NYE

When our children were little we use to go all kinds of places.  Some worked better then others but none were too bad...enter Mason who defiantly has an opinion about where he is brought too and where he's sleeping.  We didn't know how easy we had it before our little guy :o)

Because of that opinion we stayed home this New Years Eve and decided to have our own fun...

We started our NYE fun at 2pm, we opened envelopes every hour till 10pm (which we pretended was midnight. Hey it's 12 o'clock somewhere)

I'd love to show you some pictures but having trouble uploading, so I will have to share with words.

2pm - Tattoo Bonanza
3pm-confetti making
4pm-oatmeal sensory bin, complete with little hidden trinkets
5pm-FOOD!!
6pm- New years' traditions in other countries (one involves red underwear, just sayin')
7pm-2012 year in review (month by month)
8pm-Happy New Years' Charlie Brown with Treasure popcorn (idea from my boss)
9pm-BINGO (was suppose to be waffle cookie making but we were all too full)
10pm- Celebrate New Years'...We looked on the computer for where it was midnight.  We saw beautiful firework displays in Sydney, Australia

It was so much more fun then we ever thought it would be and the anticipation of opening each envelope kept the kiddos on best behavior waiting for the next one. 

Now before you get to thinking I'm SOOOOO creative, I'd like to thank Pinterest.  Because without them none of this would be possible, I ain't that good!!

The best part was enjoying my family.  My kids have become so fun and the memories are priceless.  Mason partied like a rock star until 6:30, then he was out.  But while he was awake he enjoyed the party...complete with monkey tattoo and everything.  He was also pleasantly surprised when he woke up the next morning and saw our homemade confetti still on the kitchen floor.  Pure Joy!!