This night was saved for our neighbors (what else is new?). Even a sick Mark could not stop us. Come one come all. As long as you are wearing sweatpants or pajamas and are ready for noise and calling it an earlier night. I really should change the name of this here blog. Ideas I have: Fitzs+Olsens=Mayhem. Sister Wives. The Good Neighbors. Italian Invasion. My Daughter is a Stage Five Clinger. Just spit-balling here....
Anyways.
Matt whipped up steak and potatoes for the "healthy" adults and the kids had some pizza they decorated themselves. We watched movies (2.5 to be exact) and played. Lots of playing hard.
I had a bit of a light bulb idea. If I do say so myself. Instead of forcing the children to stay up till midnight or worse yet, missing all the festivities... We searched through our dear friend YouTube for past year's Times Square countdowns. Lucky for us the girls didn't notice that it was 2010. Or is that unlucky? New Year's resolution: work on Letty's numbers. We were able to countdown and yell and clap and kiss all at the more reasonable hour of ten. The kids had so much fun with it that we celebrated again when it became 2010 in Ohio (Matt didn't think the whole time zone thing through when he suggested it. Details.)! Twice in a half hour! Oh the fun!
Don't let Mr. Daly fool you. This is how we party it up like it's 2009 in our home.
First shot of the eight of us. EVER. I'm just as shocked as you are. Hobbit feet and space heater and all.
Yay! 2014! I mean! 2010! Yay!!!
See example of the evolution of excitement. Or as Avery said. The energy.
Lots of kisses. Both in PA and Ohio.
The boys were shot by the second go-round. The girls could have done it all night till the actual midnight. But instead all in this house were asleep by 11 pm. Goodbye 2013. Hello 2014. Etc.
