Tonight is New Year's Eve. We celebrated by popping some Christmas crackers, which I guess for NYE are called New Year's Eve crackers? I don't know. I'd never heard of them until I met Meghan, so I'm a little new to the concept. We also played some Nintendo Wii, which we did last year as well. Last year the kids mostly liked the Wii Sports, and they did this year as well. They liked bowling most last year, but tennis was also very popular this year. Last year they played Mario Kart a little, but this year they all loved it. Clara and Hannah needed help to keep driving in the right direction, but Joshua grasped it pretty quickly and was able to make his way through the easy courses.
I broke out the bag bombs. We first tried them last year, and the kids were terrified of them, especially Joshua. Basically it's a chemical compound that once activated, expands in the pouch until it pops with a pretty loud bang. Joshua was braver this year and wanted to watch, albeit with his ears covered. We then did a countdown well before midnight, because the kids can't stay up that late, and then we all blew the horns to celebrate.
We finished the kids portion of the evening by having a dance party by the light of the disco ball. The flash of the camera ruins the lighting, so you can't get an accurate depiction of the party vibe from these pictures. It wasn't a huge party vibe, because it's just a tiny disco ball with our family dancing around, but it was a party vibe nonetheless.
After the kids went to bed, we stayed up and watched Pit Bull's show, which was again the best one. But it was even better than in previous years, because it featured a full line-up of old school hip hop artists: Biz Markie, Coolio, Naughty by Nature, Rob Base, Salt-N-Pepa, Tone Loc, and Young MC. It was pretty entertaining, even if a bit sad because some of them can barely sing anymore (Coolio, especially). Anyway, it was a fun night, and it's been a pretty great year, all things considered.
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