9 February - Update

January kept us pretty busy.  We celebrated New Year's Eve with Thomas and Kerry in New Orleans, and then we've also been spending lots of time with friends over the weekends.  We also welcomed our new au-pair, Nicole, after Lovisa's departure - she is settling in great and taking great care of the Ben and Sam so far! Ben is getting a lot of use out of his new Kindle and he's doing well in Karate, too.  About to get his next belt (orange) in a few week, hopefully. :)  Sam is keeping up with guitar - his latest song is "Come As You Are" by Nirvana.  We'll be heading to our Indian Guides winter campout soon and are also looking forward to a great Spring Break vacation to Grand Cayman - exciting!