Ariel at the kindergarten and i will report on that as well.