Thursday, January 1, 2009
Our New Years Eve
This year we decided to stay in and have a mini-party with the kids. They all took naps in the afternoon so that they could stay up until midnight for the countdown and Tim and I took down the tree and put away all the decorations while the house was quiet. We had a dinner of leftovers and then I made a bunch of food for later in the night: sweet & sour meatballs (one of the kids favorites), bbq cocktail wieners, chicken fries, breadsticks and puppy chow. We had sparkling cider and sparkling grape juice to drink. Before we ate, we took some pictures of everyone in their PJs before I put Jacob to bed, then we had our snacks. We then played several rounds of Mexican Train Dominos, which was Tim's Christmas gift and a great family game that all the kids can play. Next it was karaoke time. All the kids sang, including Micah, but he was so cute because he sat intently listening to each kid sing and then clapped at the end like they were a professional. I'm not sure if it was more fun watching the kids sing, or watching Micah's reactions to them!
When karaoke was over, it was time to get ready for the countdown. We watched Dick Clark for awhile and the girls were swooning when the Jonas Brothers came on. Mikayla wouldn't let anyone talk during their songs! haha
As the countdown reached about 5 minutes, I got out the bubblewrap I purchased for our bubblewrap stomp. Who doesn't love bubble wrap??? The kids thought this was the greatest thing as it sounded just like firecrackers in their livingroom! I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and that 2009 is one of health, happiness and blessings.
(To see all our New Years Eve pictures, go to http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/GeorgiaAdventure/New%20Years%20Eve/ )
The kids were introduced to The Honeymooners
Micah and his sparkling juice
Tim singing "I Did it My Way" (how appropriate!)
Dancing to the Beach Boys
The girls singing to Hannah Montana....of course
Seth singing a Carmen song...after a brief standup comedy act
Micah singing a song from Judah, our band back home at RMI
Our bubblewrap stomp!!! This will definitely be a yearly tradition, no matter where we are for a party!
When karaoke was over, it was time to get ready for the countdown. We watched Dick Clark for awhile and the girls were swooning when the Jonas Brothers came on. Mikayla wouldn't let anyone talk during their songs! haha
As the countdown reached about 5 minutes, I got out the bubblewrap I purchased for our bubblewrap stomp. Who doesn't love bubble wrap??? The kids thought this was the greatest thing as it sounded just like firecrackers in their livingroom! I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and that 2009 is one of health, happiness and blessings.
(To see all our New Years Eve pictures, go to http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/GeorgiaAdventure/New%20Years%20Eve/ )
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