We decided to spend New Year's Eve home partying with the kids. We came up with different activities to do for each hour as we counted down and put them in balloons for the kids to pop. We all worked together in the kitchen and made some homemade potato skins and other yummy appetizers for dinner.
While it was baking we strolled down to the park for a silly string fight. I love my kids patience with me as I had them take a couple of pics together before they started.
Then it was protective eyewear on and time to play!
Home for dinner and then a slideshow recap of highlights from 2013. Deke and I felt like this year the kids were old enough to make their own resolutions for 2014. They did a really good job and it was neat to read about their favorite things in the past year and the things they are hoping to learn and do this upcoming year.
Soon it was dark and time to head out front for fireworks. The kids found some wild hats at the dollar store and the girls had fun "dressing up" for the occasion. This year was probably my favorite front yard firework show ever because we had neighborhood kids from all down the street come and congregate to "watch the show." It was fun to have all those kids all oooooing and ahhhhhing and having fun. Poor Hudson however hated it and cried every time we set one off.
Then inside for glow sticks and bracelets. I know you can't see them in this picture but I still like it because you know who is who because of the height of the objects. Before we knew it we were all around the computer with our apple cider joining New York in ringing in the new year. Watching the kids clinking glasses together over and over again and seeing who could blow their noise maker the loudest. 2014 is going to be an awesome year for our family, I can feel it!!!!
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