A Lifestyle Photoshoot with Galizes Photos at 13 Months

Once again, the talented Ana Teresa Galizes has taken beautiful photos of our little girl. Rose loved making a fish face for the camera! These are some of my favorites

A First Birthday Party

I've had Rose's First Birthday pictures uploaded to the blog for at least a month now and haven't had a chance to post the information to go with the pictures.  My apologies for such a long delay.

While we had amazing weather for Rose's actual birthday on February 7 (see the previous post for our outing at the park), winter struck North Carolina for the 2-3 weeks that followed her birthday. We blamed my brother-in-law and his family for bringing the cold and snow from upstate New York. But, when the cold and snow stuck around long after they left, we didn't have anyone we could blame.

We planned Rose's party for 10a-2pm so that folks could enjoy her in between naps/sleep. Unfortunately for us it meant we had to plan breakfast and lunch appropriate foods.  Colin always likes to have WAY more food than we could ever need for guests, so our spread included meat, and vegetarian quiches, pastries, yogurt, cereal, granola, fruit, salad, sandwiches, brisket, chicken, meatballs, chili, chips/dips, and several desserts. We had some champagne and orange juice for mimosas and I don't think anyone drank any of the beer we bought. Either our friends aren't big morning drinkers, or we didn't get the kind of beer anyone likes!

Coffee, Juice, Chapmpagne

Breakfast items - yogurt, granola, fruit, pastries, and quiches

Cupcakes (store bought) and home-made cookies and brownies

Primary food area with the tissue-paper roses we made
and the "12-months of Rose pictures" to show her growth

Kitchen food area with pre-made finger sandwiches and chips/dips

Kitchen food area with meatballs and chili.
Brisket and chicken not pictured - on the stove.

Rose had a pretty good turnout at her party and we had about 20-25 adults and kids in the room as we sang Happy Birthday.  While Rose didn't quite figure out how to blow out her candle on her birthday, she's been practicing and now has it down pat.

Wanting to touch the candle

Playing with the frosting is more fun than eating it. It's also very messy!

Having fun with the birthday balloons

First Birthday Party picture with mommy and daddy

Skyping with grandma and grandpa in New York after a wardrobe change.
Rose would later sing Happy Birthday to Aunt Karen,
whose actual birthday was the same day as the party.

Playing with her friends after lunch. The pacifier means it's time for a nap!

It was nice to see our friends and several stuck around for a few hours after the party ended.  Rose was so wiped out from all the attention and activity that she took a very long afternoon nap (close to 3 hours!).  It gave us time to catch up with some friends and clean up!  We had SO MUCH food left over and I was glad we had family in town to help us finish off lots of the leftovers.  Even with 6 adults and 3 kids in the house for 3 days, and 4 adults and Rose after the 3 days, we still had leftovers for over a week!  I'm surprised we were able to fit everything in the refrigerator and freezer.

Near the end of the day, after a good nap and dinner, Rose enjoyed opening her presents.  It was difficult to keep her on track for most of the time, but she did have fun pulling things out of the bags. I was surprised that with some gifts she actually helped me put the items back in the bag.

Checking out all her loot!

I tried to create a "garden" theme for Rose's party and made some tissue paper flowers/roses for a little decor (with A LOT of help from my parents). We also had some butterfly plates, cups and napkins.  To support a "sustainable" garden, we asked that folks consider eco-friendly gifts like gift cards to events or museums, wooden toys and second-hand items if they wanted to bring gifts for Rose.   

I think Rose enjoyed herself, but doubt she'll remember any of it.  The party was more for us and for our friends and family.  Over the past year, we really haven't gotten out much so it was nice to catch up with folks.  Unfortunately, it's hard to host a party and really be in touch with all the guests.  I prefer much more low-key functions with just a few people so you actually get to enjoy yourself instead of making sure the event is running smoothly.

I hope those who came enjoyed themselves and apologize to those who I didn't get to talk to that much.  We appreciate the thoughtful cards, gifts, e-mails, texts, and calls that many gave/sent to our little girl on her special day.  The first year flew by and I am constantly amazed at how much Rose has grown and developed in that time. I'll try to do a better job of providing little updates here and there because there is always something new going on with that girl!

