January 2010

We headed to Uncle Mike's to spend a few days for New Years Eve. We were excited to have Cristy and Xavier with us too. The Perkins family came up to spend New Years Eve Day with us and boy did we have some action. Rocky found a little Deer that had a hurt leg and spent 3o minutes chasing it all over Mike's property. Including in the ice cold pond. I am not sure what was more dramatic....all the men chasing Rocky and the Deer or the kids standing there watching in horror. Rocky and the deer got stuck in a little mud, so the men were able to restrain Rocky. Cristy and X headed back to DC New Years Day, but Taylor and a few of his friends came to join us at Mike's. Jason and the boys had the best time cutting wood with his chain saw and making a path thru the woods. It was so cold that the girls, Cooper and I huddled by the fire pit trying to stay warm. Karina wanted to stay with her daddy despite the cold. Uncle Mike had some incredible homemade Chicken Noodle soup waiting for us all at the end of the day.

I had the best birthday! The Saturday prior, Jason worked out a babysitter so we could spend the afternoon hunting for my present-a nice cozy reading chair for our bedroom. On the night of my birthday it couldn't have been better-great Italian dinner with great friends. Spending quality time with my friends remains one of my favorite things to do!

Jason and I decided to take the kids (and Rocky) for an overnight trip to Chattanooga for MLK weekend. We stayed at the Chatanooga Choo-Choo in a renovated train car. The kids loved going the game room, swimming in the indoor pool, and most of all....spending the day at the Aquarium.