We Made It!!

I feel like today is somewhat of a blur. The morning was boring - taking care of the needs of children, folding and putting away laundry that I was behind on, getting the girls to finish their jobs, etc. Ed & Pam headed out for eye exams (with the finest O.D. in town) and we were off to the grocery store to buy BBQ sauce, milk, and some snacks for our "party" tonight. We stopped at Tori's house for a bag FULL of Paradise Bakery cookies - at least 3 dozen - before making our way to Party City for some "Happy New Year" garb. The girls always think we should be having some grand celebration with everyone we know but we have had family visiting almost every year since we moved here so we tend to stick close to home and enjoy a quiet night.

When we got home from running errands Ed decided he needed to wash his car. It was sunny outside but not exactly what I would deem warm ... especially with the driveway being in the shade ;) That didn't stop the children from deciding it was summer and time to play in the water! They made a game out of "throwing" the bubbles out of the cooler that he was using for a bucket. Cougar had the most fun with this and we couldn't keep his hands out of the water. They had a fabulous time with Papa squirting them with the hose, riding their scooters through the water, and dashing about - remember it is the last day of DECEMBER!!I had one day left to claim my free birthday burger from Red Robin so off we went for dinner. This is a tradition in our family that everyone looks forward to. The kids especially love that they sing to you and bring you an ice cream sundae!!After we came home I had to devote some time to getting the last of my creative team projects posted for the month while everyone else played games downstairs ... Go Fish, Dominoes, etc. The movie selection (to help pass time until a ball dropped somewhere so the kids could go to bed) was Hairspray. By 9:30 people were starting to fade so we knew it was time to take some pictures, blow some horns, pop some poppers, and toast some sparkling cider to a new year. Kiddos were in bed by 10:00 - about as long as they have made it any other year :)Looks like we survived the month of December!!! I hope you've enjoyed our journey through the last month of 2008 with all of the adventure it has brought. I am happy to say that I actually posted every single day without fail ... even with a week long vacation and company in town for a week and a half. It has definitely been a challenge but I am so happy to have recorded our memories of a wonderful month. I am going to use my pictures and journaling to create a Shutterfly book and I can't wait! My picture a day challenge ended up being slightly different than I imagined going into it - I ended up writing more than I thought I would and I ended up with more than one photo most days. I am glad to have done it so my family can look back and remember our fun times and many traditions of the holiday season. Thanks for your fun comments and taking the time to follow along ... it means so much to share our lives with those we love :)