Early Evening on New Years Eve!

After church today my sister Steph and her family met us and Lisa and her family at one of our favorite little pizza places. After lunch Ken and Lisa headed home to get ready for tonight and we all headed back to our home. About an hour after arriving home my brother and his family arrived. My sister and I started getting things ready for the evening. I had decided that we were going to have cold and hot appetizers, a fruit tray, veggie tray and a bunch of snacky party foods and desserts. My parents and Mema came in around 6:00. Ken and Lisa and Ken's parents were going to go out for dinner and then stop on their way home. Here are a few pictures from early on in the evening. I got so busy with everything that I didn't take any pictures toward the last half of the evening.

My Aunt Vicki brought a fun game with her. She had a list of 36 carols that just had the first letter of each word - ex: OCAYF - you had to figure out that it said Oh Come All Ye Faithful. This game was fun but boy were some of them tough to figure out. My sister Steph ended winning.My brother has two girls - Emily Grace and Ansley Faith. They are two of the cutest most adorable girls - but I had a hard time keeping their eyes open during pictures. :-)


My sister in law Heidi, Ansley Faith and Aunt Vicki

My brother in law Todd on the phone with my cousin Anne-Marie.

My niece Lauren with Sierra.
Me and my brother Andrew.
My niece Ashley and Alexia.

My niece Lauren and my nephew Travis.
Dad and Travis showing their muscles :-)

Me and Ansley Faith - with her eyes open :-)
Dad and his favorite pal - Yankee.

Mom and Mema
Aunt Vicki and my sister Stephanie

Molly had two visitors too - Yankee my parents dog and Larkin my sister's dog.

Me and my first baby girl.
Stephanie and Sierra
Mom and Ansley Faith doing - Kick Open Side to Side

The girls then played SKIPBO - Steph won again.
The guys played poker on the back patio.

The whole gang . . ..