A NEW YEAR; STAYING UP LATER THAN BIG BROTHERS

We had a very low-key New Year's which is just how we like it. We snapped and popped a few boxes of Snap Poppers, enjoyed a few sparklers (minus the choking sulfur smell),

and called it a night.

But not before Professor tried to figure out just how those sparklers spark.

I think we were all in bed before 10 p.m. Country Girl was here with us for the weekend so she and Bethany may have made it a bit past that but not much.

While Chris and I were getting dinner ready New Year's Eve he asked me if I wanted to set our alarm clock for 12:00 a.m. so we could give each other a midnight kiss.

I looked at him and we both started laughing. :)

I did make a few resolutions this year. I'm usually not a fan of resolutions (because I think they're dumb) and don't eat black-eyed peas New Year's Day (I like black-eyed peas but don't believe a pea will give you good luck). But I decided to be different this year. Well, with the resolution thing. I still didn't eat black-eyed peas. I actually made quite a few resolutions for myself. Some I really hope to follow through with. Some of which are just wishful thinking, hence the resolutions are dumb thing. So I'll leave them all to myself. If I see them to fruition maybe I'll share. ;)

Now on to a day in our life for 2011.

One of the advantages of being the one who still sometimes (and I use that word loosely) naps:  Being able to hang later than your big brothers on those days and throw the ball with daddy. With NO competition. :)

Melts my heart!

 
And maybe not so advantageous for me taking pictures of that is seeing that I really really really need to dust under those ridiculously ginormous speakers and subwoofer. Because every family needs that type home theater system to watch Marmaduke.

Hope your new year is off to a great start. Happy 2011!