New Year's Eve

Not only did we spend our big night out for the year with Melissa and Tim, we get to ring in the new year with them too! And we could use an excuse to get out and live it up, we spent most of today moving around furniture, sorting through toys and books, and organizing. I exercised on the elliptical so I am free to indulge a bit, and ER took a nice long nap!
Their basement has been finished and Brad calls it the Ultimate Man Cave. It's quite a lot of fun and a great place for a party with several video game machines, a jukebox, popcorn machine, big screen tv, and bar. ER really liked the popcorn machine a lot and playing the video game machine that had a touch screen. It took her a little bit to figure out how to blow the party blower, but once she got going she didn't want to stop! Note Brad's hand in the top picture, that's how he reacted when I told him to make sure she doesn't fall of the stool when blowing into the party blower, what a big help! Our hostess, Melissa is above with our friend Sara holding her baby. What happens when a bunch of couples in their late-twenties to early thirties get together? G rated fun with the kids on New Year's Eve! We almost made it to midnight, but ended up ringing in the New Year on the car ride home; the fireworks off in the distance made it festive!