Our Christmas-Eve-party turned News-Year-Eve-party was a blast. We started with dinner that included make-your-own quesadillas, tacos, nachos, and tamales.

Here are most of the younger kids: back row: Carter, Raine, Cade, Boston, middle row: Harvey, Hudson, Avery, front row: Penelope and Nora, missing: Alice and Frost

I took a couple terrible photos during various events but didn’t warn people that I was taking them!

Playing twister with Carter, Jordyn, Matt, Hudson, Boston, Cade, and Nathan

Getting ready for the white-elephant gift exchange. Kathleen and Matt Sweeney; DJ; Kara, Hillary and Bryan Boyer; Rauchelle Richey (Troy was on stair duty)

James and Ashley Walker; Jessica and Evan Eastman

I stole this white-elephant gift during the game, it needs to be framed on my wall!

The kids had fun wacking the pinata.

After the pinata, the kids played the left-right game.

Melt-downs started shortly after 8:00 and everyone was gone by 8:30, that’s how it goes with the under-5 crowd!