Buh-bye holidays, hello new year.

Another holiday season has come and gone and we're all settling into normalcy again. Elena enjoyed taping the cards to the door and putting out the cookies and carrots. Michael enjoyed eating the cookies and learning a bazillion new words. He may still be the most loving little guy ever born and has become a fantastic 'kisser,' puckering up for a kiss from his family at bedtime, nap time, play time and really any old time (sigh, love).

Unfortunately, I got very sick on Christmas and have remained a tad queasy for weeks now (and no, I'm not pregnant)...It's weird, but it was by far the worst on Christmas and I missed most of that special day. One for the books, I guess. Despite all that, I think the kids enjoyed their holiday very much with entirely too many gifts and goodies for two little people. We rang in the new year with a drive-in movie, skipped the neighbor's party and were in bed by 10. Real party animals, us Grohs peeps. But ready or not, here we come, 2011.