It has been quite low key for us the last few days of our holiday vacation.  We put away all the Christmas decorations, organized our toy storages, and visited some friends and relatives.  Thursday morning we drove up to see my relatives in San Ramon.  We first spent some time in their new home, then went to their bagel shop to meet up with other relatives.  The boys were very good sitting at a table eating their bagels while I had a chance to catch up with family talk.  Yesterday we went to visit the Hashiguchi’s.  We hung out with them for a few hours, which included chit chatting and the boys playing with the girls’ toys.  Logan as usual was shy initially, but finally warmed up to the girls.  Connor was very content playing with the toy dishes; he was probably there for at least 30 minutes by himself.  Later on, he occasionally came over to me and bringing me a toy cup of tea.  We might have a chef in the house one day. 

     Today, as the weather was so beautiful and we were free, we decided to pay another visit to Happy Hollow.  Being the New Years Day, the park was not as crowded.  The boys had the most fun climbing on a rock structure and running around inside a maze.  They were there for quite awhile.  We then had our lunch while watching the puppet show.  Both boys enjoyed it greatly and paid attention the entire time; Connor even clapped when it was over.

     Tomorrow the kids will be returning to school.  Nowadays, since the boys are a bit less high maintenance, we do not feel as exhausted after such a long school vacation.  I was actually feeling sad that the holiday break is over as I was packing their lunches.  But of course I am looking forward to Stuart’s and my day off from work tomorrow.  I think we will start our new year resolution then.  BTW, Happy New Year to everyone!