Packing away 2010 and running into 2011

First of all, I want to wish you more laughter, greater joy, and total satisfaction in this New Year, 2011! 2010 now seems like a blur as routine kicks in and we hurtle headfirst into 2011.

We had a wonderful Christmas and New Year together as a family. I was fortunate enough to be able to take time off and spend the last week and a half at home with the family. Not only did I have some great quality time with the Liesel and the boys, but I was also able to knock a number of items off the "Honey-Do" list. Some of these items included:

1. Liesel driving 3 hours (one way) to one of her favorite stores to purchase a new couch for the playroom
2. Setting up the above couch in the playroom, and moving existing couch to the basement
3. Replacing the broken pop up drain stopper in the children's bath tub
4. Signed up for a family membership at the new gym
5. Bought AND installed a whole house humidifier to get some much needed moisture back into the home (this took me 2 days to complete, and included me cutting holes into the ductwork :-o)
   
6. Took my car in for its service

As for family time, we took the boys to the Lake Erie Science and Nature Center. Josh, especially loves it there because of all the different animals they have to look at. Nathan loves it too, but mostly because of the planetarium that is attached to the center!

We also toured our new gym together and got Nathan's approval of the Child Care facility before signing up!! Speaking of physical activities, we paid our first visit to the gym as a family on Saturday January 1st to kick off 2011!
On the subject of physical activities, Nathan, Josh, myself and even Liesel, spent many hours in our basement playing Tag, Hide and Go Seek, Soccer, and Basketball! We also spent quality time playing board games with Nathan - usually while Josh slept ;-)

So all-in-all - the holiday season was a memorable and productive one for the McCarthy family! We are lloking forward to a happier and healthier year ahead!