New Year's Eve

Last post of the year...and of the decade. Wow. And, post #100!

We had a really nice day today. This morning, we did a small Goodwill donation drop off, then drove down to Federal Way to visit Stanley & Halina. She made a delicious casserole of chicken, brown & wild rice, corn, kidney beans and 2 cheeses. Pretty simple, but perfect for this rainy day. The kids had a good time playing there. Vincent loves to run around their house. Stanley was very surprised & impressed to hear Vincent address him & Halina by their names. He just couldn't believe that he knew their names. Tyler was a little shy at first (he had fallen asleep during the car ride down & just woke up), but by the time lunch was over, he was giving Halina kisses on her cheek. So sweet.

Both kids fell asleep on the ride home. Tyler continued back for a nap when we got home, but Vincent just stayed awake, resting, in his room. During the time he was in his room, he got up and peed in his potty all on his own. He came downstairs to get me & tell me. Of course, he ended up pooping in his diaper a little later. Oh well, eventually he'll get there. David and I took a little nap as well.

The rest of the afternoon, we played with the kids, had dinner, and played some more. During dinner, we toasted to the new year. We've been showing Tyler how to toast, thinking he probably won't get it for a while. But, tonight, he did! He kept raising his sippy cup to clink glasses with us & got such a kick out of it.

After dinner, we went in the living room and danced to George Michael's "Freedom '90". Then, Vincent requested that we do the dance workout video for a little while.

Right now, the kids are both in bed, David's messing around with the T.V., & I'm posting...we both have a goal to be in bed by 10pm and sleep through the countdown to midnight. I know, boring & uneventful, especially for the last day of the decade. We plan to ring in the new year a tiny bit more rested.

Anny's New Year's Resolutions:
1) Visit Stanley & Halina with the kids more often; goal of once a month.
2) Cut out chocolate...there's a lot of it in the house right now. This'll be a hard one.
3) Less late night snacking.

David's New Year's Resolutions:
1) Get us to the gym on Saturday mornings.
2) Only snacking after dinner once a week.
3) Bring lunch from home to work once a week.