In reviewing my pictures for our families annual New Years Eve Party, that's the question you absolutely have to ask.
Take a peek below and you'll see some good ones...
Rachel & Houston
Joe & Rachel
Clista & Jacob
Bill & Ava
And then there was the non-Wii player, Jessica, who took a blessed night off thanks to the bun in her toasty oven!
The kids did their own Lord of the Flies thing that they usually do.
Sword-fighting and what-not is a must!
And of course then there's the midnight movie feature, complete with stadium seating.
After the big countdown it's outside for some fireworks action! Oddly enough, this year it wasn't too cold for being as late as it was.
My beautiful Bella...
My sweetheart Ava...
Princess Iris...
...and of course, our Rascally Owen!
And then, the biggest goober of the bunch, my heart, my love
...my Samuel.
After all the hoopla everyone finally heads home for a few hours of sleep before we're back at it again with a hearty breakfast composed of everyone's favorites.
Here you see the kiddie table...
...and the adult table.
The meal is always amazing!
I think everything tastes better after a super-late night.
Houston determined to make faces in EVERY photo...or is that just how he really looks all the time?
You judge!
Families are such a blessing. And as I stand at the close of yet another year, poised to start a new one, I am grateful for new beginnings.
Elder Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke to this effect in his talk entitled:
Regarding the past, he encourages us to:
"Dismiss the destructive, and keep dismissing it until the beauty of the Atonement of Christ has revealed to you your bright future and the bright future of your family, your friends, and your neighbors."
"This is an important matter to consider at the start of the a new year-and every day ought to be the start of a new year and a new life. Such is the wonder of faith, repentance, and the miracle of the gospel of Jesus Christ."
"Faith is for the future. Faith builds on the past but never longs to stay there. Faith trusts that God has great things in store for each of us and that Christ truly is the "high priest of good things to come."
"Live to see the miracles of repentance and forgiveness, of trust and divine love that will transform your life today, tomorrow, and forever. That is a New Year's resolution I ask you to keep."
Truly words to live by!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1 comment:
That was hilarious! Joe's faces are classic I have to say. I can't wait to be able to move again with ease, so I just don't have to sit around...if this kid ever decides to grace us with his presence.
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