The 12 Month Update

The major development this month is that Rose started walking on January 22, 2015, right around 11.5 months.  We knew it would happen soon since she'd been cruising for so long.  After just two weeks of walking, she was already moving around fairly easily and I even captured a video of her kicking a soccer ball while walking.

Taking her first steps on January 22, 2015, at 11.5 Months

Two weeks later, she was already playing soccer

By now she is so coordinated that she practically runs.  If she's getting tired, she starts falling all over the place, so we know it's time for bed or a nap.  She also asks for help getting up when she's a little tired.  When she isn't tired, she falls, gets back up on her own and keeps moving.  Poor Darwin gets chased around the house and we have to take up his water/food bowls when she's around. He does not like Rose's new mobility. We have to watch her like a hawk. When she's not terrorizing Darwin or trying to get his water, she's climbing stairs, trying to reach power cords, getting in the pantry, fridge, or dishwasher, or getting into the cabinets with the pots and pans.  We've baby-proofed the top of the stairs, but need a better system for the bottom and we've secured all the cabinets she shouldn't open. In addition to walking, she still dances on request and is now trying to figure out how to jump.

She loves the pots and pans

Walking, Dancing and Jumping (though the jumping was cut off abruptly - my apologies)

All the activity really wears Rose out.  During the month of January, while Rose was still in school, she was taking decent 1-1.5 hour naps some days. Since February, my parents have been staying with us, so Rose gets to stay with them. They try to take nap cues from Rose and lay her down when she acts sleepy.  A few times it's taken her 30 minutes of play in the crib before she would fall asleep, but lately she's out within a few minutes. Sometimes the 1-2 naps each day are about 30 minutes and sometimes they are longer.  Rose's room gets a lot of daytime sun, so we might need to try some blackout curtains to help with naps. I don't want to jinx us, but Rose has done a great job sleeping at night too.  Over the past two weeks she has mostly slept through the night from 7:30p-7:00am. There have only been a couple of times that she's gotten up super early (5 or 6am).

I must admit that I'm glad Rose is taking a break from school. It's awesome they let us pull her for two months, but I was getting frustrated with the lack of communication. They did help with the stressful drop off, but I didn't like that she was changed so infrequently.  Her diapers weren't that wet, which made me also wonder how often they offered her a drink.  I know that she is going to become a little spoiled with my parents, but I also know she is going to be loved, doted on, taken for walks, changed, and well fed while she's at home.  My mom also tries taking her to story time, the parks, and playgrounds as much as she can.  I expect she'll also be sick less for the remainder of winter. She still gets snotty, but we've had some crazy weather with temps all over the place (a week ago it was 70 and this weekend will be 25). The other benefit is selfish. I don't have to pack lunches or get Rose ready for school in the morning. My job is to just nurse her before I leave.

I am super excited that we made it to a year breastfeeding. Rose continues to be an awesome eater. She eats everything we do (that is not a choking hazard or too tough to chew) and still impresses everyone. Two more teeth have finally come in on the top, so she now has 6 teeth for chewing.  My mom, who loves to feed people, is in heaven! Rose's good appetite, coupled with the fact that she drinks a fair amount of kefir per day, has taken the stress off of breastfeeding completely. I no longer pump at work, and just nurse Rose before bed and in the morning.  I feel content and I think she does too.

Rose's bowels are also doing great. There was one day that she pooped like 5-6x, but the norm is 2-3x/d. The liners in her cloth diapers mostly handle her formed waste, so I'm not using the diaper sprayer much.  The poor thing frequently has breakfast interrupted while she poops in her highchair.  Her best poops are when she is walking freely and gets into her squat pose. Sometimes it seems like she's taking all she has to get the poop out. I'll have to capture it on video some time.

The 12mo doctor visit meant 3 more shots, her final Hepatits, first MMR, and chicken pox. I didn't even realize they developed a vaccine for the chicken pox! She was not happy about the shots at all and screamed for a bit. She recognized the nurse who gave her the shots afterwards and started yelling again.  Except for the shots, the visit went well and Rose continues to surpass age-related milestones. At 12mo, she is 28" (18th%) and 19lbs, 10oz (26th%). I guess she is becoming petite!

I leave you with some images from this month...

What a sweet little face with light brown hair

Enjoying the sandbox
She does have a lot of hair in the back!

