Happy New Year!

Looks like this blog is becoming a once-a-month event...so a summary of our December! We had a fun playdate with two of Foster's friends from school, Calvin and Leo and Calvin's little brother is in Molly's class, so it was a 5-kid playdate! Decorating cookies lasted about 2 minutes for the kids, 30 minutes for the adults (as the kids entertained themselves). I forgot how much I love icing. Yum.

Toby and Molly (the "bruisers" of the Rambler room)

Foster, Calvin, Leo (in Foster's room)

Christmas morning. Who DOESN'T look tired here.

We then headed to California for a wonderful celebration with the Little-Morris clan. It is so much fun to have same-age cousins! Foster and Pierce even shared a room...not without conflict, but they did it!

Cousin walk!

We then headed home for a few days of work before the new year. During that time, we discovered that Leo had gotten a Jeep for xmas...and let Molly and Foster drive it! Wow...that was fun. Until the batteries died 1/4 mile from home. 

Out of the way mom!

Thanks for the dollhouse Morrises!

After a very quiet New Year's Eve (although I thoroughly enjoyed Despicable Me), we took a New Year's Day walk in the local park. Pretty quiet on a cold New Year's Day! A new family tradition perhaps?

Last but not least, we added a new family member. After waiting for the right dog to come around, we welcomed "Lanka" a week ago. He is a mid-age Aussie and so far an incredible dog. We are still working on the name, but he answers to Lanka, Hanka, Hank, Frank, and Sanka.