Jennifer's 365 Project

It's New Year's Eve! That means partying with sparking grape juice and going to bed shortly after the toddler (who will wake at the crack of dawn tomorrow).

My friend Lori gave us a ton of toys over the summer. So many that Quinn wasn't quite ready for yet. This was one of them that we pulled out to try. He loves the music it makes when it reads the letter and makes the sound, so it is a hit for as long as anything can be with a toddler.

Leki really, really likes this rug Quinn got for Christmas. He lays on it all day.

I didn't have a chance to try my gift last night, so tonight's the night. Tasty! I haven't tried a lot of the flavored vodkas but this wasn't bad. I'll definitely check out some of the other vokda options at some point.

I arrived at work today to find this from my supervisor. She's so sweet. I'm excited for delicious spiked hot chocolate later!

We enjoyed some Wallace and Gromit this afternoon. He's a fan!

In the words of Quinn, it's Christmases!
This train track/road table was an instant magnet. It was hard to pull him away to open any of the rest of his presents.
 Using skills he acquired last night, he helped everyone unwrap their presents.
The whole day has been one of excitement, bouncing from toy to toy. I thought it would be a little overwhelming with him but he's had a great time giving everything attention.

We made our annual trip to the metro Detroit area to visit both Chris's family and mine. The first stop was Grandma Karath's house.
Quinn had a lot of fun running around everywhere, loving all of the Christmas decorations.
In early afternoon we opened presents. Uncle Scot helped teach Quinn how to open presents, which was a lot of fun.
Later we drove over to my parents house. The two houses are about 20 minutes apart, which is nice after a two hour drive across the state.
Chris's best friend Chris was in town (he currently lives in Beijing) and was able to spend the day with everyone. He's basically family and my parents really enjoy having him over.

Work closed early today, so that meant I was home before the sun set and able to take Quinn out to play in the snow. He was a little confused by all of the snow making it difficult to play on the playground equipment. He mostly just wandered up and down this fenced in path and was frustrated anytime he fell in the snow, since he couldn't really get back up.

These little ear buds have been a lot of fun to play with. Since they're bluetooth and with no cord, they're easy to wear out and about in just one ear and continue to listen to a book or podcast. They're also easy to lose, so I've been trying to plug them into the charging cable every time I'm not using them.

They were cheap and they don't seem to pair immediately with my phone every time I power them on, but for now they've been fun to play with.

A co-worker won $100 in an office lottery yesterday. The next day she came in with a bottle of bubbly for everyone so all could enjoy her winnings. She's so sweet!

We had an office potluck today, which means delicious food for lunch!