Christmas Card Reject 2010

Well 2010 is ending with a bang as our cat Stormy has infested our home with fleas. After Rebekah found 3 of them attempting to nest in our infant son's hair, she decided to fumigate our home and nearly killed Ben's beloved turtle of 30 years. Thankfully all animals were spared, and hopefully our children won't come down with various forms of cancer due to the severe fogging of hazardous chemicals all over their toys and stuffed animals. In other news, Ava has apparently caught a yeast infection and a rare form of strep in her va-jay-jay. Ben is now referring to this as Strepgina. Rebekah received her mother of the year award when Ava's doctor asked her with a puzzled look, "Ava hasn't had antibiotics since the end of October. When did Ava start complaining about itching and pain while urinating?" To which Rebekah lied and said she can't quite remember. Even though she knew Ava had been privately scratching herself for more than 4 weeks. Not to be outdone in the master of parenting department, Ben has now perfected the art of pretending to play, you -make- what- I- make- with Ava and the blocks, while watching various Miami Heat games on his laptop. And we don't want to leave out Ian, who we hope will celebrate his first birthday by learning how to stop drooling, eat solid foods, and attempt to show some interest in walking or even crawling correctly. Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for. No one has had a nervous breakdown, we are still ringing in the New Year as a married couple, and our children are naive enough to think we are the perfect parents.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Ben, Rebekah, Ava, Ian, Stormy, & hopefully by the time this letter reaches you, Tippy