Happy New Year!

Hello friends and family! Our apologies for the lack of posts in the last couple of months. As many of you know by now, we had some rough news this holiday season: Jeff's mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer the second week of December. You can follow her progress at janefleming.blogspot.com. The short story is that it's stage 3, which is scary news, but since the original diagnosis we've had nothing but positive news. She had surgery on December 28 and has recovered well. Her follow-up appointment with the oncologist is tomorrow, and we'll know more about her chemo schedule then. Feel free to follow her blog and leave comments for her. She's had an amazing outpouring of support so far, and she's going to need it to continue for the new few months. Even if you don't know her, but you know us, don't hesitate to leave her a note. She loves hearing from everyone.

As for us, we're back in Denver, trying to get settled into a routine again. Nike was home in Iowa with Jack for almost three weeks over the holidays, so it was nice to get back to work and get Jack back in day care. Although the holidays were tough, they were also really wonderful at the same time. We are so thankful for the time we got to spend with our families. Jack is doing great. He is learning new words every day and is starting to repeat what we say (yikes!). He is so much fun to be around these days. Below are some pictures and videos from the past couple of months.

This was Jack with his cousin Connor, reading a book with Aunt Ann Marie:

This is Jack doing "cartwheels" with Uncle Jimmy. He wanted to do them after he saw Teagan doing them. His version is a bit different than hers.

Finally, this is Jack with his new toolbox. We didn't open his presents from us until we got home after New Year's, but this is definitely his new favorite.

And here's a few of our favorite pictures: