New Year's Eve

Last night for our New Year's Eve party we had a ravioli dinner and then churro chips and peach rings for our dessert. Then we went outside and lit glowing lanterns that lifted off in the sky. (Think of the movie Tangled). We talked to my parents on SKYPE and after the kids were in bed Ross and I started a puzzle showing sites in Washington D.C. as we nibbled on Reese's Pieces. We watched the ball drop in New York and got a little more than halfway when we went to bed. Ross had a full marathon (26 miles) in Allen, Texas on New Year's Day morning to run.

All the kids were standing around as the lantern was lit. We lit about 6 of them.

Everyone stood back and watched with amazement as the lanterns floated faraway.