Well darn, I loaded these photos backwards. I'll have to work my way thru the end of the night up to the beginning of our magical family New Year's Eve celebration.
I was talking with my friend about how fun our thanksgivings were & all the delicious food & recipes and we decided it was a shame we didn't experience it all together. So we decided to have a New Year's Eve family-friends feast.
We arrived in the afternoon with our ingredients & chopped & sipped & sliced & sipped & sautéed & sipped & finally around 8 pm sat everyone down & sipped & served the amazing meal.
Fast forward to the end: a fantastic firework show, sparklers for all.
Everyone was thrilled with the festive decorations. It was supposed to be casual, but my crafty friend couldn't help herself. Confetti, balloons, champagne glasses for the kids... Filled with sparkling cider of course. It was beautiful.
We of course had a big kids table & a little kids table....
The prime rib....
The juiciest turkey I've ever had...
Kids chillaxin while the moms slaved away.
Ok, I guess we might have enjoyed our time while slaving away...
Me & my newborn (who just turned 18 months) by the ginormous tree.
We had such a great time with our friends I almost forgot that Paul was at a football game with friends all day. He arrived just as we were about to serve dinner. It makes such a difference when the kids are entertained by other kids & I am cooking with other people. Community life is the way to go! Who wants to go in on a compound???
2 comments:
sign me up.
So much fun! I would have chosen that over the ball game but don't tell anyone!
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