Ringing in the New Year

What’s the best way to close out a year and start a new one?  In our opinion, it’s spending the time with good friends.  So, yesterday evening we packed up and headed over to the Rumple’s house for a New Year’s Eve family sleepover.  We ate good food, played ping pong, sat outside at a fire pit while the kids roasted marshmallows, and rounded out the night with a rousing game of Headbands.  We had stayed up past midnight (whoo hoo) and were a bit delirious, so after several rounds of Headbands, we called it a night.  All four kids slept together in the same room and, despite the fact that they went to bed around 11:30, were still up by 7:30 this morning.  We enjoyed a fabulous breakfast made by Jill and Mark and eventually made our way back home.  It was a great way to start the new year!