Happy New Year!

I made ten sets of Finnish gingerbread cookies to take to the Ures in New Jersey.  I was staring at the picture and it hit me that I made the wrong year!  DUH!!  So at 1:10am I got out of bed, turned on the oven, and rolled out ten 5's!  Now I've got ten 4's to eat! 

I couldn't leave without driving around

I couldn't leave New York City without driving around and taking in some of the vibe.  And Magnolia Bakery banana pudding.  It was a fun few hours!

One stop

Absolute Bagels, of course!

Lucky me!

I found a sweet parking spot on the UWS!!!

The City

I stopped in New York City on my way home.  Thanks for the chicken pahhhhhm sandwich and I love your apartment, Morgan!!

The Jersey Ures

I took this photo before we all enjoyed a tea party!  I love these Jersey Ures. 

I call Lisa "the bus driver"

Ella (#6) on the swing set

Johnny and his cowboy quilt

This little dude has six older sisters!  It was fun to finally meet him tonight!!

This is Jersey

The Ure girls (minus Johnny).

NYC lights

My favorite of the Johnston "kids"

all the Johnstons

I asked Mary if all the kids would be home during the holidays and if I could take some family photos.  They were together for about 28 hours!

Ye olde sibling chokehold

Yin family photos

Cowboy quilt: done

Hermana Patton!

Adrienne will be serving her mission in the Salt Lake City South Spanish speaking mission!  I'm so excited I could burst.  She is the first sister missionary on the Patton side.  #proudaunt

New Englanders and their wreaths

We take our wreaths-on-every-window seriously.  This house in Woburn had 29!

TBT: Christmas at age 6

This was at our Patton grandparents' apartment in Long Beach, CA.  It looks like we each got a stack of gifts; we must have been nice.

The Peterson's beautiful Christmas tree