Back from our internet hiatus and back from a fantastic 
vacation north to visit my Godmother, both of which we really enjoyed. In years past our vacations have given us great blog fodder thanks to an abundance of youthful energy, but for some reason (could it be we are getting older, or is it just the toddler sapping all of our strength?) this year we relished an entire week of just lounging. Really just lounging. We spent a little time out on the town (we really love Petoskey), a little time cooking dinners (trying out our favorite recipes on family is always fun), and a little time playing in the 
snow, and all of it was fantastically relaxing and the perfect way to start the new year off right.
More pictures from the trip can be found in the Merry Christmas (2008) album. Happy new year!