Catching up

The trip to Disney was fun with Nate and Rachel, Hannah and Ben, and Brian. Grandpa McC and Joan, Tim, and Emma spent a little bit of time with us too.

However, it was cold. Very, very cold. So cold I spent more money on blankets, hats, mittens, scarves, etc than I did on anything else. Poor Nate and Rachel had left sunny Phoenix to freeze in Orlando. The temperature the mornings we were at Epcot and Animal Kingdom was in the low 40s with a 15 mile per hour wind, so we were definitely cold.

It didn't warm up again until after everyone had left to go home except Hannah and I, and then we got back up into the low 80s again.

And here it is about 2 months later, and I have just returned from a visit with Ethan and Edward (and their parents of course) in Pflugerville, TX. Mia and John have rented a nice little house with a big backyard which is way bigger than their Waltham apartment, but somehow they have managed to almost outgrow it already. Where does one put all that food storage when you don't have a basement or attic? (And don't say in the garage because 1) it's too hot in TX for that, and 2) that's where the tarantula lives.) Mia is working at a lab for an area clinic group, and John is still searching while picking up contract work here and there. Hopefully they will be able to start looking for a home to buy in the near future, to take advantage of the tax credit.

Anyway, the boys are growing and had a great time cuddling with thier grandma. Edward has a lot of words if you listen closely and go with the rhythm of his vocalizations. And Ethan is quite the Jedi at Lego Starwars on the Wii.