We had a fun time bringing in the New Year!  It started a little later than we expected because Jake was on call with work, but we were able to pack in a lot of games, snacks, a play, and more exciting activities into the evening.  The girls stayed up until midnight again this year to watch the ball drop and bring in the 2014 New Year!  They were super excited to start the New Year with confetti!

We talked about all the amazing memories we had in 2013.  All of us agreed that 2013 was an awesome year and we packed in a lot of great memories together as a family.  Several fun trips – a cruise, Vermont, Charleston, Kansas, Atlanta, North Carolina, and more!  We are truly blessed and have so much to be grateful for in our lives.

We discussed goals and what we are looking forward to in 2014.  The girls decided they wanted to think of at least one goal for 2014.  They took a whole 2 seconds to come up with at least one of their goals.

Brina’s first goal – “Spend more time outside!  I love playing and being outside!”

Karlie’s first goal – “Read more books with 400 or more pages!”

The girls make me smile because in many ways they couldn’t be more different!  One of the themes for 2014 Brina suggested was “Anything Can Happen!”  Thankful for our girls and the opportunity to bring in the New Year with them.  I am looking forward to seeing what God has for our family this upcoming year.

The confetti was a lot of fun and I am sure it will spread itself through the house even though we tried to sweep it up.