It was a quiet weekend for the most part. I worked Friday so I could take off next Friday to travel to Virginia for our postponed trip to see our friends Carl and Jodi and their kids. Erin took Jax to the Doctor to get shots. Dr. Sheth inquired in Jaxson’s progress in speech class.

 

In the afternoon Erin stopped at Jo-Ann Fabrics and got Liam some material for his “chain mail” which is his latest obsession, being a knight. Erin and I both love to see that imagination wander in many fascinating directions.

 

Friday night Erin and I watched the Number 23 with Jim Carey. It was a psychological thriller. The plot came together but it plodded along and there were a few things that were not quite realistically plausible with the plot just to drive the plot forward.

 

On Saturday we were up early to go to IHOP to use a coupon which I forgot in the end and left in my pocket. We had to go grocery shopping so it was nice to do that on a full stomach. At the grocery we found a toy sword set that we will take to Caleb. Erin the day before made Caleb, Liam’s buddy a costume too for when we go to Virginia. She also sewed Abigail, Caleb’s, sister a princess costume on Sunday.

 

We dropped off the groceries and headed to Lowes to use a coupon our friend, Rick had given us at Christmas to get a new light for the utility room. The old one was a pain in the butt to change out lights. Thanks Rick! Erin found the one she liked that pointed in three directions with three lights sort of like track lighting. She can now spotlight the sewing, closet, and washer/dryer.

 

We found a suit of “armor” for a very excited Sir Liam at Target and we stopped in at Bed, Bath, and Body works and got some great stuff for our skin, especially Jaxson and I with the eczema.

 

Arriving home the kids went down for a nap and I went to splitting wood while Erin went through the wood pile and helped me get it stacked and some in to dry in the garage for splitting next month.

 

While I showered Erin anxiously started replacing the light. She could not get all three lights to work so she placed a call to Dad Day. He helped us to realize we were having a problem with the circuit loop and we scared ourselves as I got involved to when we could not get the circuit to work for half the downstairs. It turns out it was just because we disconnected the wires on the light and Dad got us through that one. Erin decided to table it until the morning.

 

We had crab and kielbasa for dinner while we watched a great Disney movie from Netflix called Sky High about super heroes in training going to High School starring Kurt Russell. We all liked that one.

 

On Sunday morning Erin left the house before eight to exchange a bad bulb and get a light switch just in case. Erin took my advice from early on the day before and removed the switch plate to realize the red wire up top was actually the power source from the switch to the light. We thought it was thro und the night before and never checked the Ohms on it. Lessons learned but the color choices with the wiring through us both off. With that Erin had the light working in a jiffy and we were both appreciative of Dad’s help by phone.

 

The rest of the day was lazy. I worked on the computer and played with the kids and wished there was football while Erin work on some sewing projects.

 

We had great steaks for dinner and watched a monster truck show. After Erin went to sleep I watched a show about McDonald’s and then the Patriots on CNBC.

 

This week will be short as we head to Virginia next weekend with hopefully all healthy and ready for a fun weekend.

 

This blog is a bit late, and I'm sure you've noticed there are a few changes to our website.  Just needed to clean things up a little. Let me know if you run into problems.  The archives from 2005 and 2006 have been deleted.  The links are now broken unless you have an archived version on YOUR computer.  If you are looking for something in particular, just let me know, as I have copies of everything in one form or another.

 

SO, last weekend, we were supposed to visit our friends, the Proffens.  The bags were packed and we were just about ready to go.

 

Unfortunately, whatever stomach virus the boys had took about 5 days to incubate... Russ got it BAD as soon as he got home from work.  I called Jodi to let her know, and mentioned that we'd check in again in the morning.

 

In the morning Russ was stable, but exhausted.  It had been a long night.  I was a little worried about my fate as well.  Additionally, the weather on the way to Norfolk looked ominous.  I made the call and took a raincheck.  Jodi understood without question.  We'll try for another trip in a couple weeks.

 

It WAS a good thing I took that raincheck because, of course, the virus hit me about 24 hours to the minute after it hit Russ.  Fortunately, though, I'd planned ahead a little, and had gone to the store to fetch some PEPTO!  That helped a little, but I too, had a long night on Saturday.

 

The boys are fine.

