Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We had a very nice, although quiet, New Years Eve. On the 30th, we went to dinner with friends to the 1913 Room so that was our big night out. Yesterday we braved the stormy weather in the morning and ran to Meijer to pick up the fixings for a nice dinner. When there was a break in the weather, we took Will outside to play for a bit. He wandered around the yard, played in his sandbox, pushed his lawn mower, etc. Then it started to rain again so we had to head inside. Phil and I started cooking around 6:30 and ate after Will went to bed. Then we just relaxed, had a fire, and actually stayed up until midnight. Will slept in until 8am this morning which was a nice treat. It was still somewhat warm and very sunny when we got up, so we went for a walk and made a stop at the playground for a bit. Will played for a bit but the slides were pretty wet so we didn't stay long. It also started to get pretty windy.

A few days ago, Will learned how to say football (oot-ball). He was also introducted to popcorn (op-norn). We promised him that he could have some popcorn when the Michigan game came on. He sat in his little chair and had a treat out of a "big boy" snack cup. It was very cute to watch. Much better than the actual game...