Goodbye 2009

Aaahhh...the last breath of the holiday. Playing at the table with new toys. I sat and watched. I closed my eyes and listened and reminisced. All the food, all the champagne, all the wonderful partying with friends and family. The shopping, the wrapping, the cooking and the decorating. It was all fantastic. The amazing performance of The Great Christmas Hunt on Christmas Eve was beyond hysterical. The memories. I sat and soaked up the last drips of the season - hopelessly in love with the magic. Goodbye 2009; you were good to us. We will remember you in photographs, stories and blog posts.

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So I think I mentioned Star Wars. Star Wars Legos. HUGE hit. (Thank you Uncle Richard). Every single set was put together by the 27th. I loved loved loved watching him put everything together. He was so organized and followed the directions page by page...so very Virgo...strange I would find that so appealing I know.

Uncle Butchie came to help...

Hard to tell who had more fun.

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And then we had Christmas. Which for a 5 year old...meant feverish riping and tearing and just over all blurred excitement. And for the 6 year old...meant Star Wars. Lots and lots of Star Wars. Lego Star Wars. Notice the Clone Trooper halloween outfit that he had to put on just to put together his legos...totally cute.

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Then came the snow...which was pretty and welcome...because it's December. In March...it will not be so welcome and definitely not pretty anymore.

Quick house update: inside all electrical, plumbing and heating is installed. All drywall is up and John has started painting. Outside siding has just started going up (look to the left of the front door).

Another kitchen picture.

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Okay here is the 30 second recap... Chanukah...thanks to my sister and the boys we remembered I think 5 of the 8 days...not bad for 2nd Jews once removed. Cooper's teacher told him that people who celebrated Chanukah did not have Christmas Trees...CLEARLY she has never been to the Adelson's/Larson's/Engel's house around the holidays. Candy dreidels we had at our CHRISTMAS dinner. John got a little carried away with the Hebrew letters...1 o'clock is Santa I believe and 7 o'clock is Sponge Bob.

The cousins...just as cute as ever.

Ah and the FOOD...the glorious food...the food that just kept coming and coming and coming...ALL month long. Isn't family the BEST? Duncan and his Aunt Carla.

Welcome

I swear I had every intention of updating you all yesterday...but...well...I can blog any day... Welcome Katherine Olivia. Congratulations Bryn and Kelly. She is absolutely perfect...thank you so very much for including me in her arrival.

Well this is about how we all feel around here... Fast asleep with new green hat and light saber on Christmas Day. I will attempt to catch up on the entire month tomorrow; but for now know that we are here...swallowed up in everything Star Wars...recovering from too much champagne, cookies, food, partying and overall holiday craziness!