Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!  Of course, new year, new resolutions!  Hopefully one of those will be keeping up with my blog!  More on that in another post.  :)

This year we were lucky to spend New Years Eve with some of my oldest friends-Venessa, Marina, and Lisa, as well as their families.  Each New Years I am reminded how much my life has changed when we trade in fancy hotel parties, for kiddie countdowns at 8pm.  :)  However, I wouldn't change it for the world! 

Here's the recap....

We started off the evening with a "pizza picnic" aka, the only way to seat all the kids

The girls had fun playing together

We settled in for a bit to watch Mia and Erica in their debut tv performance on Bolingbrook public access TV

Then we decided to get in the New Years spirit

Love this of the 3 girls

 (thanks to Auntie Cathy for Mia's dress up outfit, it is one of her faves!)

Then we got the kids ready for their countdown as well as sparkling grape juice toast

(ignore the annoying tivo on the screen in the background!)

Sparkling grape juice toast!

Mia was not a fan-she said it was burning her mouth :)

Then we got the kids in their pjs and let them watch a quick show to settle down before bed

The girls again

Cole and me

Mia and me

 Once we put the kids to bed, the grownups decided to have some fun

 Venessa and Jimmy

 Me and Cort

 Lisa and Bob

 We broke out an oldie but goodie-Catch Phrase

 All of us (minus Corey who took over photo duties)

 Finally, we toasted the new year at midnight

Cort and I are so lucky to have spent the weekend with such wonderful friends who have been in my life since junior high! Happy New Years to you all!

And to finish off, here is a quick video clip of the kids counting down and toasting at midnight.  It makes me laugh hearing how many times a grown-up is calling out "two hands" as the kids get ahold of their juice. :)