Our Family Celebrating the New Year

Our little family set out to celebrate the New Year at 5:00pm when daddy got home from work. We drove to our Hotel dropped off the Truck and loaded up the Chariot. We hit the Tracks station and ended up at Energy Solutions Arena just in time to watch tip off. We were in the lower bowl on row 13 it's fun to watch the game that close. Etta loved being close enough to find the Jazz Bear, Gibby just liked looking at everything, and Andy, of course, loved just watching the game.

Gibby just chilling and Etta has just spotted the Jazz Bear. She has the biggest grin on her little face.


After a great game we headed out into the cold and went to the Gallivan Center for first night. The kids were bundled up and feel asleep on the walk over. We listened to music, watched fun snowboarding clips and weird dancers dancing with fire. The kids woke up around 10:30pm and we headed to the kids tent. We made fun masks and Gibby got to eat. An hour later they were asleep again.

Making fun little masks that had glow-in-the-dark everything on them.

Gibby glad to be out of the Chariot to eat.


Andy and I headed out to where they were going to drop a big ball that looked like the earth. Funny thing is we had both seen it earlier and didn't know that it was "the ball" they were going to drop. We thought it was odd we had never seen a big earth hanging down town before. Then 5,4,3,2,1 Happy New Years and lots of fireworks. It was cold but fun being with my family that I love.

Etta and Gibby asleep during the New Year. Me and Andy loving being together as a family.

Then we walked back to our Hotel. Etta and Gibby got dressing in their pj's and played around on the big bed for a bit before we all fell asleep around 1:30am. Daddy was the first to fall asleep and mommy was the last.

Wide awake and playing at 1:00am. They made no room for mommy.

We woke up to Daddy bringing us breakfast in bed and watching the Rose Parade. NBC only aired one hour of the Parade so we switched over to a Spanish channel and watched the last half in Spanish. Very interesting.

Eating breakfast and watching the Rose Parade.


What a wonderful year 2007 was and I am excited for 2008.