We were actually supposed to be at a cabin, but some recent major snowstorms left the cabin without electricity and even access. So those plans were canceled which was a major bummer. We weren't going to let that foil all our celebrations though. Tami was hostess for the night so we had somewhere to party together. Appetizers for dinner has become a New Year's Eve tradition, and we had plenty of them! So yummy :)
The kids ran around and played, watched tv, made some masks, and rang in the New Year with the adults.
Super heroes!
The girls played games and talked (one of our favorite things to do!) while the guys hung out downstairs watching the tube.
Tami had 12 grapes on skewers for us, which is a tradition in another country. I think you are supposed to eat one grape with the chime of the clock at midnight and your wish will come true. We just popped them into our mouth as we pleased! But we watched the ball drop and started cheering and dancing and kissing and hugging and welcoming in the new year as best we could!
We rounded out the night with some Kinect. After a brutal boxing match between my parents :), they called it a night and headed home. Deborah and Abbi left as well to get home to their own cozy beds.
Kade was the only smart one who went to bed before midnight. The rest of us crawled into bed close to 2am. My little family slept over at Tami's house in a nice warm room and guess what? Asher went right to sleep and slept all night! I guess that's all we have to do next time we're out of town--keep him up until 2am!!
On New Year's Day we all slept in as long as possible. Kevin and Garren spent their day watching Lord of the Rings. Every time I tried to lay down for a nap, Asher would find me and need something. I decided to head home so he could take a nap (and I could shower and paint my toenails!). Kevin and Rylan stayed until dinner time. Then we grabbed a pizza and basically called it a day.
Happy 2011!!!
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