January 24

 We had a festive little gathering last night - full of laughs and good food and a little dog (?) named Bandit. We officially welcomed the Kyle's home with cider and African Soup (thank you Simply Recipes and Esther Bulthuis for making this possible) and it's just a plain old good thing to be surrounded by people who love each other a great deal.

 

Bandit deserves an extra picture, because though he's not a dog (he's a wild little beast who is more squirrel than anything else), he's just pretty dang cute and we love him. Not like Sarah loves him, but we love him.