 

Obviously, it was an uneventful weekend.  By Sunday afternoon, I was better.  I'm fed up with our crappy mattress though, so when I gained enough energy, I ventured out to Target to get a mattress foam pad.  It's working out great, but has a chemical smell, that is "supposed" to dissapate in 48 hours.  Fabreeze is helping.  It was pricy, but much cheaper than a new queen sized mattress.

 

Russ was off with the boys on MLK Day, but I worked.  While I was away, Liam slipped into another obsession... he now wants to be a Knight!  So, the plan will be to get some fabric to match the patterns that he so kindly drew for me on his "old" Batman cape.  <sigh> 

 

 

 

 

Friday we had off.  So, we took the kids to daycare, and Russ treated me to breakfast at IHOP.  IT WAS SO NICE!  We actually got to read and discuss the paper without interruptions like "Liam, eat your pancakes," or "Jaxson, don't throw your spoon!"  Ahhh.

 

After breakfast we went shopping for a new lampshade.  The cleaning lady accidentally toppled one of the floor lamps in the living room and broke the plastic shade.  Of course, we couldn't find a replacement shade.  After going to a lighting store, Wal-Mart, and Lowes, we finally found floor lamps for $8 each!  So we bought a pair.  No, they aren't elaborate, but serve the purpose.  We took the unbroken lamp down into the den.  We needed more lighting down there anyway, so it all worked out.

 

Then Russ and I just spent some time together at home before picking up the boys.  I went around to each room and gathered all my little clutter piles into one big pile in the dining room.  I planed to sort, dispense and dispose!

 

I got the kids later that afternoon.  I dropped off Jax at the house, but then took Liam to get a haircut.  It's cute... a little preppy in an 80s kind of way, but much easier to take care of.

 

 

That evening we ordered a pizza.

 

Saturday, was simple.  The kids played, Russ chopped some wood, and played his football game.  I tackled the big pile of clutter in the dining room.  I then discovered I needed some sort of filing system, so Liam and I went to Wal-Mart.  Since Subway is IN Wal-Mart now, I picked us up some subs for dinner.  

 

After dinner, Liam was very restless, and kept telling us that he was going to throw up.  Since we'd not had a lot of stomach viruses before, I didn't take him too seriously.  Of course, then he decided to prove me wrong all over the carpet.  So, Russ and I tried to watch a Netflix movie on the computer, but I was frequently interrupted to take car of sick little Liam.  He finally settled down around 4am.

 

As expected, Liam was better on Sunday, but did a lot of laying around watching movies.  That was okay.  I finished up most of my sorting, and set Russ to work shredding old bills.  Russ was also kind enough to give me a pedicure while he watched the playoffs and the kids were napping.  That caused me to take a much needed nap as well.

 

 

 

Also, as expected, Jaxson caught what Liam had on Monday night.  I was up with him most of last night, and finally the two of us caught a couple hours sleep on the couch.  I'm at work now, but I have a feeling it'll be a LONG afternoon.  Fortunately, the virus seems to be short lived, as Jax was better this morning and Russ took him to daycare. 

 

 

Friday night we dropped off the van for an oil change and to investigate the “Mystery burning smell” the van had been having. We decided to eat at Cheeseburger in Paradise. We waited a little over a half hour which is pushing the kids but the food was great, The kids were not in the best of moods and were reprimanded several times that evening. They are usually good out but the wait for a table was pushing their little limits.

 

Once home we got the kids tucked in bed.  Erin and I turned the little couch towards the computer and watched a Doctor Who video called Blink that our brother-in-law, Rich, downloaded for us to see. It was a pretty good story on time travel that had some suspense involved. The set up of turning the sofa to the computer is cool. Now we can watch Netflix movies right on the computer if we are bored with TV.

 

On Saturday we were all dressed in our Redskin paraphernalia for the playoff game against the Seahawks later in the day. We all got showered and ready and went to the library for a Pre-School Kid’s Fair. We were particularly interested in Creative Beginnings which is right around the corner and near the Elementary School the boys will go to. We are very interested, and they will have openings for both boys as early as July, but we may not be able to afford it. We are looking into it. We then stopped at McKay’s and got some staples and Crabs that were on sale for only $5.99 a pound.

 

When we got home I started splitting more wood as the holiday wood was almost gone. I also stored some of the wetter pieces in the garage for drying and splitting later this month. Erin took down the outside Christmas lights and decorations. Once finished I got ready for the game. Erin took down the Christmas decorations around the house. The Redskins were leading in the start of the fourth quarter after a comeback but alas they could not hold off the Seahawks and mistakes killed them in the end. But considering the season the playoffs were enough to be happy about.

