Happy New Year!

Happy 2009 to our friends and family! We had a wonderful New Year's Eve at home with some friends and some Wii. Every New Year's Day we have bagels and locks for breakfast and the rest of the day we relax and play together as a family. Today is really a day of eating and watching football so we always have some of the traditional New Year's day food (black eyed peas, cabbage, and lentils) and some chili as we watch bowl games.

Here are some of the pictures from Nonno and Nina's visit, as well as the AlamoBowl. Thank you Aunt Jolie and Grandma for the pictures!!!! We had such a nice visit with them, and William especially enjoyed their dogs. I'm not sure that the feeling was mutual for the dogs though. We watched movies, played with Will's new toys, ate a lot, and played some Wii. Nonno really wants to get one as soon as he gets home. Ha! We have converted another one to the wonderful world of the Wii. :-) Nonno also really enjoys football and was able to come with us again this year to our newer family tradition of going to the AlamoBowl. We had a gift exchange before the game at our house and some pre-grame Wii time :-) and then Nonno, Grandpa, Uncle Mike, Aunt Jolie, and Joshua (Will's Godfather) joined Mommy and Daddy at the game. Uncle Mike and Aunt Jolie rented a room by the dome so we were able to enjoy some pre-game festivities at their place (including some fantastic chili) before we headed over. This year Northwestern played Missouri and it was a GREAT game.

We hope everyone has a safe, happy, and prosperous 2009! We can't wait to see what wonderful things we have to encounter.

"A happy New Year!
Grant that I May bring no tear to any eye
When this New Year in time shall end
Let it be said I've played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year."
~Edgar Guest

Happy New Year!!!

Love,
The Tates