New Year's has never been my favorite--I miss Christmas as soon as it's over, and I don't like staying up late--so we always have to find something to make it enjoyable.
This year I had the idea of going ice skating on New Year's Eve, but Ben wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home with him, and Jason and the other kids went without us.
They had a great time, with Eric even skating on his own without a bar!
Later, we ordered Chinese food.
Eric had dressed up in his "tuxedo" (a velvet suit jacket from his Bilbo Baggins costume and a white turtleneck from his ninja costume) and planned a dance party. He insisted that we all wear our "fanciest clothes." Janae and Ben got away with wearing suit jackets over their regular clothes, Jason put on a tie and Alaina a dress.
Eric wanted me to put on one of the formal bridesmaids' dresses from my closet (you know, from when I was about 20 pounds thinner.....). I managed to get one on, but not done up at the back--but once I put on a cardigan, nobody could even tell :)
Then we watched Eric's choice of show (an episode of Ninjago) before counting down to "midnight" at around 8:00 so the other kids could start their Marvel movie marathon without us.
The next day, we went to the aquarium and got a family membership for the year. We used to go there a lot when our other kids were little, but Eric had never been before!
Eric loves fish, and he was really excited to see a real shark.
It was a nice, clear day with no rain, which we weren't expecting, so we could even see the outdoor animals, including the sea otters, who were really putting on a show as they played with each other.
The aquarium has a new kids' area, and Eric had a great time there, too.
So, overall, not too bad for the last day of 2019 and the first day of 2020.
1 comments:
It's a lot of fun having children around at this time of the year, seeing things through their eyes seems to make everything more exciting !!!
LOVE Mom
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