My vacation this year was a long and much-needed one. We spent the bulk of it visiting relatives in Pennsylvania, where I managed to finish reading Inheritance, which I very much enjoyed. We got Lia some very cool gifts this year, including the Wii version of Reader Rabbit First Grade (which she promptly blew through in two sittings) a Leappad Explorer (which mysteriously stopped working after 2 days) and a new board game: Forbidden Island. The game says it's for ages 10 and up, but Linda and I played the game with Lia on Sunday night and she did just fine. My own favorite gifts were a Flash tee shirt, a very nice bottle of bourbon, and a couple books I've been wanting to read.
The rest of the vacation was all about prep for our upcoming newborn daughter. We totally redid Lia's room and got her a new bed, which is a raised semi-bunk. Lower than a typical bunk bed, but raised enough to fit a mattress beneath it. I also spent yesterday hanging out with my mom while we both painted the room. There was a minor mishap where a can of paint was spilled outside, but we were very lucky that the paint landed (just barely) outside the car, and cleanup involved only cat litter and a snow shovel.
In less than a month now, we'll be a family of four. Lots to do!