It was so nice having everyone here for a couple of days. We rang in the New Year and celebrated our "Family Christmas" all together on New Year's Eve. We shared in lots of good eats and then enjoyed our traditional gift exchange. The grands excitedly opened gifts first and then they quickly changed into their jammies, and were off to bed shortly there after. We adults went later into the evening with opening our gifts and also stopping to ring in the new year along with having more eats and beverages, then continued on a bit into the morning hours.
The grands enjoyed their new toys and played non-stop the next morning on New Year's day. After breakfast everyone lazied about for most the day, had some left-overs for munching throughout the afternoon, then I prepared a nice Italian dinner which was followed by more time to just enjoy being together.
The next day, after organizing suitcases, gifts and such, and getting everyone packed up we all went out for some hot wings in late afternoon. This just might have to be a new tradition since we went for hot wings on the day after New Year's last year too! It was a nice finish to our holiday together before everyone had to leave to head back to their homes.
Happy New Year! Cheers!
Doing it up at Taco Mac!
My chalkboard "Happy New Year!" greeting.
(There were other photos taken, I'll share more photos here later, when I get them!)
Bring on 2014!...
~ Tammy ~
