Busy Day

Joe and Ian spent most of their day doing this ...


... and I spent most of my day cooking and doing this.


We also worked in a 3.5 mile walk and a quick trip to Target. I might be too tired to stay up until midnight. Happy New Year!

First Haircut

Ian doesn't have a lot of hair, but the hair he does have was getting pretty long and shaggy in spots so we decided he should get a hair cut before Christmas. He did very well and only minded wearing the cape. The Wiggles kept him entertained, and it was finished pretty quickly. He looks very handsome!

Getting ready ...


buzz buzz in the back ...


And a snip or two on top.

Santa made a special appearance on Frugality Court today. Ian was not impressed.

ICE!

The Hansroth family spent the day at the National Harbor to kick off the Christmas season. We started the morning with a trip through ICE!, which featured the story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It was only 9 degrees inside the ICE rooms, so we all had to bundle up in our warm parkas.



My favorite is always the Grinch's dog.


Joe and Emily braved the ice slides, but by this point Ian was so cold we had to make a hasty exit.


Ian's favorite part was the fountain in the hotel atrium. He kept pointing at it and saying 'bubble.'


We also went for a ride on the Potomac Express. Ian wasn't sure what to make of the experience.


Then e did some shopping around the harbor and ate lunch before calling it a day. We had a lot of fun, so much so that all three of us slept late on Sunday!

Poor Clipper

Clipper had surgery on Tuesday to remove a tumor at the base of her tail. We don't have the biopsy results yet but the vet said it came off easily and doesn't appear to have spread anywhere else, so hopefully it's benign. Clipper has a funny new hair cut and has to wear a cone for at least a week. She's been pretty mopey about the cone, and sticks to us extra closely, but at least Teak is enjoying the reprieve.