New Year's Eve Kick Off!

Little Princess Abby ready to party!

Our Annual New Year's Eve Dinner...this year we discovered a local Chinese restaurant that we all enjoyed!

Won Tons, Eggdrop & Mushroom Chicken

were a hit with the kids!

(a/k/a "Peanut Face")

While the boys were into the tablet game...

...the lil' girl was READY for the party to begin!

Let the Party BEGIN - what's New Year's without a Martinelli Sparkling Cider toast and favorite snacks?

This Daddy is ready to "live it up"
on New Year's Eve!

While his lil' girl is ready to "live it up" by dancing on New Year's Eve!

Let the Dancing BEGIN - "Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night!" (3 YouTube Videos)

• Part I (click here)
• Part II (click here)
• Part III (click here)

(they danced to this last year, so it appears to be our annual tradition now!)



After Dancing came Championship Air Hockey Tournament!

Then, time to play their new Wii Star Wars game!

The boy just couldn't make it to MST New Year's, but did make it to EST New Year's and witnessed the NY Ball Drop! 

Look at his eyes...he can barely keep them

open and it's only 10pm MST!

We ALL tried to keep the boy up...we tried tickling and hugging and kissing, but NOTHING...

he was ready for his cozy bed !

This baby greeted EST and CST New Year's...missed MST by 45 minutes!

...and boy did she try!

We got a New Year's Eve BABY? 

Yeah for us!

A Brand new baby girl!

 

Cozy on the couch...one hour to go until New Year's

...barely makin' it!

 

Goodbye 2012! So many fond memories created this past year, so many blessings. 

Hello 2013 and Cheers to the new memories and many blessings of the year to come!

Instant Smiles?

Take my babies to Olive Garden and it's an instant smile and plenty of gratitude, especially when their zuppa and minestrone arrive before the main course!

"Who's the Biggest Fibber of All?"

Fibber Definition:

1. a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
2. to tell a fib.
Origin:   1560–70; short for fibble-fable nonsense, gradational compound based on fable

Let's just say it's someone in our family who "stretched" the truth...let's see who had the LONGEST nose, then you'll know!

tee hee

Get the "noses" on...we're ready to begin...

Stretch the truth & your nose WILL grow!

Christmas Day Dinner at the Cousins'

Say "cheese!" All dressed and

ready to hit the road!

Dinner at the cousins' always includes a New Mexican traditional dish of posole and red chile.

After everyone finds a place to sit and after all have eaten, it's always a great time for games, Wii and Rock Band. This year the Sharper Image ball and Logo game seemed to be the highlight of game playing!

(why won't anyone sit with "My Pappa?"

look at how sad he is!)

Sharper Image Challenge:

Madden Challenge:

Rock Band Challenge:

I always bake a treat to celebrate the BIG birthday and

the younger kids do a superb job of singing Happy Birthday!

(click here for YouTube video of singing). 

This year it was the famous decorated chocolate chip cookie!

...look who's the first to dive in and cut!!!!

It was fun to have the older nephews home from college and with all of us...I'm pretty sure my baby girl was the happiest to see them and be in their arms and hugging them! She's the luckiest little girl I know to have a security secret service of 5 protective ALL male cousins and 1 brother! No one can ever mess with her with that protection!

 

Uncle JackJack convinced my boy that he made "Figgy Pudding" 

...he LOVED it!

(btw, it wasn't Figgy pudding...it was a pink fluff dessert)!

(there he goes diving in again!)

While the nephews were stuffing their faces with Figgy Pudding, Auntie is stuffing her face with appetizers from the appetizer bar! SO Busted....

Geeze, the appetizer bar is a very popular place to hang out at!
(spinach dip, sausage, cheese ball & shrimp)

Daddy, please don't cry! Evidence of you wiping your tears! There will be plenty of pecan pie so you can have seconds!!!

Cheers to Sparkling Apple Cider!

Cheers to family posing for pictures!

(as long as no one gets cropped out of a FB photos, right?)

 

 

 

"...Merry CHRISTmas to all and to all a good night!"