Why does my son love helmets so much?

Hmmm...a little worried he looks TOO "special" if ya know what I mean?

New Years Eve 2009 (Kids Celebration)

So my friend Danielle (SUPER MOM!) always has fun ideas, activities, etc. So she invited us to Rain Forest Cafe for the kids celebration of New Years. They had a buffet line for the kids, a balloon drop, and other cute activities.

But Ella was most excited to be with the other kids, especially her little friend Addison (who is a DOLL)!

Our friends (and old neighbors) the Trasks (both: Mark & Jeanette and Kevin & Hayres) joined us as well! Isn't Troy so cute!


The girls doing cheers with their glass cups.

New Years Eve 2009 (Adult celebration)

So late on New Years Eve we knew we couldn't do much with the kids, so my mom invited us over so we could just hang out, play Wii, etc. So we invited our close friends the Jones family to join us (they live about 3 minutes from my parents house). My mom ended up going to bed with the kids and we ended up having a blast, acting goofy, playing games in our pj's, and taking these silly NEW YEARS pictures:

MY FAVORITE PICTURE!!!!!

LATE...but not NEVER

Ella and I making our Gingerbread house (and NEVER again)! Messy, ugly, disaster...ha ha ha