Fearless on the slide at the playground during our 70 degree day in February

I really wanted to capture Rose's milestones for the first year as a record she can look back on and as a diary for myself.  Looking back at some of the posts from the past year have brought me so much joy and has allowed me to really see how much Rose has grown, changed, and developed in just 12 months.  I will mostly likely not post full updates like these every month moving forward, but will continue to share major events and milestones (for you, me, and Rose) as much as I can.  

I expect to have another post up soon detailing Rose's first birthday party!  Stay tuned.

Happy First Birthday to Our Beautiful Rose

Happy First Birthday to my sweet and precious daughter Rose. What a joy this first year has been.

I'll post a 12 month update soon, but wanted to give a recap of the birthday girl's day.

We started with singing Happy Birthday in bed...

And after a relaxing morning of breakfast, playing at home, and getting dressed/changed, we made our way to Raleigh.  Originally we thought about going to Marbles Kid's Museum, but then remembered that the Raleigh library had the fun storytime on Saturday mornings, so we headed there first. Unfortunately, the guitarist storyteller, Mr. Eric, was not there, but Rose didn't seem to mind. 

After storytime, we walked from the library in Cameron Village to NC State University's campus for lunch.  I wanted to go to Mitch's Tavern, but Colin wanted to try some place new. We ended up going to Player's Retreat, a sports bar with a decent jukebox. While we waited (a long time) for our food, we selected a variety of music to play on the jukebox, some of which brought us back to the birthing center (and our Pandora station) on Rose's birthday.  We were overdue for Rose's nap, but feeding her gave her a second wind. She chowed down on some food we brought from home (fig/nut bars, grapes, apples) and food from our lunches (cheese, mushrooms, bacon, hamburger, and chicken parm).  The girl still loves to eat!

Since the weather was so beautiful, with temperatures in the 50's, a slight cool breeze and mostly sunny skies, we decided to skip the trip to Marbles and head to Pullen Park.  Being on NC State's campus meant we were already very close to the park, so Rose, my parents and I walked there, while Colin walked back to Cameron Village to get the car and drive over to the park. In our haste to make it to storytime, we forgot to bring a stroller or a baby carrier of any kind. Thankfully, there were enough of us to carry our heavy, 20lb girl.  She spent a fair amount of time on Colin and my dad's shoulders, was carried a bit by me and my mom, and she did a little bit of walking on her own.  Yes, Rose is a walking girl and has been for a few weeks. I'll share more details about that on her 12-month update.

Comfortable on daddy's shoulders

Leading the way on her own two feet!

Pullen Park in Raleigh is awesome and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't more crowded on such a beautiful day. There were lots of people around, but not so many that you couldn't get around or that you had to wait for swings to open up.  Even though she was getting tired (with only a 20 min power nap on the way to storytime), Rose mostly enjoyed all her new and familiar experiences.

We started at the playground with some of her favorites - swings, sand, and a slide.  We got a little bold on the slide and didn't hold on quite as tight, allowing her to move down the slide fairly independently. The girl loved it and would laugh the whole way down.  We got a kick out of her enjoyment.

Enjoying the swings

Loving the fast slide

Then we moved on to the new experiences.  We first went to the carousel and bought tickets before we realized just how fast the ride moved. I think we were all in shock awe at just how fast it went. I kid you not when I say it's probably the fastest carousel I've ever seen or been on.  Rose seemed intrigued even after seeing the ride go around, so we got on.  She enjoyed checking out all the parts of the horse while we waited for the ride to start.  Once the ride really got going, she wasn't sure if she liked it so much. She clinged to me so hard, I had a difficult time keeping her on the horse. We also made the mistake of being on the horse that traveled up and down as the carousel went around.  Since we were moving so fast, I couldn't move her to a different horse during the ride.  She didn't cry, but I don't think we ever got anything close to a smile.  We might have to hold off on that carousel a little longer, or go back to starting with a horse, or the seat that doesn't move while the ride goes around.

Content on the horse before the carousel started moving

From the carousel, we decided to go on one more ride before heading home. Rose was showing signs that she needed a nap.  There is a mini-train that does a circuit around the park, and Rose was fascinated with the train each time she saw it.  We decided to all ride the train, an easy decision since each ticket is only $1.  When the train first started, Rose was a bit nervous and clung to Colin.  Again, she didn't cry, but wasn't entirely thrilled.  Once we got going and the train slowed a bit, she seemed to relax.  She had a pretty serious face the whole trip, but that is likely a result of being tired and not being upset or scared.  

