taking it easy

The New Year has been pretty uneventful, which is not a bad thing. Maggie continues to be doing great and we can't imagine being without her. We had a pretty busy weekend after two weeks of relaxing and taking it easy. Barbara has begun to pick up Rachel after school most days, so Maggie has had fun playing with her. Rachel's dad used to work with Barbara at Averitt Express and they have been so good to Maggie.

Barbara's cousin Julie stayed with us on Friday night on her way from Florida to Iowa. We went to eat with Barbara's mom and aunt and came home to watch The Dark Knight.

On Saturday afternoon, we took Maggie to Sesame Street Live. She really enjoyed it, as she is a big fan of Elmo. It was not as big an event as Disney on Ice, but it was worth going just to see the smile on Maggie's face. On Saturday evening my friend Steve and his family came by for dinner. His daughter, Jenna, had a cheerleading competition in town and it was great to see them.

Today was a holiday so I had the day off. I got to go see Maggie's gymnastics class followed by lunch with Mia and her family and a trip to Playworld Down Under. Maggie had a great day, and was exhausted by the time we got home.

Next weekend Barbara and I plan to go to the movies while Maggie stays with Barbara's mom and aunt. It will be the first time Maggie has been away from both of us at the same time and she has promised us that she won't cry. The following weekend is our Chinese New Year celebration with other local families with children from China. We have been to the celebration the last two years, but this is the first we'll go to with Maggie. She will have a great time. We are also planning a vacation to Disney and the Tampa area in February or March, so we have much to look forward to.