The kids looked really cute in them, and the adults wore them ... reluctantly!
Even Auntie Jenn's friend, Brian, was a good sport! He donned his crown for the whole night and put up with our wild and crazy New Year's Eve party. Now, mind you, "wild and crazy" means children yelling and fighting over toys, babies crying, etc ... it was a different kind of party here!
And we made everyone work for their food too. Drinks were "grab your own" from the cooler (although Marc mixed up some yummy Chocolate Martinis), after dinner we had "Make-Your-Own Sundaes," and dinner was: a Salad Bar (notice the signs made by Abby)
And "Make-Your-Own" Personal Pizza ...
Since there was NO way our kids would have made it anywhere near midnight, we changed New Years to 8:00 p.m! I read somewhere that it's fun for kids to jump on bubble wrap (loud noises) to ring in the New Year, and while that was kind of a bust (I should have purchased the larger bubbles) the kids had no problem making noise with these balloon blowers! 
Tyler did NOT care for the loudness (Dennis had to help him blow up the balloon WHILE Tyler held his own ears. And, poor Sarah Kate looked downright shocked!) ... but the girls had a blast jumping around and blowing their horns. 
We had to steal them away eventually ... yes, even from Jenn and Brian (who were egging the kids on!)
After the big countdown, our families exchanged holiday gifts. Tyler just loves his Thomas goodies ... but it's equally fun to spend time with Marc (Tyler's godfather). 
And Abby received Lite Brite from Emily! I don't know who was more excited, Abby or ME?! 
I was a huge Lite Brite fan back in the day. And, even though Abby pleaded with us to give it a whirl last night, we opened the box this morning. Guess what? It's still fun! Thank you Smiths!
We all crowded in the pantry (no windows) for the unveiling of the first design today, and the kids have completed a couple more designs since. Now, this just might sound weird to some of you ... but my favorite memory of Lite Brite is the textured side of a completed design sheet. I love how it felt ... and although the current model's paper is slightly different, it brought back memories!
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