New Year's Traditions!

Well here it is almost 11 days into 2009 and I'm just getting around to blogging our New Years Eve fun! It is a night we look forward to all year long because we spend it with our best friends...The Miller and Boyd Families! Tish always cooks a Gourmet feast for the Adults while the kids munch on...well kid food! LOL
This year the kids had a buffet choice of either chicken strips (reg or buffalo), hot dog, with baked potato!
Tisha's baked potatoes are famous in our family-- Jordan constantly raves at both Tish and Dawn's culinary skills which by doing so seems to knock mine! but that's okay because now Dave has taken up interest in becoming our family Chef and that's fine by me! oh and apparently there is no need to puncture holes or wrap in tin foil when you bake potatoes-- I never knew!
So...Every year it goes like this... We arrive early afternoon & munch on veggies and ranch dip and chips and Dawn's homemade salsa! We feed the kids first and then we sit down for a wonderful meal with great friends. We have lots of laughs and reminiscing!
Here we are getting ready to enjoy our giant Steaks smothered in Mushrooms, baked potatoes, steamed asparagus and tomato feta cheese salad! It's our 'tradition' meal!
OH--This is Dave's and My BEFORE PICTURE--note the back fat and double chins! We're on a 12 week program to meet our health goals!
Here is beautiful Dawn and handsome Shay!
Here is squinty Jeff and Gorgeous Tish!

STEAK

Tomato Feta Salad

Dawn's CUP CAKE DELIGHTS!

Dawn's CHOCOLATE CHIP DESSERT TRAY perfectly arranged! :) LOL

There is always a New Years Eve dance at church for the 14 and up girls! Here is Sam, Britt, & Libby! Don't they look great?
AND then let the fun begin... We played Cards and Dominoes while the kids watched movies, played Wii, and there was DRESS-UP!
There was lots of teasing Jeff about his "man card" as he likes the show Mamma Mia--
Jillian and Natasha had a ball playing dress up! Note there are no pics of Tasha in the dress up clothes as they were too small and not appropriate for the blog! LOL

You go Girl!

She's a DIVA!

And a Princess!

Well- we ate so much and drank too much Dr. Pepper and Big Red...At midnight we all drank sparkling Apple Cider and counted down with the kids! Josh and Jilly said that the countdown celebration was their favorite part of the night, while Jordan is utter heaven being with Casie and Savannah-- I tend to agree with Jordan...The Amazing Friends are the best part of the night!
I grabbed my camera too late--I missed the countdown but I filmed just after midnight so you can see the scene...kids dancing and lots of laughing and goofing!