Whew!

What a wonderful whirlwind week/weekend we had!  Here are some photos of the festivities.

When we took Riley outside to "experience" the snow, we thought she was scowling, only to find that the hat I so lovingly picked out for her was too tight, which caused her eyebrows to scrunch together.  (She was happy again once we took the hat off.)

I took about three million photos of Riley in her high chair, but this sequence--on her first morning here, I think--is my favorite.

She shoots, she scores!  Riley is an outstanding baby in every way, and obviously she is an an up-and-coming basketball star.  Maybe she'll grow up to be 6' 3" like her dad?  Get a scholarship to U Conn?  Be the first basketball player EVER to wear a pink bow (and a "Daddy loves me" t-shirt)?

Bob made some fabulous desserts, as usual, but I was so caught up in taking pictures of Riley, this is the only one I photographed.  It was a blackberry cobbler.  Yum.

Most of our time was spent watching, entertaining, playing with, walking around with, and sleeping alongside of Riley, so I got lotsa pictures of those things.

And now, the house is lonely and quiet.  We had a great time this Christmas, but we missed Logan and Jody.  Next year, maybe?  I love you guys soooooo much!  Merry Christmas, everyone.

Happy Birthday to Betsy!

Today we celebrate the birthday of the amazing Betsy!

In addition to being the wife-extrordinaire of Duncan, she is also an accomplished runner, saver-of-the-environment, fund-raiser, pet-care-taker, healthy cook, thank-you note writer, and she just finished her first quarter of graduate school!  Wonder woman!

I'm so glad you have officially joined our family.  Happy Birthday Besty!  We looooove you!

Christmas with doggies

I don't know if you all follow Sarah Ause's blog, but she just posted an adorable video of dogs gettin' ready for Christmas.  I guarantee it will make you laugh loudly.  And then it will make you cry because you realize you want to adopt another pet, but you really, really can't.  Can you?



And now, I will return to grading.

Bye!