NYE

What an awesome LONG weekend at the beach...truly a wonderful way to ring in the new year!!!

Games

DANCE

pots and pans to clank at midnight

I did the plunge in the ocean at midnight

Bonfire!

Beach Winter Fest

This year we decided to rent our beach house for 3 nights and ring in the new year...hands down best idea yet...awesome time!!!!

Frank loves the fire

ringin' in our 12 yrs

the fave choice for the men

Christmas, 2012

Well, I did it again....managed to be sick on xmas...this chest cold has been lingering for weeks...I managed to stay well enough to make all necessary parties and get presents bought and wrapped but when I woke up xmas, I could barely move and I had a fever...I watched kids open gifts and I headed back to bed...poor Jim had to manage the kitchen for his families brunch...slight disaster to start off but he got thru it just fine...the strata was a hit!  Anyway, kids had a great Christmas....later we headed to my mom's for dinner...delish!

kids anxiously waiting for the green light to go downstairs

her FAV gift, if you couldn't tell by her face lol