New Year's Eve

 As is our tradition, we spent our New Year's Eve night at Dean and Jenny's, with all our family and Jenny's family.

We eat, drink, and generally make merry in a very family-friendly type of way; this year we had four children under 10. And this year, for the first time, everyone stayed awake to see in 2013, even the 2 1/2-year-old and new 3-year-old.

The favorite part of the party for our favorite 2 1/2-year-old was the doughnut and other cakes. This kid and her sweet tooth!

Stace and the girls and I spent the night, and the girls slept very well. Actually, since I last blogged, everyone has slept very well. 

 Cora has been playing Nanny's Wii every day, and she is surprisingly excellent at the sports. She even gave Matthew, Jenny's nephew, a run for his money at bowling, tennis and golf.

 Violet and Euan, cousins and friends. Euan has a little toy vacuum/hoover, and in it is a mini dustpan and brush. Thankfully Dean had a real dustpan and brush for Violet, so they could each happily brush all the party-goers without fighting over the brush.

 Cora and Matty also had fun playing the Star Wars version of Angry Birds.

Just after the countdown to 2013 - I'm getting used to watching the party from London, rather than the "ball dropping" in New York City.

Happy New Year to all our friends and family... may 2013 be a blessed time for all of you.