Last night was New Year’s Eve. In typical family fashion we hung out at home and did our best to stay awake. Mema and G’Tom were here and we all watched Clemson kick-butt on the field. We had tacos for dinner. Yum! Apparently I haven’t made tacos in eons because I had to explain to the kids what tacos were and when Eve heard that you put a bunch of fixings out she decided to add a few of her own as well.
Go Clemson!
Eve was hard at work writing a story. I made her put down the computer after awhile and join the real world.
Nutella tacos, anyone? Eve says nutella and cheddar cheese is delicious. I’ll stick to my beans and veggies, thank you.
We kept another Family Fun jar this year and enjoyed opening it up and reminicing about our year. We got passports and went to Niagara Falls and the great mirror maze and all sorts of fun things!
Family fun jar.
So many fun memories!
We played a few games, but no one was confident in our abilities to make it until midnight this year. The kids both wanted to, but Eve kept saying, “I’m not going to make it, I just don’t think I can do it.” :) Alan and I were ready to put them to bed many times, but they insisted on staying up. :)
This girl beat me at memory over and over!
At one point Alan picked up The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and started reading. He and Lex love that book! Eve and I colored on the floor while Lex snuggled with Alan.
The boys
The girls
It’s almost midnight. You can do it! Neither of them are actually sleeping,just playing.
I kept suggesting we put on a ball drop or count-down or something, but the kids wanted Alan to keep reading so instead he set the alarm on his phone so we didn’t miss midnight! :) When the time came we all said hooray and went to bed. Total party animals we are!
This picture cracks me up because it looks like Eve is bursting out of the TV. :)
Happy 2016 from this crazy crew! We made it. Barely!
So, I was using my phone today -inside!-, uploading these photos, checking email, etc. and it was working well. Then, suddenly, the screen went black and it won’t come back! Like some wayward water molecule that was bopping around inside finally found it’s mark and boom – lights out! So I again have no phone, and that is why I cannot rotate those last two photos! You’ll have to tilt your head to see our crazy faces.
Today we did not much of anything. It was a lovely day, sunny and 30s, but no one went outside. I worked on my puzzle and puttered around the house all day. Alan and Lex had their faces buried in the computers and/or TV. Eve had a friend over and they played happily all afternoon. I suggested several fun outings, but no one was interested. Oh well. Happy New Year!