New Year, New Rug

 

Tyler was very happy that it snowed this week!  He did a great job helping Dan shovel the driveway.  :-)   On New Years Day, we went to Dan's mom's house to see Caroline, Brian, and Baby Liam one more time before they had to fly back to California.  We were so happy to have them here for the holidays and are very excited that we'll be seeing them again in August!  I took a few more pictures of Tyler with our tree and then we put all of our Christmas stuff away (though I kept some of the "snow" items out!)  Once I started adding teal to our family room, my friend Vanessa told me that I should incorporate shades of gray as well.  After falling in love with a gray rug from Pottery Barn (which we did not buy!) I started to agree with her.  Luckily a girl in my photography group told me about an amazing rug sale and less than a week later, we have a new rug.  Tyler has been helping me organize the house (which could go on forever) and rearrange. 

Tyler and I took a trip to the library and to an indoor playground.  He had a playdate with Noah and Baby Alex and one with Zachary, Baby Austin, Noah, and Alex.  Dan and I were counting down to our five hour (!) date, which included a movie (Wild - I loved the book and the movie, too) and dinner at Melting Pot.  Tyler loved spending all that time with my parents.  We had a visit from Dan's friend Marco, I had lunch with my friend Chrissy, and dinner with my friends, Barbara and Leigh.  I should have put more effort into Tyler's "once every three months" carebear picture, but this was the best we could do.  :-)  I can't believe the next time we take the picture, he will be four years old.