Yikes! What happened to 2014? It was a year full of many happy memories, and some sad ones too. But we are thankful for the opportunities a new year brings.

We really enjoyed a pretty slow pace throughout the last week. Kevin, Finn, and I are still riding out the cough and congestion that we’ve had for a few weeks. Hoping that leaves us all soon.  We enjoyed a family pizza night at home on New Year’s Eve. Griffin and I had fun making chocolate chip cookies for us all to enjoy throughout the night. He really likes helping – measuring, counting, mixing. It’s a treat, even if it’s a bit messy 🙂 Oh, and he LOVES to lick the beater when it’s all said and done.  Kevin and I enjoyed some snacks and movie before we watched the ball drop to ring in 2015.  Mmm….yummy. Griffin has really been loving to draw or color lately. For a large part of meals he has graduated to the bar stools in the kitchen, unless we’re eating at the table and then he remains in his high chair. Anyhow, it’s also the perfect spot for some activities, like coloring! I’ve been noticing he seems to favor his left hand a lot when coloring, drawing, sometimes eating too. We don’t have any lefties in the family, so we’ll see what he ends up!We packed up all of the Christmas decor, Ho Ho and all. Finn kept sitting at the table where we gathered everything and pointing out Ho Ho. On New Year’s day we enjoyed quite a tasty dinner at the Bethune’s, complete with a fancy Yule Log made by Amy. She even made mushrooms for the log (meringue’s) that were perfect. Finn really loved eating them and kept asking for more. Imagine that! Lots of fun play time with the family.  I’m hoping to become more active in 2015 so I’ve been sporting my Fitbit Flex and going on walks with Griffin. It certainly provides motivation when I check on my steps for the day and see I have far to go. We get all suited up and go explore the surrounding neighborhoods and at the end Finn likes to play in the yard for a few minutes.  Herbert the Horse is still pretty popular around here.  One morning Finn wanted dog dog to ride on the horse with him.  Then, one by one, he wanted to add each of his stuffed animals to his crew. At the end, it was pretty cramped!