Happy New Year!

New Years Eve. Reading with Maggie- what could be better?

Helping mommy in the kitchen! Maggie tracked the flour all over the house. I thought that I swept it all up and I just found a footprint in the corner of the living room. This was a BAD idea at this young age.

2008 was a great year. Here are the Numbers...

6 -the number of weeks spent crashing at the Smith Farm (thank you Bill & Steph)

2 - weekends away just the two of us!

2x's -the budget we thought we would spend on our remodel (how typical is that!)

20 - airplane flights Maggie was on this year... is that even possible for a one year old? If anyone needs travel tips with an infant... just let me know! No wonder why I am not excited about getting on the plane with her next week.

1 - trip down the aisle as a flower girl for Gianna's wedding

1 - new house

2 - cars bought and sold

2 - new jobs

4 - countries visited

Countless new friends in Ohio, love from our families, smiles from Maggie, and laughter in our house.

We wish you a happy and healthy 2009!

Teeth

It must be so painful for those little teeth to poke through. There are 7-8 teeth starting to break through and Maggie is so uncomfortable. She was up last night from 1-4 crying and crying and crying. Nothing seemed to help... well almost nothing. She finally calmed down while snuggling on the couch with Mommy, Daddy, & Sesame Street. I hope this is not a trend!

New York, New York!

This past weekend we met up with our dear friends Matt & Jamie in NYC! We try to see them at least once a year to catch up and enjoy some great food and wine. This time around, we stayed at the New York Athletic Club right on Central Park. It is a beautiful old private club with a very strict dress code. It was fun to see Matt & John (and Jamie!) out of flight suits and in real suits during the day for a change! We then went to NJ to visit Matt's family and had a great dinner at Rats (bad name, great food!). We were so thankful for their kind hospitality.

For our military friends, send me a note and I will let you know how you can stay at the NYAC as a guest... very reasonable, great location, great drinks and food, and beautiful rooms!

The girls before dinner in NJ with some friends we found in the park.

Matt & Jamie in the NYAC lobby. Where is your tie Matt?

Going to see Wicked

On the roof terrace enjoying the view and the weather - 55 degrees!