A family selfie on Rose's first birthday on the train at Pullen Park

Millertime selfie on Rose's first birthday

Holding onto daddy during the start of the train ride

A little more relaxed but too tired to smile

After a solid 1.5 hour nap in the car and a snack at the house, Rose was ready for her evening birthday festivities.  We were all tired from being out during the day and while we relaxed, Rose entertained us and played with her toys.

After skyping with some family, it was time for dinner and a birthday cupcake.  We've really limited Rose's intake of sugar and carbohydrates in general during her first year. She mainly eats protein (meat, dairy, eggs, beans, fish), vegetables, and fruit.  We decided to get her a cupcake from Whole Foods for her birthday song, candle, and cake smash. It was mainly a trial run for her big birthday party with friends and family next week. As an aside - since our family can come down for their winter break, we decided to push the party back one week. 

Rose wasn't really sure if she liked the frosting. She made a face that she wasn't thrilled, but went back to try more. Instead of letting her indulge in the cupcake, we swapped it out for her favorite dessert - grapes.  She seemed fairly content, but did keep reaching for my plate. Perhaps that's where she thought she'd find the cupcake.  Darwin had a good time licking Rose's fingers when she finished playing with the cupcake frosting. 

Trying to reach the candle on the cupcake 

Too busy with frosting on her fingers to smile for the camera

Not sure if she liked frosting the first time

Rose preferred playing with the frosting and feeling it on her fingers

Darwin thought the frosting tasted very good!

Although Rose had no idea it was her birthday, or what it means to be her birthday, I think she thoroughly enjoyed her day.  I thought she'd be exhausted, but she managed to stay up a little longer for one last Skyping session with her aunt and cousins.  She even managed to practice a little jumping and we made it through a somewhat lengthy story so close to bed time.

Since we started the post with the first "Happy Birthday" of the day, we'll end with the "official Happy Birthday" of the day.  Sorry it is so dark, we had the lights off and used my camera phone.

To Rose Estelle Miller, I love you so much and am so grateful for our first of what I hope is many years together.  You've taught me so much about being a parent and it's been a joy to see you grow so much in such a short amount of time.  Happy first birthday to my precious little girl.

The 11 Month Update

Rose at 11 Months

I thought for sure this would be the month that I post the update that Rose is walking, but not yet!! She teases us with all the cruising she does and has gotten very good at walking with mommy or daddy with just one hand.  Even her teacher commented that she has a wonderful gait. But, when you try to get her to take a few steps, she sits down and crawls over.  I'm looking forward to the momentous occasion, but know I shouldn't rush it. She'll walk when she's ready and walking takes parenting to a new challenge.  In preparation for this step, we installed a baby gate at the top of the stairs this past weekend (along with having to deal with a leaky kitchen faucet!).

Instead of a walking update, the main update for December was that Rose had her first legitimate illness, resulting in the first time we had to give her any medication.  We traveled for the two-week Christmas and New Year holiday, doing the trek from NC to Albany, to RI, back to Albany, and then back to NC. The trip up went relatively well, with an overnight stop outside of DC to break up the trip. Rose slept fairly well, and it gave us enough of a break to feel refreshed to continue the journey. We ended up spending most of the first full travel day in NYC, visiting with friends and babies in Long Island.  Going out to dinner with 5 kids under the age of 4 went much better than I could have ever anticipated! Once we arrived in Albany Saturday evening, we were able to stay through Christmas Day (Thursday). Rose was in good spirits most of the week and had a great time playing with her 4-year-old cousin Isabella.  The only issue we had the first week away was that Darwin had an upset stomach. Since we were leaving him in Albany while we went to RI, we decided to have him checked out at the vet to ensure it was not serious. The diagnosis was anxiety from travel and the prescription was an anti-nausea medication, which seemed to work well.

