Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

We've had an active and fun holiday season this year with lots of good time with family and friends. Jane and Eliza made the long car ride from Denver to Texas to visit family. With the help of Aunt Anne and Mary Poppins. The stories from the road were smiles, for the most part. After their return, we enjoyed Christmas together as a family.

For an extra Christmas present, my parents came to visit for several days. With Jane's new sewing machine, she and Mom went to work re-purposing Eliza's old crib dressings to fit her new "big girl bed." See below for the final result. The face on the pillow is Dora. The rumple under the cover is a hiding Eliza. Bubbles on the kitchen counter were another fun treat.

I took about 10 days off from work and we all enjoyed a long stint of family time. Eliza is an absolute hoot. Her love of story telling and sense of humor seem very mature for her age. "Once I saw a whale with a turtle on it, and he had a bowl of ice cream" [loud, high-pitched laughter]. These past months have been fun, peaceful, productive, and full of new discoveries. Eliza is blossoming into a very inquisitive, fun-loving little girl who is comfortable in her own skin. I think we've hit a good groove. Must mean we're due for change.