New Year's Day 2010

Today when Dennis woke from his nap I shared the happy news with him that Gran and Pop would be arriving soon to share our traditional New Year's Day meal with us (and suggesting that maybe he might want to put some pants on). He said "Gran and Pop are coming! They can play with me!!". Just then, their van pulled up out front and I frantically tried to help him into his jeans before he went running to the door. He grabbed them both and took them to the den where he'd set up his fire station on our game table. Much fun was had while David and I were finishing up meal preparations. We enjoyed taco soup, tilapia, cornbread, black-eyed peas, hog jowl, collard greens, grapes, sock-it-to-me cake, and Gran's famous lemon meringue pie. It was all fabulous! Afterward, Dennis played with them for another hour before they had to leave to go back home. Gran and I went for a nice (cold) walk at the track and then I came home and Dennis, David, and I played Uno Moo together. I tried one of my new workout videos after he went to bed. It was a very nice holiday! Dennis thought so too, frequently exclaiming "Happy New Year, Gran" or "Happy New Year, Pop" or substituting Mommy or Daddy or Honey. I wonder how he's going to make it to the next holiday.