We went to the Heffernans’ [now annual] East Coast New Year’s Eve party, where we all ring in the new year at 9:00 and then head home to get to bed at a decent hour. The kids ran around like crazy people for a while, but then they started to crash. This picture was taken at 7:48; I thought we were going to lose some of them.
But they rallied! Noise makers helped … well, helped the kids. Not so much the adults and they were banned for another half-hour. Finn really liked this blower.
Kai spent at least an hour, maybe two, making this awesome robot with Bruce.
Then we gathered around the TV to get ready for the countdown and watch the ball drop.
And then … Happy New Year!!!
Later I realized that Bruce and I hadn’t prepped Ezra and Finn for New Year’s Eve festivities, when Ezra asked what “all that counting” was about. Oops.