E and daddy enjoyed putting together this 700 piece puzzle of the Taj Mahal (it took a few weeks).


Getting a family picture while needing 16 eyes to look at the camera is quite an achievement; one we took a while to get close to. This was good enough for us. We look forward to having one more face in next year's picture.


For New Year's Eve we had a big roasted turkey dinner with all the fixins. Almost all the kids stayed up until midnight. We all enjoyed watching the fireworks from our living room window.