We toasted the New Year at 12:00 and promptly went back to sleep. Emmaline woke up at 3:30 and we battled getting her back to sleep until almost 5. Then we had to get up at 6:30 to meet Rob in Reston for breakfast. He is leaving for Afghanistan today. He works for BAE designing battle armor and is looking forward to seeing his work in person. I just hope he stays safe. It's a 6 month assignment with the possibility of extending to a year. He is Shawn's climbing buddy and we will miss him.
After first breakfast, we met Katrina, Randolph, Nora, Desi and Ella at Mon Ami Gabi in Bethesda for second breakfast. Most of us opted for lunch type food. We were celebrating Desi's birthday a little early so our waiter brought out a profiterole with a candle and sang to her in French. We had a great time. It was so nice to spend the first day of the New Year with family.
Emma did a great job at two restaurants. Cheerios, peas, mum-mums, apples, zucchini and barley, and squeaky giraffe toys did wonders. She got fussy on the way home though, she only slept for 30 minutes in the car between breakfasts. When we got home, the whole family collapsed for a nap. Emma slept for almost 3 hours. She woke up, played a bit, had dinner of pears and rice cereal with a side of mum-mums and Cheerios, took a bath with her daddy, and was in bed by 7:30. Shawn and I had a lovely dinner of chicken and dumplings and have spent the rest of the evening on the couch watching TV and playing video games. I would say it's been a great start to 2010.
Friday, January 1, 2010
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