New Year's Eve 2012

We rang in the New Year with the Adelmans.  Cristina cooked the most amazing dinner...Columbian tamales that were out of this world.  Then we settled in to back to back Settlers games and Troy and I dominated the night.  The kids played hard and the night flew by.  Before we knew it, it was time to get ready...

 Beans in our pockets for good luck and 12 grapes eaten at midnight, making a wish with each one we ate.

Thank you Adelmans! It as a fabulous night!!!

Topped off with fireworks and firecrackers.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

New Year's Eve Ice Skating!

 It was a first for Luke and he did awesome!  

Jake and Breanna hadn't been ice skating for a super long time and they took to the ice like pros.

And once we got a hold of one of these, we could not keep up with Luke.  He loved it.  

We will definitely be making this a new tradition.

Next time we'll bring gloves, hats and coats brrrrrrrr!!!!

New Year's Eve 2011

 First item of business after a day of playing games was to send these youngins off to the New Year's Eve Dance.  Amber, Emily, Troy and Reggie.  

 I begged them to give me something crazy and Reggie is the only one who let loose.  

Big time brownie points, Amber.

 Now the real party can begin!

Luke, Cooper, Olivia, Sawyer

 And here we see where I got my moves from...

 Almost midnight....

 Last family pic of 2011...

 Nat's distributing the final preparations...10, 9, 8....

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

 There was lots of kissin going on....

 and the kisses were not limited to Nat's house...Amber got her first kiss tonight.  Awww.  

We do like that Reggie.

 And Em could not have looked more stunning!

 Troy's checkin the goods...

Thanks Nat and Stan for a rockin party!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

New Years Eve 2010

First item of biz, the real reason we all came together to celebrate...Jon's Birthday!

Kids getting things started with Just Dance2.

The Birthday Boy was being funny man and making it impossible for Bree to take this pic...but she out-foxed him alright and got 2 good ones (the other one ended up at the bottom of the post for some reason).

The moment the kids were all waiting for...out into the frozen tundra we go!

It was quite the fireworks show.  But some opted for a warmer seat....

Pretty smart that B-day boy. But if he was really smart, he would have locked the doors....

Do I see one in shorts and one with no shoes on? Where are their parents? (oh yeah, in the warm van:).

Counting it down....

Getting the bubbly ready, but having to use those scouting skillz cuz we forgot the bottle opener!

Cheers!

Jer just wanted me to mention for the record that it's only Sparkling Cider!

You know, I have to admit that this is my favorite way to spend New Year's Eve. Give me a party at home with family and friends and there's nowhere I'd rather be.  Throw in a few games and yummy food and I might lock the doors and not let anyone leave. (I was seriously sad when midnight came and everyone started packing up to go).  Some favorites of the night were Brittany Hayes, Tik Tok repeated a million times, horns that should have been kept hidden, Chad's New Year's resolutions, Jon's hot van move then him getting forced out by little people, controversial fireworks, Amber lighting up to light the fireworks, every single kid (and adult) making it to midnight, and Jer's big smile when everyone left and he casually notified me that he won every game. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

and Happy Birthday Jon!