For New Year's Day, we just puttered around the house in the morning.  We watched some of the Rose Parade on our computer.  I went to Ulta to buy some eye cream and then we got ready to go see the Christmas lights at the DC temple.

The lights this year seemed particularly extraordinary.  We watched the nativity, which is always so touching.  We walked around the visitors' center to admire the creche exhibit.  Mei Li and I went around that whole room reading where each nativity was from.  I would love to collect nativities.

We walked around the revamped visitors' center, which was very cool and interactive.  It's hard to bring our kids anywhere these days.  It seems there is no way to have an outing without some whining, crying, or fighting, which is so discouraging to me.  I hope they'll improve because I'm to the point where I don't think we should do any family outings.

Stephen had a hard time going to bed tonight.  He said he was hungry.  We did eat an early dinner, but Steve gave him the opportunity to have a snack before getting ready for bed and he didn't take it.  Steve and I were making salmon burgers for our dinner and offered some to him, but of course, he didn't want to eat that.  We didn't give in and he finally gave up.  He asked Steve if I could lie down with him, but not talk in a mean voice.  I wish I didn't have a mean voice, but I do, and I'm afraid my kids know it all too well.  I'm working on it.

Steve and I watched an episode of Top Chef tonight and it was nice.  I love our night time together.  I love being married to Steve.  I'm so undeserving of his goodness, but I am so grateful for it.