new years eve

not to go backwards, but...

onto new years eve day.

 

we've had some drama from a certain teen around here lately, mostly in the form of pouting and ignoring, which is really, when put into perspective, not that bad. but it's not much fun to be around.

so after a day and a half of that i packed the littles up for some mcd's and playtime.

for the record, i did invite the pouter to come and i even brought the pouter home a big mac meal, which the pouter then refused to eat. he's a good pouter.

this little girl is so funny, she's like a model in front of the camera, the way she hamms it up and changes poses. mama loves it!

so then i tried to get a cute picture of delaney eating her apple.

addie had just left to play but then she noticed me snapping lanes and turned around...

they look so much alike!

one of these kids is not like the others.

can't forget frankie-frog with a mouth full of chicken nugget.

d-money was ready for nye!

needless to say, she loved these things.

when matt got home from work the big kids + peter and i headed out for a before school haircut and expiring staples reward spending.

still pouting. :( 

we didn't have nye plans and no one was having a party and i didn't want to have a party because the big kids are always wild cards, so i kind of invited us over to the streeters. :) cause i like to invite myself places.

it went like this: (texting)

me: hey, what are you doing for nye?

darlaina: my parents and sister are coming, do you have any suggestions?

me: well, the rays are pretty fun to hang out and play games with :)

her: yes, you should come over!

yup, i'm just smooth that way.

darlaina has the worlds cutest house, seriously.

they've got a huge chalkboard wall that i love.

the family room.

and her craft room. i don't even craft and i want this room. i stopped taking pictures of rooms after this because alexis told me i was being a creeper.

we ate yummy soup and bread and visited.

and tried on our new years tiaras and glasses.

grandpa, ainsley, and addie.

at 8 i took alexis, peter, asa, and then picked up jt and elise and headed over to johnna's house for a youth only party.

she's awesome for hosting and i think everyone had a really good time.

all those that weren't home alone pouting, that is.

i was really sad about the said pouting but i tried hard to ignore and make sure everyone had a good night. we all make choices (to pout or not to pout...) and sometimes the consequences make us, and those that love us, unhappy. :(

meanwhile at the streeters we played apples to apples, taboo, and disney hedbandz.

we did the countdown...

watched the ball drop...

enjoyed a new years kiss...

 

 

 

 

and popped poppers and blew noise makers.

then we walked home with 3 very tired littles

(and 1 tired daddy who wanted to leave at 9 but humored his 1 crazy wife by staying till 2013)

who were asleep by the time their heads hit the pillows, it was actually really nice and easy getting them to bed.

then i picked up the teen partyers and said goodnight in 2013.