Happy New Year!

Ashley, Lauren, Cassie, B.J. and family after the Gator Bowl.

Lauren with Mom and Dad during the Game.

Lauren opening gifts, i.e.playing with the packaging!

We had a great trip back to Nebraska. We spent Christmas Eve flying back home. We had just 20 minutes in Seattle and barely made it to the plane after racing from one end of the airport to the other! We arrived at home early on Christmas Day jet lagged, but excited to see the family.

Christmas went great with all of the family. We spent plenty of time with everyone, including B.J.'s paternal grandma who recently moved back to Nebraska. We had a big New Year's get together at Ashley's parents house, and got to go out to dinner for both of our parents anniversaries. Also, we had a fun time watching the Huskers on New Years Day.

Little Lauren has cut her first tooth! Surprisingly she only seemed cranky about it for a day or so, but its definitely coming in now. She has mastered sitting by herself, and continues to army crawl and roll around the floor. Lauren was so good with the family, always in a good mood and giving everyone who held her a big smile. She definitely made this Christmas very special.

B.J. had seven job interviews in Lincoln and Omaha. They all seemed to go very well, with one company wanting to hire him next week! We've asked for employment proposals by the end of February, so we should know where and when we're moving back to Nebraska by early March.

Now that we are back in Juneau we're gearing up to go skiing next weekend. We've had over 2 feet of snow the past week and half and the snow keeps coming down. Cassie is going to start her skiing lessons, and B.J. is going to switch from snowboarding to skiing.