We extended what has become a family tradition over the last few years of not actually making it to midnight. Our workaround, watching the East Coast feed on satellite TV, was foiled by stupid DirecTV and their lame habit of changing their programming packages and policies all the time. Anyway, we had a nice New Year’s Eve and we hope you did too.
Of course, New Year’s Eve is a minor holiday in our house. Natalie’s birthday kicks off the festivities on December 19th, followed closely by the tidal wave known as Christmas. This year, the kids attended four separate celebrations! Noah went a bit beserk and Natalie just played with the wrapping paper (although she did definitely enjoy her musical instruments). Next up…Noah’s birthday. This 20 day period of time between Natalie’s birthday and Noah’s birthday will keep us busy every year for the rest of our lives, so we’d better get used to it. In fact, we have already started planning next year’s extravaganza!
In any case, we had a nice holiday season (once we all got done being sick) and we are looking forward to the New Year!