P.S. These cute little name mugs SUCK. The thing was leaking as the picture was taken, never mind as I was filling it.Mason and I "cheersed" with our second annual Maple Hot Chocolate. He was skeptical of making it in a pan (seriously, I might be getting lazy as a homemaker if he calls Swiss Miss "real hot chocolate"), but was okay with the process once he got to help.
This year has been so nuts. Thanks for reading and catching up with us. We love you all and wish you the best the coming year has to offer. Here's our recap, good bad and otherwise:
- Alan tested for engineer but didn't get it. We're keeping our fingers crossed and wishing him luck in 2010.
- We all but skipped Alan's birthday to celebrate with Mason. I totally almost ruined his birthday cake, but manage to re-balance it in the box without shoving my hand in the middle, thank you very much.
- Alan played in the Guns 'n Hoses hockey game. The firefighters lost. We'll pretend it was to help the cops overcome their ego problems.
- We all but skipped Valentines Day because we were working. And sick. But still working.
- One of my favorite aunts died rather suddenly. We still miss her, especially because she was the glue that brought us all together for the holidays. Those are definitely not the same without her wry chuckling.
- We poured concrete. Mason was in boy heaven.
- We potty trained Mason. It's been a process, I'm not gonna lie. We're doing okay.
- Baby Claire landed firmly in the middle of our family. She's cute.
- We paid off the commuter car, bought a trailer, and squeezed in a few camping trips.
- We all but skipped mom's birthday to work and take care of the kids.
- Mom and Claire spent the summer indoors and trying to get some sleep. We're both still alive, so it must've worked out at some point.
- Mason spent the summer in a swimming pool. This worked out pretty well for him.
- It was our sixth official anniversary. We went out to dinner (date night was pretty awesome at that point!), reminisced/complained, and felt old.
- Mason started preschool. After a rough start and trouble with authority (given the personalities of his parents, we're thinking this will be a lifelong struggle), he is doing very well and can write his name almost legibly.
- Dad worked a lot. A LOT. And loved it most of the time.
- We had lots of playdates, lunch dates, dinner dates, and spent as much time as we could with friends and family that we love.
- We got lots of good news and have many things to look forward to in the coming year.
Happy New Year, Everyone!
