Happy New Year!

We've been having a lot of fun this month.  Our house is finally livable, but we still have a few things that we have left.  When our house is all done, we will take pictures of everything.

Meanwhile, John's mom came this month to help with the organizing.  For those of you who know me, I am super unorganized.  John's mom helped me with that and the decorating.  I am no longer ashamed to have people over at my house.

While she was here, John had a 4 day weekend and tried to hike and summit Table Mountain.  He didn't, but he found the right trail this time!  Since it is the middle of January, they took snow shoes.  The road up to the trail was covered in snow, so they hiked 4 miles in, 1/2 mile up, then back to their car.  Word on the street is that it was super cold up there.  I don't know.  I didn't go, but I plan on going next time!

Here's John at the trail head, and the Daily's (our BFFs) that went with John.

 And this is the trail that they made:

 Happy Chinese New Year!  Every year for Chinese New Year, we eat Chinese food.  We've only been married for two years, but here is our 2nd one.  The first time I was 8 months pregnant and we were on our way home from one of John's business meetings in Utah when my sister called me and told me I had to start the tradition.  We pulled over at the nearest Panda Express and ate dinner.  This year, we found a new restaurant in Idaho Falls called The Great HuNan.  Best Chinese food in Idaho Falls, but that doesn't say too much.  I think we will go back though.

And just for those of you who like to make your own baby food: this is Olivia's favorite/  Strawberries, cranberries, banana, spinach, and oatmeal puree.  Too many good things all together, but she doesn't like them all separated.