New Year's Day 2010

I guess I should open by saying "HAPPY NEW YEAR!!" We had a nice visit in Radford, Virginia with Brian's parents. Brian's friend from childhood, Steven, and his family, also stayed to ring in the New Year with us. We played games, took the dogs on a walk in the snow (left
over from the weekend before), watched part of the Chick fil A Bowl game, made and decorated sugar cookies, and I almost made it all the way to midnight, sparkling grape juice in hand :) My how times have changed!

Steven & Kelly, their kids, George (5) & Kora (3), and their Beagle puppy, Theodore (16 weeks) were a lot of fun! It had been many years since Brian had seen Steven, so we got to look at childhood pictures (those bathtub pics are priceless ;) taking a trip down memory lane. Callie ended the trip by giving us a SWEET picture of her hugging Emma in the car, on the way back.

Chuck and Janet made some great meals for us, and provided lots of games, books, and activities for the kids....practicing for Baby K perhaps? :)

In the meantime, in Charlotte, on January 2nd, the bars and restaurants all became smoke-free!! Brian and I took advantage of that and went to our old stomping grounds, Picasso's, to watch the games. Cheryl and Jeremy met us up there. It was SO nice not sitting in smoke.