A Tame Party, But Still a Party

When you have kids, New Year's Eve is a little different than before kids.  Meghan and I used to go to Lawrence or Manhattan overnight to celebrate, but these days our NYEs are a little more toned down.  For dinner tonight, Meghan made us a bevy of tasty appetizers, some of which we'd had before, and some which were new.  We had raspberry lemonade bars for dessert, as well as a "bubbly" non-alcoholic beverage we could all enjoy.  We also broke out the party hats and blowers (noisemakers?).  While the evening wasn't wild in the traditional sense, it was a little more wild than an average evening at our house.  The kids loved the blowers, especially Joshua, so there was plenty of noise as well as kids jumping and crawling everywhere.  But then again, I guess that really is a pretty average evening around here.  Anyway, it has still been a fun night.  Soon the kids went to bed, and Meghan and I are now watching some House Hunters on HGTV as we wait for midnight to arrive.