Happy New Year!

We had a fun night celebrating the New Year by having some of our family over to celebrate.  We ate, a lot, played games, and just hung out :).  Around 10:00, we had some sparkling cider, then we all went outside and lit sparklers to celebrate.  The kids had a great time, and that's what counts!  After everyone went home, the kids grabbed their sleeping bags and we had a sleepover upstairs and watched a movie. To Doug and my surprise, all the kids, except for Kate, stayed up until midnight, which they were so proud of!  They were pretty exhausted, and crashed as soon as they had accomplished their goal of staying up.  It was definitely a fun night celebrating the New Year :).