In other (big) news.

Mike took the boards! Glad that's done with and it sounds like he's already on to more crazy adventures. I don't want to ruin the story but it does involve a flashlight that makes hippo noises and changing the tire of a car while in motion (typical Mike and Sheila stuff). As usual, the 2 year old sums it up best: "That blue car is broken".

Monnie and I (as well as nana and bapa) are super pysched to be taking care of Claire now that we've finally managed to deport her parents to Brazil! I'm sure they'll have a great time and we'll get some awesome photos and blog reports. and I'm sure we'll have fun while they're away too, including (but not limited to) sliding down the giant rainbow in our backyard, as we do whenever Claire is over at our house.

Aly is moving to Vegas! We'll definitely have to meet up when we're out there in March. I'm sure a large part of the reason that she's moving out there is so that she can participate in our 15 guy all night gambleathons. Sounds like every little girls dream (well, maybe Emily K's actually).

Jon and Alison are not only recently engaged, but also have just completed their blog across Europe. Lots of photos and even a few movies for you to check out.