Having fun with cousin Isabella

The weather also cooperated for the first week of our trip. The temperatures were generally mild for a northeast winter (in the 40's and even got up to 50 one day!), and we did a little walking in Albany and RI.  Unfortunately, once the weather turned the second week, so did our little girl's health.  I made the (in hindsight stupid) suggestion to check out the library on a day when the weather was actually nice. Of course Rose put everything in her mouth so I'm guessing that was where she caught a virus.  She had a rough night on Monday and woke up Tuesday with a low fever that skyrocketed to 103.4 by Tuesday night.  It was the first time we gave her any medicine and we started with Children's Tylenol. Rose's pediatrician has on-call nurses available 24-7 and they were helpful in guiding us through the signs and symptoms to monitor.  With the help of the Tylenol, it seemed we kept Rose comfortable through the 2.5 days of a low fever. Her temperature never got back up above 102, so we thought we were in the clear.  With the second week winding down and entering into the New Year, we were ready to be back home, especially since it got so cold. We made the trip back to Albany on New Year's Eve so we could get Darwin, say our goodbyes to family, and have a day to rest before getting on the road again.

Our last two nights away from home (Thursday in Albany and Friday in a DC hotel) Rose was up almost every two hours. She didn't have a fever, but was clearly uncomfortable.  Since we were up so often, we decided to pack up around 6am and head home from DC.  We called the doctor from the road to see if we could get in during Saturday morning sick-child visits.  With 4-5 hours between DC and home, we weren't sure if we'd get back before they closed. Thankfully, they were still open, and were able to see Rose. It's good they did because the poor thing had developed her first ear infection. I don't know much about ear infections or how they are diagnosed, but the doctor almost missed it.  It was good to know what was causing Rose so much trouble (she never tugged at her ears, so I wouldn't have guessed it was an ear infection), but it also meant the first time Rose was put on antibiotics.  In our house, we are die-hard proponents of gut/intestinal health, so we made sure Rose had lots of probiotics while on the antibiotics.  She never had any diarrhea with the medicine and has been sleeping a lot better since she started it. We are still dealing with a dry, hacking cough, and I do hope that clears up soon.  Seems like everyone is sick. I thought it was from being in the northeast, but I think it's just as bad in North Carolina.

Our poor baby fighting her first virus and ear infection

As if being sick wasn't bad enough, poor Rose has also been dealing with two more teeth that are taking their time in coming out. Her gums have been red for a few weeks and I'm just finally seeing the whites of the tooth start to push through the gums. She currently has 4 teeth exposed (two top and two bottom). They are pretty good at helping her eat just about anything.  She still loves her meat and grapes. This month we also added nuts in the form of home-made fig/nut bars. Thankfully, she did not have any allergic reaction.  Rose also enjoys fish, but doesn't seem to care for bananas or avocados.  Her staples at school have been what we call "cocktail #2" for breakfast which is oatmeal with some prune juice, heated, with kefir (yogurt) added. We call it cocktail #2 for it's excellent benefit in promoting good bowel movements! Like I said - we are major proponents of intestinal health!!  For lunch we send a "main dish" which usually has meat (shepherd's pie, ratatouille with chicken or turkey, sausage/kale/bean soup), or sometimes is vegetarian (lentil tacos). She gets a fruit for dessert and/or snack. This week we've alternated between grapes, raspberries, or strawberries.  And then for an afternoon snack, she sometimes has whatever leftover food remains, or something like the fig/nut bar.  I kid you not when I say this girl can eat. Just about everyone is impressed with the variety and the quantity of food she eats.  We've still generally avoided the more common "kids foods" of cereal (like cheerios), packaged cereal bars, waffles, pancakes, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, pizza, etc.  We know she will be exposed to these foods soon, but we will keep them away as long as we can.

