Happy New Year!

It's 2009!!! Holy crap!!!

Did anyone else feel like they blinked and 2008 was over? I imagine 2009 will be the same since it never seems that time SLOWS down... especially with a new baby!

Craig & I didn't make resolutions this year. Usually, my resolutions are something like eat more vegetables, drink more water, take more time to read, etc. Maybe I'll come up with one after awhile since starting January 1st typically does not equal success for most people. But right now, we're just trying to get our house back together and ready for the new transitions in our family.

Craig's decided to tackle the plumbing himself and got a small start on it tonight. Hopefully we will be able to use our bathroom by the end of this weekend. Then we can begin the bathroom remodel and continue with the basement/office transition to get Will's new room set up.

We spent New Year's Eve at our friends' Mike & Jill's house as usual. We always set a theme for the party - in the past we've done Hawaiian, Geisha Girls, Mardi Gras, etc. This year we decided it would be fun to wear old bridesmaid dresses from previous weddings we were in. I borrowed one from Kelly since she's at least 3" taller than me and had an A-line style that would fit around my baby bump. The guys wore tuxedo t-shirts... except for Craig, who likes to be different... He went for a more Miami Vice look with a light colored suit coat, a pink ruffled shirt, jeans, and 2 gold chains. It was hilarious. Here's some of our goofy poses:










Here's our friends:
Mike & Jill





Kelly & Steve



Mike & Julie



Al & Susie




The girls



The guys






Will went to sleep in his Pack 'n Play around 8:30 in their bedroom. We all ate and played games till 2:00 a.m. and then Will transferred perfectly to the warm car and then his bed as usual. I was a zombie the next day until I got a 2-hour nap while Will napped.

Here's a New Years Day pic of our little farmer in a John Dear hat he found in daddy's closet. Craig got an "Owner's Edition" hat when we purchased the riding lawn mower and we always joke about how sweet it is. LOL Well, Will loves the mower... and now the John Dear hat too.