Happy New Year!


Happy 2010! Anna and family made the trip to Ohio to spend New Year's with Grandma and Grandpa. Fortunately, Anna recovered from her flu and was making up for lost nutrition (one morning she at three separate breakfasts). The looming ice storm also subsided so that everyone could hop a plane to the beautiful sub-zero winter weather of Ohio.

The long weekend was full of family activity. Joe and Anna got to experience a traditional Kohler
family New Year's day: non-stop college football games with the grand finale of the Ohio State victory in the Rose Bowl (Go Bucks). This was accompanied by eating mass quantities of junk food. It can be overwhelming - but Joe and Anna survived.

Saturday the family headed out to have lunch with Great Grandpa and spend the afternoon. Anna played the memory card game with her 97-year old great grandpa (she won). She also impressed great grandpa with her running ability.

The visit concluded with a trip to Columbus to visit Uncle Rod and Uncle Tim and Anna's 2-year old cousin Aidyn. Aidyn was fascinated with Anna and kept trying to touch her arm. He finally concluded she was a good person to play with and proceeded to body slam her (Anna is not use to this). They had a good time and were soon diving off of Uncle Rod's couch onto pillow piles. An important note when visiting Uncle Rod - it is BYOF (Bring Your Own Food). Rod is notorious for his lack of hospitality and this trip was no exception. When lunchtime arrived on Sunday, he had cheese, bread, and two eggs to choose from. Fortunately Grandma and Grandpa were
able to locate a sandwich place to feed the family.
Next year, Uncle Rod will be receiving a "how to entertain" book for Christmas.

Happy New Year!

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