 

Oh one funny story. When we were at the library I got a How To Draw Comics book for Liam and I right before I left. Well we told Liam about the book but I guess we were not clear on the definition of drawing. I was in the laundry when I heard Mommy look look. Well since I was nearest by I got to see a lovely picture colored in very neatly by Liam in the BOOK!. I said Liam we will have to take that to the library and apologize. He says but Dad it is a drawing book and I drawed in it. Well I didn't have the heart to jump on him about it loudly but we set on the steps and I explained what a drawing book entailed. That you use it to draw pictures on paper and that the drawing book helped you.

 

Saturday night we You Tubed for a bit and I watched the end of the Steelers and Jaguars game.

 

On Sunday we called about the van and it was ready. Erin and Rick, our friend, had made tentative plans to take the dogs to the Dog Park. It was rainy Sunday morning but the early afternoon broke out sunny. Erin met Rick there while I stayed home and played with the boys. We set up a Hot Wheels Track that Sue and Perry had got the boys for Christmas. It was a lot of fun launching the cars through the double loops after freefalling from one of the cabinets.

 

The dogs had a blast at a very crowded dog park with the nice weather. Rick stopped in briefly to say hello to the kids and was nice enough to drop Erin off for her truck. The “smell” turned out to be a plastic bag had got stuck to the exhaust so that was a relief. Erin and the boys baked a cake late in the afternoon.

 

Sunday night we had super delicious steaks on the grill and watched a movie on the computer called Rat Race that we saw with Noah at the theater years ago.

 

The next week promises to be VERY warm early in the week and Jaxson starts his speech therapy on Thursday. We got good news from Mom Day that her shoulder is doing better since a cortisone shot and the Rotator Cuff may not be torn. We are hoping that is the case very much and she is in our prayers.

It’s been a whirlwind of a Holiday, so I’ll try to catch it all up here as much as possible. 

 

Friday, December 21, 2007:

This was a normal workday for both Russ and I.  I went out to lunch with some co-workers of mine because it was my annual review time.  No worries there.  I also had to take some extra lunch time because I had to go sign some paperwork for Jaxson to get some speech therapy help. 

 

Friday evening, our friends, Bill & Janet came over with their 3 yo daughter, Rosalia.  They were all going to watch the boys for us so we could go to my company Holiday Party at the Woodlands Grill.  The evening was very nice, and the food was wonderful.  Russ and I both had a nice time socializing with the small number of Greenfield employees.  It was an early evening though, but we were happy to be home by 10:30 or so. 

 

Saturday, December 22, 2007:

This was pretty much a Get-Ready-for-incoming-family-Day.  I started out the day by heading to the grocery store.  Russ stayed home and took care of the boys.  My trip to the grocery store actually wasn’t that bad.  It was early enough that I missed the hoards of people, and I just had a leisurely time gathering a few things for my Christmas dinner menu. 

 

That afternoon, Russ chopped up a bunch of wood, so we’d be well stocked for Christmas.  I set to work getting the rest of the gifts wrapped, and tidying up the guest room.  It was about this time that Liam got a call from Santa!!  He confirmed that he’d been good, and that he wanted a Hot Wheels bike and some Batman stuff.  To boot, after nap, Liam was surprised to receive a reply letter in the mail from SANTA too!!  Boy, the big guy goes to great lengths to keep everything straight!  Maybe Liam was just being too indecisive. ;)

 

Russ and I just spent Saturday evening together.  We just made a point to steal a few minutes to ourselves before the holiday commenced.

 

Sunday, December 23, 2007:

The boys and I took our time getting up and around on Sunday.  However, Russ was up and playing a few Christmas Carols on the piano!  Mom and Dad arrived right around 11:30.  We got some lunch, and then Dad took a nap right along with the kids.  We decided to just cook some steaks and potatoes for dinner.  It was nice to not really have any plans.  We just enjoyed our time playing and visiting together.  Mom made a pumpkin roll with Liam

 

 

Monday, December 24, 2007:

Poor Russ had to go to work today.  The only bittersweet consolation was that he had a big end-of-the-year datacall to fill, so at least his day would go by fast. 

