Happy New Year!

After traveling all of December, Jeremy had December 22nd - January 1st off and it was HEAVEN! It was so nice to have him around and just all be together. We played lots of games, drank lots of hot chocolate, were extremely lazy, and were totally okay with that. It was well below freezing that whole week between Christmas and New Years (and most of the time since), so it was a good time to stay inside!

 I did venture out with Grace to get her cast on and we took a family trip to Jungle Jim's one day, but that was about it. The kids also went out in the snow a couple times, but it was pretty chilly.

The nurse gave Grace's baby a cast too, which was very sweet.

I'm not sure how she expected to push all those babies at once, but they are ready to go!

 These were the best mandarins I've ever had outside of California. They tasted just like the freshly grown ones there and they were delish! Thank you Jungle Jim's!

New Year's Eve we had our traditional snackies for lunch and then we spent most of the afternoon playing games. That night we had shrimp and vegetable tempura for dinner (we did that with Jeremy's parents last year and it was a hit!) and then watched the London countdown and fireworks with the kids (which we also did last year - they put on quite a production! way better than NYC).

 New Year's Day was much of the same, with our again annual spring roll making. We really need to make these more often. They are so delicious and healthy and the kids devour them. We do an assembly line and everyone helps make them. Yum!!!