Happy Holidays!

Well, we're sad to report that we did not manage to get out a holiday card this year. December ended up being pretty busy...blah, blah, excuses, excuses.

But if we had done one, who knows? It might have been one of these pictures right here. Imagine that one of these arrived in your mailbox, about three weeks ago, accompanied by the message "Happy Holidays from Chris, Rachel, Benjamin and Daniel." Seriously, happy holidays and new year to you all.

We did have a great holiday season. Ben loved lighting the menorah each night of Hanukah, especially because this year we let him hold the shammas and light the other candles himself. We had a family filled Hanukah party at Rachel's parents house...actually only Rachel attended since Ben and Daniel had recently been barfy. Somehow we are all healthy at the same time right now...

Christmas in NY was wonderful. Lots of time with Chris' parents, Mike and Summer, and visits from lots of people made the days fun and very special for Ben!

Drum set!

Seemed like a good idea at the time: Ben got a drum set for Hanukah! If you listen carefully, you can probably hear him.

Ben and Daniel in front of the tree

Posing in front of the tree.

Daniel has turned into quite a cheerful kid. He's also getting his first teeth, so this seems to be his favorite expression: Big smile with tongue sticking out.

Daniel in front of tree