So it has been quite awhile since my last post.  This seems to happen every January.  With the rush and business of the holidays, I always think that January is going to be so calm and uneventful.  In reality, all the things that get put on the back burner as Christmas approaches need their attention in January and then there are the new things that begin with the start of the year.  James is now in a Lego club which Mark is helping to lead.  They are meeting on Tuesday nights when Claranna and I are at Claranna's dance class.  Now Tuesdays are just as full as Wednesdays and Mondays with multiple activities for the kids which we juggle with our own meetings and activities.  Each week just seems to fly by as we move from one activity to the next. I'm afraid summer will be knocking on our door before I am ready!

Just a few days before Christmas we went downtown to see the the giant gingerbread house that was built in one of the locally owned hotels.  The house was constructed of real gingerbread bricks and tons of candy.  It was pretty amazing and the lobby of the hotel smelled just as Christmas should, all cinnamony and sweet. We can't wait to see next year's creation!