Feeding herself Shepherd's Pie - one of her favorites

During the month of December, Rose spent the two weeks before the holiday break mostly in her "younger Sprouts" classroom with the 6 week-10-month-old babies. She was the oldest in the class and had only 4-5 others who were about 4-6 months old with her. She was the queen of the classroom, being the only mobile infant. We agreed to her spending some time each day in the older Sprouts class, where she would spend her days after break, as an opportunity to transition.  The two weeks away from school, coupled with getting over the ear infection was not the best way to transition to the older Sprouts class when we returned. It took 9 days before I was able to drop her off without a significant amount of crying.  The older Sprouts are kids 10 months to 18 months, so she is now the youngest in the class. Most of the kids in the class do walk, but there are a couple who don't.  The transition has been a bit hard on me because I notice she is changed less, naps less, and the drop off crying is difficult.  The first few days I kept receiving the same report that Rose was "fussy" - which is not exactly what a parent wants to hear.  There was one day where she only took 2oz of breastmilk and a handful of strawberries during a 9 hour day at school! I was pretty livid and let them know.  Since that day, and now after one full week, Rose seems to be adjusting better to being in the class. She still is only changed 3 times daily when she used to be changed 4-5 times, and I frequently drop her off to a class with lots of needy children and not many teachers (they have been out of ratio on several occasions in the older classroom - sometimes with one teacher to 7 or even 8 kids!).  With the director back in the school after being out sick for a week, it seems that the classroom is better at maintaining the appropriate ratio.  I'm not yet thoroughly happy with the school and the transition, but I'm going to give it some time.  It's hard to know exactly what goes on all day in school, and I'd rather teachers take care of kids and attend to them instead of filling out reports and logs for parents, but the highlight of my day at work is getting to see a glimpse into Rose's day (especially when they post pictures!).

At school and at home, Rose's favorite activity is pulling things off shelves or taking items out of boxes/bins/etc.  Over the holiday break, we worked a bit on putting things back into boxes or bins. When we were in New York it was funny to see Rose pull out all the toys from our friend's 2-year-old toy bin. As she pulled things out, he kept putting them back in. They were quite the pair.  Yesterday one of the teachers shared with me that Rose was dancing to the "music" a little boy was making.  She is a dancing machine and has no problem swaying those hips.  As you'll see in the videos, we often have a children's music station on Pandora while she's playing.  I love when a new song comes on with a good beat and she stops playing to dance for a minute or two.

This month I've also noticed a big change in her ability to follow commands.  If I ask her to share something with me, she will (or will at least tease me). If I ask for a kiss, she usually gives me one, although sometimes she teases me with kisses too.  She is almost always agreeable to "shaking," "dancing," and "splashing."

Her vocabulary is also starting to pick up. She makes lots of "sh" sounds.  Whenever she hears Darwin, she says "Deh-deh."  It's hard to tell the difference between deh-deh and da-da sometimes.  I sometimes get ma-ma-ma, but I think deh-deh is the most popular name she calls.  When I'm preparing her food in the kitchen, she has started signing for "food" by bringing her hands to her mouth.  She's often ready to eat!  We were doing really well with signing "all done" when she was finished, but it seems she has lapsed since starting school. I confirmed they use the same sign we do, so I'm not sure what that's about.  It's also hard for us to tell if she claps at the table to indicate "more" of if she's just excited/happy about something.

The best estimate we have is that Rose is about 20 pounds. I haven't measured her height, but one of her teachers often comments on her being short.  She still fits in 12-month clothes, and it starting to grow out of many of these items. I will admit that some of the pants are a little long.  I might have to start stretching her legs a bit more!  We'll get an update on her stats at her 12 month visit.

Speaking of 12-months, I can't believe Rose is almost a year! Thinking about her first birthday party is stressing me out a bit, but I am excited that we'll have lots of family in town to celebrate with us.  In just a few weeks I will also reach my breastfeeding milestone.  I know Rose gets most of her milk during the bedtime and wake up nursing sessions. I only pump 1.5-3oz during the day, but Rose seems okay with it since she's eating so much. She still has not had an ounce of formula and we still have a good nursing relationship twice a day.

We still do cloth diapers during the day and disposables at night.  I've gotten into a great routine of washing diapers twice a week, which makes it feel very manageable.

And now, for a few more pictures and a video of our doll. Check out the hair she's finally starting to grow (mostly in the back).  There are some curls in there!

Always cruising

Enjoying a North Carolina hike in early December

Happy 4th Birthday to Our First Born

I'm 2 days late, but Happy 4th Birthday to our sweet and lazy Darwin! 

Loves sunbathing

Thinks he's human

Still hates car rides

 Thanks for being our training wheels for parenting and sorry you are no longer an only child.

Merry Christmas from the Millers (2014)

Sporting a holiday outfit for her last day of school before break

Smiling with daddy before school

Ready to celebrate Christmas

Enjoying her first Christmas Eve with the Miller clan

Getting tired, but a good sport for more pictures...

And trying to help give out gifts

Christmas festivities are exhausting

Refreshed on Christmas morning

Ready to open presents with the Clementes on Christmas Day

Merry Christmas from our family to yours

And best wishes for 2015!