Catching Up

Maybe I should make a New Years resolution to pay better attention to my blog.

Christmas came and went quickly again this year.  And again, I didn't get any pictures.  You would think a person with a photo blog would be better at taking pictures.  I think it's actually made me worse at taking just candid photos.  Santa was very generous to both Kent and myself.  We must not have been on the naughty list.

This year Kent's parents were in Washington for Christmas so we didn't have the annual Willie Christmas party on Christmas Eve.  Instead, my sister invited us to her house for her traditional fancy dinner.  It was really nice and fantastic food.

Christmas day my whole family (except for my brother's family) came to our house.  This year we decided not to do a gift exchange and opted instead for a cookie baking contest.  Everyone brought a different cookie and everyone voted on the best.  I am proud to say I was the first winner of the Reynolds Christmas Cookie bake-off!  Thanks to my friend April for giving me a tip on this recipe (only I used butter instead of shortening, soooooo much better).  They were all great cookies but we had already eatten so much food we barely had room for cookies.  Next year we might have to do the judging before dinner.

The day after Christmas Kent and I barely moved from the couch.  Hosting a party can be exhausting!

New Year's Eve was pretty boring, just the two of use playing games and ringing in the New Year with Carson Daly.  It was really nice to have a few more days to just relax.

And now it's on to January.... I hate this month.  But I am doing my best to have a good outlook.  Kent gave me Zumba for Christmas so I am trying to create a new workout routine.  I'm gonna win the battle of the bulge this year, I can feel it!