 

Once we had all gotten a bit of breakfast, we set to work in the kitchen.  We wanted to get a few things prepared and baked so Christmas dinner would be quick to the table the next day.  Dad and Liam put Jaxson’s wheelbarrow together – a gift from Grandpa & Gramma.  Mom and I worked to get a few pies done, and it was just a nice feeling working in the kitchen together. 

 

Dad and I also took the dogs to the dog park.  Cleo was just about jumping out of her fur, so we knew it’d be a good thing to take her out to stretch her legs.  The dog park turned out to be pretty busy.  By the time we left, there were about 8 dogs frolicking about.  Cleo even got to play with another boxer!

 

That evening, we decided to go over to Solomon’s Island to have a nice dinner together. We chose to go to Stoney’s Kingfishers.  We arrived at the perfect time.  The place wasn’t too busy, and we got a nice table near the fireplace.  We enjoyed some excellent seafood, and both the boys were very well behaved. 

 

After stuffing ourselves, we returned home.  It was time to don the boys in some festive pajamas and set out cookies & milk and carrots for You Know Who.  We read from the Nativity Book and then snuggled all in bed.  Surprisingly, it only took a few minutes for them to settle into sleep. 

 

Christmas Day, 2007:

Well, Santa had visited!  He left a Hot Wheels bike for Liam, and a Tykes bike for Jaxson among other favorite games, books and toys.  The morning was spent opening stockings and all the gifts from Santa. Once we’d gotten through all that, it was about lunchtime, so we grabbed just a small bite to eat, knowing that a larger meal was in store for us a few hours later.  We were just finishing up when we heard a knock at our door.  It was our good friend, Rick, aka “Mister Rick.”  Rick has become the boys “Local Uncle” and he’d brought them each a couple of very special presents.  He got them new Leap Pad books, a ride on toy for Jax and a Spiderman web shooter for Liam.  The boys had wonderful fun sharing a few moments with one of their favorite guys.  The timing worked out perfectly, as we were just hanging out.  It was too early to start dinner and Kate and Rich hadn’t arrived yet. 

 

Shortly after Rick departed we started in on dinner and put the boys down for a nap.  Rich and Kate were running a little late, so we adjusted our time, expecting them to arrive around 3:00.  However, their trip didn’t take as long as I thought it would, and they came through the door right around 2:00.  We hadn’t even stuck in the ham yet!  Luckily, it was a small ham, and within an hour, we had everything on the table… the ham, pineapple stuffing, oyster stew, fresh boston lettuce salad, mashed potatoes, squash, rolls, honey pecan peas… and lots of PIE!

 

After dinner we rolled ourselves in the living room to open the presents we’d gotten for each other.  The process took WAY to long, but we finished up around 8:00.  The boys were exhausted, so it only took a little coaxing to get them into bed.  The rest of us collapsed in the den and just relaxed.  It had been a beautiful Christmas.

 

Wednesday, December 26, 2007:

We didn’t have to rush too much this morning, but Russ had to go back to work, and Mom and Dad had to get on the road to return home.  The day was dreary, as only the day after Christmas should be.  We had a good breakfast together.  Russ was the first to depart, and then Mom and Dad packed up their car too.  Fortunately, Kate and Rich planned to stay the day. 

 

After we got the breakfast dishes picked up, Rich had a good idea to go check out Calvert Cliffs State Park.  Lots of times you can find interesting sharks teeth on the beach.  Though the weather wasn’t the best, we decided to just bundle up and give it a try anyway.

 

Russ seemed to remember the hike to the beach being about a quarter mile.  Um – he was a bit off.  In reality, we consulted the trail map at the parking lot, and discovered that the shortest way to the beach was no less than 1.8 miles.  Oh well.  I had Jax in the sling, and the path was pretty level, albeit long.  Liam did okay, but Aunt Kate ended up carrying him a good portion of the way.  Rich had gone on ahead (he actually hoped to find a few teeth and “plant” them for Liam to find).   Jaxson was warm and snug in the sling, so he napped almost the whole way to the beach.  It started to rain ever so slightly when we were about a tenth of a mile from the beach.  When we came out of the sheltered path and on to the beach, the wind was NASTY!  The raindrops were bigger… and I swear some were hail.  We did a cursory gland up and down the sand.  Not surprisingly, we didn’t find any teeth, but we did find some really great shells and fossils.  Then we all snapped a pic and got back on the path.  It was still raining by now, but not enough to soak us.  Rich took a turn carrying Liam for a bit too, so that helped, and the trip back didn’t seem quite as long as the trip in. 

