NYE.

It was low-key; just the way we like it.

We put Emmy to bed.

We made cookies.  Sugar ones, with icing and sprinkles.  We're always looking for a reason to decorate cookies around these parts.

We played Sorry.  Harris won.

And the Ben and Babe played one of Hadley's games, "Twirl the Girl."  Basically, Ben had to "twirl" Hadley as quickly as he could.  According to Had, she won.

We watched the Chick-fil-a Bowl and drank "bubbly."

And by 11:30, everyone was fading fast.  We snuggled up on the couch together to watch the peach drop.  Babe got her pot ready to bang, but Harris was too tired to be interested.

We did all gather up enough energy to countdown, give kisses, and run outside to bang Babe's pot and say, "Happy New Year!"  Or, as Hadley calls it, "Noon Year."

And then we came in, turned everything off, put the pots away, and all climbed into the bed Ben and me share to fall asleep. 

Pretty perfect way to ring in 2013, if you ask me.

NYE.

We had a sweet, low-key New Year's Eve this year.  While Ben and I are adjusting to Emmy's schedule better and better every day, sleep is still a precious commodity around here, so neither of us actually made it until midnight, which means the kiddos didn't, either.

We've spent most of the Christmas break hanging out at home, playing with new toys and LeapPads and watching football and challenging each other on the Wii, but by New Year's Eve we were ready to get out of the house.  We had our heart set on dinner at Sam's (and yes, I mean Sam's Club) but were sorely disappointed to find it closed.  So, we loaded up and drove around for half an hour in hopes of finding the perfect spot for our last family dinner of 2011.

We settled on Taco Bell.  Followed by FroYo.

And then came home to enjoy a little bubbly and a game of Sorry before calling it a night.

Bring it on, 2012. 

Happy New Year!

We celebrated by watching the Dawgs (lose!) at the Mayfields and then joining the Lockharts for some games and the peach drop.  Harris and Babe amazed us and stayed awake long enough to count down and shout out "Happy New Year!" and then enjoy a little "bubbly" (Martinelli's Sparkling Cider) in their sippy cups.

Needless to say, bedtime rolled around shortly after.  At least for all children involved.

While it's hard to imagine another year as absolutely awesome as 2010, I'm looking forward to all that 2011 has in store...

Happy, Happy New Year!