2025!!

We split up the boys and girls for New Years Eve night.

Lindi and Della were not happy we would be missing the late night fun

with cousins AGAIN to be at the dunes.

I don't blame them. 

I sent the boys on their way and headed to my parents to party 

like it's 1999, but really 2025:)

We did tik tok dances, funny partner lifts, played basketball,

 ate junk food galore and danced the last hours of the year

on the driveway until it was time for the New Year countdown!

Abbey made this reel as my dad is the true hero of the night!!

Without his sub woofers and tinkering for hours, we would not have the party 

we are known for on the block!!

I love when the youngsters hear the bumping tunes and

mingle their way down to make the dance party more, hip!

This is the current mosh pit hit at the High school.

Still trying to figure out what they were chanting, lol!

I was living my best life.

Most dogs are terrified of fireworks.

Not Daisy.

She came out wanting to party with the rest of us!

We are thinking she might be on the spectrum.

Ringing in the New Year on face time.

I wished we were together, but the fireworks at Glamis 

were pretty legit!

We were hoping the kids would forget about midnight waffles.

Nope.

Life could not go on without them.

1am waffles it was.

In the meantime, kids were losing it left and right.

Tanner having a little meltdown, burrowing his

face in Stephanies back.

I think he ate a waffle and then crashed on the couch 2 minutes later.

 

The crew that was still awake and functioning.

Cheers to a great New Year!!

We crawled into bed about 2:30 am.

We slept in then hit the road!

Everything was already in the trailer at the dunes, except we

got to haul a quad in TT (tiny truck)

You can kind of see it in the background.

Apparently they partied a little hard and

were catching up on sleep the best they could!

 

I used to like the dunes because it forced them to unplug with no service.

Hmmm, dang starlink!

 

RIP my Uggs I got at Last Chance 15 years ago!

They served me well on every dunes trip.

After gluing on the sole 5 different times, I took the hint they 

were done and would rather be in a Yuma dump.

 

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Christmas Eve traditional game of Right, Left, Center!

Oh the anticipation of wanting to win that sweet jackpot!

I think Jake came out victorious this year.

Decorating cookies for Santa.

It was a wrapping and burning the midnight oil type of Christmas Eve.

But it is worth it come Christmas morning!

Look at those excited faces.

And it is Lanes last Christmas before he leaves on his mission!

This is his favorite holiday.

I can hardly believe he wont be with us next year!

She's a little pumped to get going on presents!

Air pods, Polaroid camera, snowboarding boots and Ugg clogs!

Not one toy this year.

We are all growing up.

My parents rotate going to my siblings homes Christmas morning.

Breakfast with the biscuits and gravy master (my dad) in our kitchen
was like a bonus present!

 

My family drops in whenever they can or want Christmas day.

We headed over for a couple of hours and then spent the afternoon

with the Goodman's!

The kids excitingly awaiting their turn to open their gift

for the cousin gift exchange. 

This picture makes me chuckle.

We look like Christmas had beat us over with a stick!
We were trying to hang in there until we could go to bed!

It was a very, Merry Christmas!

Christmas Card 2024

 

New York (Last) Minutes

Summit One Vanderbilt.

Had the BEST views to scope out the city!

We walked off the elevator and gasped!

We were not prepared for how cool it would be!

floor to ceiling glass windows with panoramic views. 

It was so bright they pass out sunglasses!

They make each side of the building a different experience.

Mirror rooms, levitation edges and a room with these balls that

everyone was dying to get their content pictures taken with.

 

The Vanderbilt building is attached to Grand Central Station.

The nicest subway hub I have ever seen!

On our walk back to Times Square we decided to take one more

chance at eating at Joe's pizza.

It had 2 hour wait lines every time we checked!

They were 5 minutes from opening so lucky us, we got in!!!

Pizza for breakfast never tasted so good.

We got our pizza and the line had already formed. 

Yay for Joes!

The New York way of eating pizza, folded in half.

We did one last meandering of Times Square.
And ordered one last hot chocolate!

Walked back to the hotel where Amman, our trusty driver, was waiting for us!

And with icicles on his car.

Crazy to think we were headed back to 70 degree weather!

Nothing can beat Christmas in New York!

But maybe Christmas in London is better?

We will have to see one of these days:)