Shiva.

Last evening, Fiona, the kids, and I visited my boss. He and the rest of his family were holding a Jewish tradition called the Shiva which is a seven day mourning period. It's a good way to transition from a loss of a loved one. The mood was festive and they had a lot of food (crackers, cheese, bread, sliced meats, fruit, salads, cookies, ice cream, and maybe even cake). Jadon was such a curious little kid. He was just walking all around the house. The girls were a little reserved at first, especially Natalie (she was crying of course). As soon as I put Vanessa down and she was walking, Natalie decided that if her sister was fine with it that she would be fine with it as well. The girls were also all over the place after that. There were a couple of other babies there too. There was a nine month old boy that was almost as tall as Natalie and weighed more than her. My girls are small! We were there for a little less than an hour (passed the kiddies bedtime).