Happy New Year!!...one week late:)

2011 was good to us.  Nothing extreme, but an overall great year where we grew as a family, spent time together, and loved one another.  We are thankful for so many of the blessings in our lives.

We rang in the New Year with our kids and great friends that we have spent lots of time with this past year.  We love being together, and how appropriate to close down one year with them, and open up a new one!  We headed down to Ramsey to hang out with all of our friends from the cabin.  I've posted about them before...many times...we truly enjoy them.  We all gathered together and brought lots of yummy treats.  The kids played toys together, played wii together, and then snuggled up together and watched a movie before FINALLY falling asleep.

Kathy had some fun little party favors for the kids.

They got a little loud and obnoxious, so we finally had to say "enough" :)

Eli loves this little puppy named Favre.  He says "silly Favre" is his friend.

Adi was loving the new puppy named Bailey.

These are some cute, silly, little buds!

Kids all sat down for a yummy little dinner at the picnic table in the kitchen.

Cute Belle has such a fun sense of humor!  She and Adi are little buddies....I love that these kids are all so close in age.

When the kids were finally down, we had a fun game to play.

All snuggled up ready for Cars 2.

I love these girls!

The night was perfect.  Kids were all tucked in nicely, I was spending time with the one I love, and we rang the new year in with friends that we enjoy!  Couldn't have asked for a better group to spend the night with, and I think the kids agree....they had a blast, also!  
We are ready for what 2012 has in store for us....first up- A fun little getaway with some besties- a first for us and we are pumped!!!