 

Understandably, we were all pretty tired when we returned to the van, but felt pretty justified in doing nothing for the rest of the day.  We got a little lunch when we got home, and then I put Liam down for a nap.  Jax had slept most of the morning, so I didn’t require him to get an additional one.  He enjoyed just being with us while his big brother snoozed.  Rich built a fire in the fireplace and it was pretty cozy.

 

Once Liam got up, we made some Hot Chocolate and even roasted a couple marshmellows in the fireplace. 

 

It was about this time that Russ returned from work.  The day had gotten pretty nasty, so he was happy to see the cozy den.  We ordered pizza for dinner, and Rich and Kate treated. 

 

After the boys went to bed, we attempted to watch the first episodes of Monty Python, but soon realized that Rich was probably the only one who’d make it through more than one episode. 

 

Thursday, December 27, 2007:

 

I needed to go into work today, but delayed my departure by a couple of hours so we could all get a little breakfast together.  Russ convinced me to letting the boys go with us to work, instead of daycare.  Jax seemed to still be really tired, and sported a low fever.  Liam was estatic when he heard the possibility of going to work with Dad, so we went with the plan.  Russ left with Liam around 8:45.  I pulled out of the garage with Jax at about 9:15 and Rich and Kate pulled out of the driveway right after me.

 

The day was bright and sunny – go figure – and I had to admit that going to work with my little guy made the trek a little easier.  There was only two other people at my place, and only a couple at Russ’s work, so the kids didn’t disrupt much of anything. 

 

Jaxson was happy to spend most of the time snoozing in my lap.  He was fine, but just really tired.  From what I heard, Liam just had a wonderful time, hanging out with his dad.  He played on the floor, drew pictures, went to “Old MacDonald’s” for lunch, and saw all the planes in the hanger.  He even napped in the next door cubical in his Batman sleeping bag. 

 

We all returned to a tidy house, since Erin, the cleaning lady, had come.  We just had leftovers for dinner.  I got a few things around to pack, but figured I’d leave most of that for the next morning.  I was pretty tired myself. 

 

Friday, December 28, 2007:

I couldn’t help but sleep in.  I really didn’t want to depart from my cozy covers.  The kids were sleeping, and even the dogs were quiet.  I couldn’t linger too long though, because I needed to get things around to head to Doylestown.

 

I gave the kids a simple breakfast and finished packing.  It seemed I needed to remember so many things.  Finally, Russ was loading the van, and we were on our way.  It was a pretty good trip.  When we were about an hour from Doylestown, Noah called us on the cell phone, and mentioned that he did NOT have to work that night, as previously thought.  So, we agreed to pick him up early. 

 

We arrived in Doylestown right around 4:00.  We picked up Noah, but then had to do some shopping in the nearby shopping center for Marcie.  We decided to get her a bunch of Gift Cards to stores in the shopping center, because she could walk to them.  As it turned out, we got her a Spa GC, a Bon Ton GC and then a few other simple ones, including lunch at a nearby restaurant.  I even got suckered into making a hair appointment at the Spa for myself the next day!

 

So, Marcie was glad to see us.  We arrived at her apartment just a little after 5:00.  I was glad to be done traveling and shopping for the day, and the boys were thrilled to play with her box of toys.  That night we just made some sandwiches for dinner and visited.  It was really nice, and Marcie had made the place very festive in the coziest of ways.  

 

It wasn’t long before we were telling Liam and Jax that Santa had told Grandmom that he still had a few presents to deliver for the boys. So, it was pretty easy to get them into bed, as they were very excited to open even more gifts the next day.  I stayed up with Russ, Noah and Marcie for as long as I could, but by 11:00 I was anxious to crawl into bed too. 

 

Saturday, December 29, 2007:             

All of us had a pretty good nights sleep.  It wasn’t too difficult to follow the wee early risers to go out and explore what more Santa could have left.  They were surprised to see a race car set and a construction set and even a firetruck!  They had a grand time playing with those toys while we all had a light breakfast.  We decided to do that, but then after opening presents, we’d make a bigger brunch. 

