Merry Christmas! It's been a busy week for us so far. We went to Sarah's Grandma's birthday party, met our friends Liz and Jeff for dinner, drove to Boston to see Bennett, came back for Christmas Eve with the Petersons, ate a great Christmas dinner, and just caught our breath this morning.
Finn has seemed as tired as we are napping more than he has in quite some time. That hasn't kept him from playing with all the new toys and books that he got. He's had a fantastic time with a xylophone, a piano, a drum, blocks, more blocks, touch books, a shirt, and a sweater. His first word was "Thanks!".
Nana's birthday party gave a good opportunity for Finn and great Nana to hang out. He got to see his cousin Kate and Emily and aunt and uncle too. There were touching toasts from Nana's daughters, but to me the show was stolen by the best cheese plate I've ever had and duck breast slices on bread with orange marmalade.
The morning after the party we headed east to see little Bennett and his family. The rip went well and reminded us about the life new parents. The parents never get much sleep even though the baby sleeps almost all the time. We found it nice that those days are over.
For another couple those days are about to come. Our friends Liz and Jeff are expecting their first child this spring. We had dinner with them and Liz's parents to catch up and for them to see what fun a kid can be first hand.
The trip photos will be posted more completely when it is over. This is just a mid-trip update.
6 comments:
Okay. I can handle the fact Finn is having fun with the other G'mas. I can handle the fact that you are out east for Christmas... but to say that that was the "best cheese plate you ever had" I am ashamed for your Wisconsin roots. Your will now be stopped by the border guards to check for alien cheese the next time you return "home". The curds have stopped sqeeking, the chedder prematurly aging and the Belmont Brie is weeping...
Be sure and turn in your cheesehead.
Ma
...and I am obviously too upset to check spelling.
Potentially the cheese plate was from wisconsin, though maybe vermont or italy. it was a series of hard cheeses and brie. Everyone knows that wisconsin cheeses are far superior to any other cheese. We just generally eat it too fast for the cheese to ever be on a plate!
Good save!!!
Excuse me now while I go eat some cheese curds right from the plastic baggy (they are right behind the colby, blue, feta, smoked gouda and just to the right of the aged swiss... the brats are on the left)
All this talk of cheese is making me hungry! Maybe I need to move to Whizconsin where my love of cheese will be appreciated. That love of cheese closely followed by my love of mustard. Does anyone know what state is the mustard state?
everyone knows that the Mustard Museum is in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin!
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