happy new year!!!!!!

 we had so much fun! we made fun decorations

ate lots of yummy food 

 watched a movie with our yumminess

 tried out our new fondue that we got for christmas. thank you uncle rod & aunt michelle.

 we even each got our own color

then we put the little ones to bed. we made silly hats and took lots of funny pictures. this one is my favorite though. we played spoons and monopoly junior so charlie could be the banker (it was his first time).

serving the bubbly 

 i learned something today. new years eve is lot more lame without a tv. we just did our own countdown in the kitchen and then ali & charlie just looked at us like "that was it?" apparently we throw a great party but lack in the final moment of it all. we will have to work on that.

 oh well, they still had a super fun night with mom & dad.

the best thing i got from 2011 was my little miss maggie. our year was full of a lot of sickness. let's do a rundown here:

5 ear infections

2 allergy checkups

2 eye checks for livy's crazy eyes

8 well visits

1 strep

3 croup

1 broken wrist

6 x-rays

1 baby and all the expenses that come with that bundle of joy

2 ER visits

4 overnight stays at the hospital

2 surgeries

multiple rashes, high fevers, barfies, colds, coughs and runny noses

we spent thousands of dollars in medical this year alone. we met our family deductible in the second week of january for goodness sake. i am grateful that it was really nothing too major, but come on, let's try to have a healthier year this year.

here's to a happy and HEALTHY 2012