Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I thought I'd better do a little catching up today. We haven't actually been doing much because we've been taking turns being sick. (We're currently praying Matt doesn't get the stomach bug Anna and I have had this week.) We did get a chance to get over to my sister's house on New Year's day.
One of the highlights of the day was making our own homemade pizzas for supper. Matt and Abbey made the dough, then we all got to make our own pizza to eat. Yum!

While Sue and I were busying making birthday and thank-you cards, the kids and guys played. Anna was excited about playing with her cousins' new nerf guns. She was a pretty good shot, too. Here's a picture of her with the Nerf protective eyewear! Yikes!
Matt and Dave did a little canoeing on Wii Resort. What a blast!
Now, aside from getting over our illnesses (Matt is recovering from pneumonia), we're all packing for our trips. Matt leaves tomorrow for Turkey and Greece. He's going with his Greek prof and several other students. They'll be gone for 2 weeks. Hopefully, he'll be able to blog a few times while he's traveling. Anna and I are going to sunny Arizona to visit my mom while Matt's gone. We'll take a side trip to freezing Nebraska for my brother's wedding; then head back to Arizona before coming home. It'll be hard to be apart for that long, but we're all looking forward to our adventures!