Bring in the Cheer

Lucy rings in the New Year in a new dress from Grandma

One of the great things about being a parent is that I finally have an excuse for not making it up all the way to midnight on New Year's Eve, so thank you Lucy! I wish I could say that you cramped the really rockin' high-life style I used to have.

But the great news is that we've started a brand new child-friendly tradition: New Year's Day brunch! With bread-pudding style french toast, pepper bacon, potato latkes and mimosas, it's a tradition I am looking forward to getting used to.

Hope and Lucy get snuggly on the couch

One of the best parts about this year's brunch was getting to compare bellies with Emily--six months ago when Lucy was just about to be born and Emily was still just a little bit pregnant, we took a picture, and now her belly is about to pop and my baby is on the outside. But she still fits under some of my shirts!

July 2009                                         January 2010

I can't wait to meet the new fresh one in another month or so!