Happy New Year 2008!

Ashleigh (3) and her friend, Abby (4)

OH NO! Ashleigh got eaten by a fish!

Ashleigh and Abby playing dress-up and tap dancing at the Children's Museum

My dear friend, Ann, with Ethan (6 months)

We had a quiet New Year's Eve. Stayed home, ordered pizza, watched a movie, played some games, and had a few mixed drinks. Little known fact: Rob attended bartending school during his senior year at Mines as a fall back career and for fun too, but that knowledge does come in handy when making drinks at home. We made Cosmopolitans as I had never had any drink close to a martini and usually prefer wine and beer to mixed drinks. Ashleigh's favorite part of the evening was playing Sequence with mommy and daddy. Rob also made her a special apple-cranberry drink and we let her stay up as late as she wanted (which was around 10, when she started getting cranky.) Thankfully, we are all well again with the exception of Ethan's minor cough.

We also got to spend some time with our friends from Seattle, Ann, Josh, and their 4 year old daughter, Abby, who were in town for Christmas. We took the girls to the World of Wonder Children's Museum in Lafayette (where her mom lives). There was a lot to do there, including a pirate ship and reading pirate stories, an Egyptian machines exhibit, a music room, a wind room, a pretend bank, store, playhouse, sandbox, and a dress-up and dance area. We also had them over to our house for an early dinner, went out for some girl time coffee, and celebrated Abby's birthday together too. On a side note, there was a great turn out from Rob's family on Christmas Eve, his grandma from Riverton, his parents, his two brothers, and sister.

Rob's Extended Family on Christmas Eve