Ringing in 2012...

Ending the year is always hard. Not because it is sad or reflective or anything deep. It is because Hubby works insane hours. He works about 30 hours within a 40 hour time period. Luckily, we have VERY amazing friends who usually get together. The kids and I usually get to hang out with them. Not only are the adults friends, but also the kids...so it is win-win for all of us! Because of them, the new year is fun and awesome!

They were having so much fun outside, she did not want to stop and let me take her picture. But, I can be quite convincing :)Critter is very different from his sister. Where Pumpkin likes to be in the middle of the action, the kids and leading a group....Critter likes to do his own thing. He was up in the fort for quite awhile playing his own thing. He is perfectly content that way. He will join in the group for awhile and then go off on his own. He is not the social butterfly his sister is, that is for sure!

I have been trying to remember to get a picture of me with the kids lately. The face Critter is making is his new "cheese" face. When you tell him to smile for a picture, this is what he gives you. Not sure about that one! But, at least they will look back and know I was there!

Most of the evening/night we were dancing to a great dance game. The kids and grownups got in on the action. It was a workout both from the dancing and the laughing. It made the night so much fun! Pumpkin has been begging for the game at home now.

What party would be complete without sparklers? I don't think Critter has ever held a sparkler before. He thought they were pretty neat, but didn't move around too much!

My little adventure girl on the other hand was having a blast making designs in the air and moving all around.

We were trying to do a heart, but she got a little excited. She did not want to stop at just one heart, she kept making them! I love how excited she gets though...

This was near the end of the night. We stayed up for the 10pm countdown..then got ready to go home. It was a late night, but a blast. We were all quite tired the next day...and a little goofy at the end of the night!

Here's to a great 2012!