Happy New Year 2014!

We are happy to report that Miles isn't an epileptic and he enjoys ripping up wrapping paper more than playing with the actual gifts.  I think our jobs as parents just got a little easier! This post is probably mostly going to be pictures since they are far more interesting than anything I could write.  Suffice it to say we had an average Christmas with the morning gifts, breakfast casserole (thanks for the recipe Wendy!), and pajamas the rest of the day.  We visited my parents but all extended family parties had been taken care of prior to the big day so it was very relaxing and low-key.

Waiting in line to see Santa!

Not sure about this guy with the huge beard...

Christmas morning!  Stockings!

Sleepy but excited!

Graham crackers - best treat ever!

The haul!  Thanks everyone for the gifts!

We also celebrated New Year's Eve with friends and family!  The party we went to had a mechanical bull and I think that was Andrew's favorite part for sure... New Year's Day we joined my family on our traditional hike.  We climbed to Tom's Thumb, a picturesque look-out that I can say after-the-fact was worth the gargantuan effort it took to see it!  We didn't take Miles so he is not in the pictures, sorry!  Hope you all had a great holiday!!

Lots of boulders and places to climb around at the top

Group pic at the top (minus Andrew)

Additional hidden trail led to "The Ogre's Cave"

Two thumbs up for making it to Tom's Thumb!