A New Year

2018 is here! We rung in the year in our traditional manner. We were in bed by 10:30 on New Year’s Eve after a dinner of Indian food and an early balloon drop for the kids and a little post-bedtime sparkling wine for us.

We had a quiet New Year’s morning and then headed to Galilee for the annual Penguin Plunge. We all decided not to participate ourselves this year as the temperature was hovering in the single digits but we had a frigid time cheering on Grandpa Rick, Grandma Les, Merrill, and Steve and then we warmed up with clam cakes, chowder, fish tacos, and fried oysters at Champlin’s.

From there we have eased our way into the year. We worked on a few projects with the kids. We cleaned and organized several spaces in the house. We took an extra day off of our normal routines to enjoy time with Andrew before he left to start his new job on the 3rd. We cuddled inside to warm up from the freezing cold temperatures (it hasn’t been above freezing since before Christmas)!