Happy New Year!

Happy New Years everyone. This year I resolve to post on my blog more often. We'll see how that goes.

We had a fantastic New Year. On New Year's Eve, we pulled out hats and noise makers so we could celebrate the coming of 2014. We talked a lot about all of the exciting things that will happen to us in 2014. Hazel starting kindergarten and Turner potty-training were at the top of our lists.

Unfortunately, Mom and Dad didn't let us stay up to midnight, so we did most of our celebrating New Years Day. Mom and Dad stayed up watching New Years celebrations on TV and eating delicious fondue. Mom resolved to get a new fondue pot this year.

On New Year's Day, we woke up bright and early to ring in the New Year. That made Mom and Dad really regret staying up past midnight. We started off the day with Mom, helping her make blueberry muffins and trying our best to keep them away from Irving and Muktuk, two very bad bears.

Later in the day, we went over to our friends Luke and Noble's house to celebrate with other families. It was so fun! There were lots of other kids our age there and tons and tons of food. When it got dark, we got to play with sparklers and even shot off some Roman candles. After that, Mom sat down with us in the corner of the yard while Dad shot off some larger fireworks. It was quite a show. We weren't ready to leave yet, but Mom and Dad knew we've got a lot to do this year, and we needed to start it off with some good sleep, so we drove home.

One funny thing that's already happened in 2014 was at breakfast this morning. Hazel was complaining loudly about wanting something to eat that we didn't have. I told her to stop it this instant or I was going to take her to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and I would make look at every single thing at the store. This was apparently a terrifying prospect as she was immediately quiet. Mom and Dad thought it was hilarious.

Here's to a great 2014!