What's been going on?

The past week or so has been pretty busy for us. Last week there were layoffs at my company- a 10% reduction. Luckily I survived, in this current climate I'm pretty glad I don't have to look for another job. And it definitely makes you feel that much more grateful for what you have.

Now, more pleasant news... Annie is doing great. It's been fun to watch her two bottom teeth keep coming in. The more I see them the more I wonder how she hasn't cut the top of her gums or something with those little daggers poking up. The times of putting your fingers in her mouth are over as she immediately clamps down and sinks those little teeth right in.

We didn't do too much over the long weekend. Friends of ours had offered to watch Annie for Valentine's day, but by the time we got around to trying to make a reservation everything was booked. Don't people know it's a reccession? So we ended up having our friends over instead for dinner, and all had a great time. We had a Mexican Fiesta, and Karen made some awesome enchilladas and topped it off with flourless chocolate cake... tasty.

Our friends Mark and Terese were in town from NYC, so we met up with them in Harvard Square for brunch Saturday. Where I had the *best* pancakes ever. Annie was great and had a lot of fun, she loves being around people and is very silly.

Yesterday we took Annie to the park for some swing action. Although it was freezing so that lasted for about five minutes, then we decided to just go out to lunch. It must seem like that's all we ever do -- eat... I just didn't want to write about all the working out I do! Not so much...

And since we are so on top of everything we have a ton of photos to share... pysch! Here's one from last night of Annie fooling around that Karen sent to me while I was taking my Operations Management exam. I think Annie is going to be quite the cutup, considering she has the best mock semi-serious faces around!