Day 98: New Year's Eve

Chinese food for New Year's Eve!

Day 97: Friends over for a visit

We shared our nanny today, just like in the old days.

Day 96: Great Falls

We decided to venture out to Virginia to visit Great Falls. Beautiful!

Day 95: No more scaffolding

The Washington Monument's scaffolding is almost gone.

Day 94: Still Christmas

Z is loving Christmas.

Fail

Darn it...first fail of the new blog!

Day 93: Merry Christmas

Christmas is really all about the kids, isn't it?

Day 92: Cookies for Santa

A and Z setting out cookies and milk for Santa.

Day 91: Little Z

A close-up of little Z.

Day 90: Holiday party

We decided to throw a little party, and we had a great time. One of our better decisions recently.

Day 89: The final touch

I finally broke down and got a star for the top of the tree.

Day 88: Girls' night out

Champagne flight at girls' night out.

Day 87: Train ride home

The last train ride of 2013 called for first class.

Day 86: Night out

A rare night out with work.

Day 85: Taking down the tree

The city is taking down a huge tree across the street.

Day 84: Drummer girl

Baby Z learning how to drum.

Day 83: Visit to Santa

The kids were very happy to meet Santa.

Day 82: Christmas wreath

I finally did my wreath!

Day 81: Holiday pageant

The three of us at A's school holiday pageant.

Day 80: Holiday shopping

I'm nearly done with my party and Christmas shopping...so close.

Day 79: Train

Day trip to New Haven.

Day 78: White House Christmas card

Happy holidays from the Obamas! (This was sent to a friend, not us, unfortunately.)

Day 77: Sleeping

Dead to the world, he was.

Day 76: Snowman

A's first snowman!

Day 75: Holiday party

We four trekked out to our friend's place for a little holiday party.

Day 74: Lunch with Ross

Our friend Ross was in town, so I met him for lunch at one of my favorite places.  Here is the waiter doing some pyrotechnics with Ross' drink.

Day 73: Waiting

Waiting for my car.

Day 72: Tree!

The tree is up!

Day 71: Meeting

A presentation at the Lawn Club.

Day 70: Bar

New Haven pizza!

Day 69: Nephew and daughter

My cousin's son was in town spending the holiday with a friend's family, so we brought him home for a quick visit before he had to head back to college.