2008!

Happy New Year! We had a great vacation between Christmas and New Years. Natalie had a dance camp last week (after Christmas) and we took advantage of her being out of the house to paint her room. It's pink, of course - her absolute favorite color. We moved her furniture around and it seems we have made better use of the space. She is very excited about the changes. We also started painting our exercise room. Nat's dance camp was themed Barbie Nutcracker, and we had fun watching her performance. Owen and Henry were also very into it and were well behaved for the whole thing. We had a fun New Year's eve - we ate all kinds of appetizers for dinner (it seemed we had a spinach theme) and then we all played games. Natalie's game Hullabaloo is a huge hit with everyone, and we also enjoyed Owen's Good Night Moon game. Then it was off to bed for Nats, Owen, and Henry, and Mom & Dad struggled to make it to midnight. New Year's Day we enjoyed some outside time, and after a healthier dinner, we had chocolate fondue (Natalie calls it "fun-do") for dessert. Now it's back to work and school. Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Tom arrive tomorrow for one more Christmas celebration. It seems the red eye reduction on our camera software is malfunctioning, so bear with the pictures!