Happy New Year

This past New Year's Eve was one of the funnest I can remember!  We cooked a turkey, enjoyed caramel popcorn and ice cream, and drank bubbly late in the night.  Once Cooper was in bed we played games with Ethan and Madeline.  It was so much fun!

First we played Qwirkle.  Madeline dominated!  Ethan thought maybe her party hat was lucky.  We also had fun playing Flip Out (we got lots of fun and crazy games for Christmas!) and were going to play more but it was getting late and the kids were tired.

Toasting with bubbly was also fun.  Ethan had a straw to blow out the carbonation and once he was ready the toasting began.  lol.

 The kids went to bed a little after 10 and then Todd and I stayed up and watched a movie.  I seriously can't remember the last time we actually stayed up past midnight.  I guess we were just awesome this year or something.

Then early New Year's Day, Todd took the older kids sledding.  This has become a very fun tradition, fourth year in a row!  They go up in the canyon and make a big deal of it!  I missed out this year, and last thanks to Cooper, but that's okay.  We'll come next year!

And now it's 2014...I don't have big plans, but I do have plans.  Mostly the same as every year.  But the one thing I want more than any other thing is to just be the best mom I can be.  It doesn't matter if I'm good at cooking gourmet meals.  It doesn't matter if I take blurry pictures or try things on pinterest and they do NOT work.  My children matter.  My family matters.  And at the end of the day, they are my happiness.  So this year, I'm just going to try and love a little more and enjoy the everyday moments of being a mother.

Happy New Year!