Reflecting on NYE

Ive finally regained some energy and can stay up past 8 pm.

That means I can now catch up on a months worth of blogging...ugh.

With no further a-d0....New Years weekend...

Aunt Eliza and Uncle Rich came into town for New Years eve with some of their friends so we got to sneak a quick lunch with them on New Years Eve Eve. We were way past nap time but Asher was thrilled he got to see them.

I hadn't been feeling well most of the day on new years eve and my food aversions are pretty strong this pregnancy compared to the last. we had diner plans to eat at beef and bottle with our parents. as expected beef, beef and more beef. beef has been one thing that has been really hard for me to stomach. we had early reservations for 6 pm. i got my appetite back at dinner and ended up order lobster and a small filet. i ate about half of it which is normal. asher ate a ton of broccoli and some steak. one of my favorite family traditions that we have still continued is family dinner on new years. love this tradition.

photos to capture the occasion...

i love this photo. i wish it wasnt so dark and hazy....but that is what you get when you use your iphone.

after dinner we headed over to our friends house to get together with some other families with kids in asher's class. our friends recently moved two houses away from other friends of ours so we got to play with sparklers in the cul-de-sac before we went inside for dessert.

these were heavy monster sparklers. asher was in heaven.

two hands were a must!

look at me mom!!! i did it. i did it.

of course daddy had as much fun as asher. look at that huge grin.

when we got inside ella, kate and malaya were waiting for asher's arrival.

they were so cute playing together. i knew it would be a far fetched attempt to get a photo of them together without any other adult assistance but we managed to capture a cute one.

we brought over cupcakes from SAS Cupcakes to celebrate the special evening

and they had prepared fondue with fruit. the kids loved it

of course they made a huge mess. but that is what kids do best.

yummy marshmallow and chocolate

happy kids devouring their chocolate, fruit and marshmallows.

did i mentioned they got messy?

malaya left a little early... poor thing ended up with the stomach flu late into the night.

the kids decided they needed more sugar and ate some of our cupcakes.

then the sugar rush took over and they were piling up on top of each other and attempting their first pillow fight (video below)

we couldnt get over their sweet moments. check out her moves on him?

hand on his tie....taking possession. oh boy.

i cant wait to show them this photo when they are 13....18...25....

maybe some bar/bat mitzvah blackmail. love love love it.

what new years eve party is a party without a pillow fight?

we made it home right before 10 pm and asher went to sleep immediately.

we are always prompt with his bedtime so this was a stretch but even with the sugar he did super. we had such a blast with all of our friends and love that we could spend it with our family and friends.

somehow i stayed awake till the ball drop. probably because justin bieber was performing. i still havent gone into detail regarding my JB obsession but that is another post for another day. anyway.

2012 is going to be a crazy awesome year. cant wait to see what else it has in store for us and how embrace it all. cheers. l'chaim!