Here we have some of the kids. Dave, as you will notice, is already asleep. He kept telling me he just wanted a power nap. I warned him he wouldn't be able to get back up if he did. This was taken just after 8. To his credit, he did wake up again about 10:30! In this pic, we have Vasa (my little brother), Dave, CK, her friend Sammy, and L.
Here we have some of the boys downstairs. We have (from L to R) Carson, Chase, D, Kade, Roman (another brother of mine) and B in the back by the air hockey table.
Everyone pretty much crashed after that. Dave took us all out to breakfast this morning. He started this tradition last year. The kids always love going out to eat and getting their funny face pancakes, but B and D were quite happy to tell us to go without them this year! We did eventually get them to wake up. We had a great time! I forgot to bring our camera but I did take a pic with my phone, but I can't get it to download, so for now, there is no pic. If you care that much, you can always check back to see if I get it up!
Here we have some of the boys downstairs. We have (from L to R) Carson, Chase, D, Kade, Roman (another brother of mine) and B in the back by the air hockey table.
The kids started to drop off one by one. By 9, 2 of the friends had left. B decided to go to bed at about 9:30. D took my brothers home about 10:30. But, L was absolutely determined to stay awake until midnight. She did really well too. We played cards together for awhile, then at about 11:20 we turned on a movie to wait and she crashed at about 11:40.
Here is D with his 2 friends, Kade and Chase toasting the New Year with a glass of Martinell's.
We did get L to wake up to see the ball drop, but she wasn't interested in any Martinelli's.
Just as a little side note... I mean to load this video a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot. KL really loves to help around the house. She loves to do dishes and throw things in the trash, or any other job we can find for her. When we had Dave's uncle over for dinner a couple of weeks ago, we got a cute little video of her helping clear the table.
Anyway, we hope you all have a wonderful and safe 2009! We love you!
2 comments:
It sounds like you guys had a great time. And breakfast is a great tradition! If only I could get Todd up before 2pm on New Year's Day. I suppose that's the drawback of having to work New Year's Eve every year. Oh well, maybe a New Year's lunch tradition next year! =)
What a party house! You guys really know how to celebrate, cute pictures.
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