New Year's 2016!

Remember my rant two posts ago about doing special things every once in a while.  I did for New Year's.  Last year, when my family was in town for New Year's Eve, I threw a little party and it was really fun so I decided to repeat this year, but a little fancier since I had an extra year to think about it.  I invited a few friends but then had to uninvite them when Henry threw up.  The Wheatley's still came over for a bit since they don't have little kids to get sick.  We had a good time.  But last year was better--my family has a way of making the dumbest games fun.  Not to worry, I'm already working on next year's with some less dumb games.

So thanks to bridal shower my sisters and I threw for Hannah in May, I had navy blue and gold banners I repurposed for New Years.  I also made a gold 2016 banner, but I'm going to make a Happy New Year one for next year.  I tried buying one, but they were all too ugly.  Rex and Henry helped make muddy buddies, hummus, and cupcakes treats and we were ready to go.

I also repurposed my flowers from Christmas so they're a little wilty.  Also notice my sparkling cider tower in the back--that actually took a long time because those are dollar store cups and are not all the same size.  Stupid dollar store.

 The party started at 7 with the first balloon pop and a photo booth.

Rex's New Year's Resolution: to read The Book of Mormon

to be a cash money millionaire (he wants Verifreight to make a profit this year)

plant a garden

to learn all her letters and numbers

 Then cranky-mcCrankface Henry tried to bit me a bunch so he went to bed at 7:30.

7:30--roll-a-year: it's a bingo-esque game that nobody seemed to really enjoy.  We won't repeat.  Unless Noah's around, then we'll play because he's pretty good at making everything fun.

8:00--decorate cupcakes.  Greg and the older Wheatley boys made fun of T. Swift while the kids, Becky and I decorated cupcakes.

 Derick got a little crazy.

 Then we played the sock on your head game (my kids' favorite), a bean bag type game, a cup stacking game and then made shakers out of toilet paper rolls.  Greg attached his to a gun, obviously.

 At 10, we counted down, shook our shakers, blew our noise makers and shouted HAPPY NEW YEAR.  Then we broke out the sparking cider, which does not taste good, by the way.

 Things quickly went downhill.

Rex and Alice then took 45 minutes to put their PJs one while I cleaned up a bit.  Finally around 11, they were in bed, as were Greg and I.  We feel asleep while listening to them play in their room.  They didn't even sleep in that much the next morning.  Why are my kids such vampires?