We didn't have any plans for New Year's Eve, but I had bought a bottle of Martinelli's Sparkling Cider to share with the girls. After a day of playing outside and riding bikes, we got an invitation from the family of Frances & Abigail's best buddies, to come have dinner with them. We brought dessert, and another family cooked an amazing stir fry meal. The food was delicious!
The kids played legos and all sorts of games & activities until dinner, and afterwards, we settled them for a movie (there were 9 children; we needed a little peace & quiet). A few minutes before nine o'clock, we tuned in to a station that was showing the ball dropping in Times Square, in New York. We distributed glasses of sparkling cider to all, and counted down to the new year!
Once the ball had dropped and we had all toasted each other and the new year, we went out into the driveway to do party poppers - those little plastic canisters that have a pull string. BANG! SNAP! Confetti everywhere! So much fun!
Several of the children were yawning at this point, so the girls and I were headed home by about 9:15 p.m. What a fun way to ring in the New Year!
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