 

 

So, we commenced to opening the rest of the gifts.  Marcie loved all her gift cards.  Noah was thrilled with his gift cards and cash even though we’d encased them in coal (black play-doh).  Russ got a nice robe from his mom, and she gave me a great Sock Monkey and Sock Monkey book much to my childish delight.  Noah got a lot of nice things, and gave the boys some nice toys.  Everyone was very pleased with everything, and it was just wonderful to share the smiles with each other.

 

Once the opening was done, we had a good brunch, and I changed my clothes to go to my hair appointment.  I got a really nice shampoo, cut and style.  It’s probably the most I’ve ever paid for a haircut, but it turned out really nice, and I was very confident in the stylist’s suggestions and tips.  I’ll need to practice to make it look as good as she did though.

 

While I was gone Russ fixed Grandmom’s laptop as the Primary Hard Drive was dicconnected so he reconnected it and it booted correctly. Noah then got the wireless connection working so her laptop and wireless is back in business and she is ready to start training on it again.

 

That afternoon, we enjoyed some cake an ice cream for Noah’s birthday – the BIG 18!!  He opened a book I’d gotten him, and a card with some cash in it from Marcie.  Russ and I promised him an online shopping trip when ever he was ready.  Soon after cake, Noah got called into work.  At first we were all a little disappointed, but were proud of him for not leaving the restaurant without a busser for the night.  He’d see us soon enough though.

 

After Russ dropped off Noah at work, we just enjoyed our conversation for a little bit, but then got dressed to go get some dinner.  We decided to eat at the Lobster Claw – the place where Noah worked!  First off, our table was REALLY clean.  ;)  Noah got us our drinks as we looked over the menu.  A very good waitress took our orders.  The food was outstanding.  Every once in a while Noah would come out and clear a nearby table, and stop to check in.  It was pretty cool. 

 

After dinner, we bid the Lobster Claw and it’s staff (by now, they knew the relationship) and returned to Marcie’s apartment.  I let the boys play just a little bit, and then got them in the tub.  I had just a little time to relax after they got to bed, but then left with Russ to go pick up Noah from his shift. 

 

Shortly after we returned, Russ’s cousin, David, dropped by to visit for a little bit.  Noah looked on the Best Buy website for a little bit to get some ideas on how to use his Gift Card.  I was beginning to fall asleep on the couch even before David left.  After he did bid his goodbye, I snuck into bed.

 

Sunday, December 30, 2007:

Reluctantly, we got out of bed a bit on the early side.  Fortunately, Marcie got the boys some breakfast.  Russ, Noah and I got dressed warm to go for a short day of geocaching with our friends, Sue and Perry.  To boot, Kate and Rich were going to join us!  We left Liam and Jax with Marcie so they could have some additional time with their Grandmom.  The three of us got a quick bite at Burger King, and headed for Sue & Perry’s house in Quakertown.  Rich and Kate were to meet us there too with Titania and Oberon!

 

After some cheery introductions, we set out in two vehicles to find a few of Perry’s hidden caches.  It was great fun.  The first one had quite a few stages to it, but we always knew that Perry was there to give hints if needed (which were often needed, I’m embarrassed to say).  Nearly all the caches of the day had some sort of swamp theme.  We think the most scenic one was of a Heron Rookery.  The most interesting find was when Noah found what we all thought was the Geocache… a cigar tube with a log book… when Perry surprisingly told us that “wasn’t it.”  He went to a location just feet away and pulled up what he said was the actual cache hidden by a friend of his.  So, we aren’t quite sure what the cigar tube was, but the mystery made it all the more fun.

 

We finished up right around 2:30.  We bid farewells and headed back to Doylestown.  We needed to grab something to eat, and pack up to head back to Maryland.  We ended up with a full van of goodies and made haste to drop Noah off only because it was starting to hail.  Luckily, the temperature warmed as we headed South, but it still rained the entire way home. 

 

Erin and I got the boys off to sleep after some tasty steaks on New Years Eve. Erin worked and I took the kids to daycare, I rode in the morning and watched old shows like the Brady Bunch. In the afternoon I watched football and worked on my Madden game.

We barely made it to Midnight and had some red champagne and went to bed by 12:30.

 

This morning Liam and I built a plane I got him for Christmas. We will watch some football and order Chinese tonight.

 

It was a very hectic holiday, but those cozy moments with family and the exchanged smiles and hugs make it all worth it in the end.

 

Now, to go do some laundry…