The Bare Family

We decided REALLY late to have  a get together for New Years so most of our friends and family already had plans but we ended up having a lot of fun.  I'm for one looking forward to a new year with a new start.. ready to put 2012 behind me!  We thought for a while there it was just going to be us and the Yake family bringing in the new year but then Brian, Caitlyn, Quentin, Amanda and Jen came out.  We spent the night playing dancing games on the xbox, riding in the barrel train, riding go karts {with flash lights attached for headlights, ahaha!} and some time by the fire pit with fireworks and sparklers.  It was without a doubt a good night.

We couldn't not go to Disney while daddy is home!!  So per his request we made a visit.

I think we just may have a new Christmas tradition on our hands!!  Aunt Kim and Granny stayed with us last night and helped make our cookies for Santa and woke up with us this morning. Oh so much fun and the kids really enjoyed it too!  Def hope that this is something we can keep going... I know that we certainly enjoyed doing it this year... it was a much slower paced Christmas and we just overall had more time to spend with each other at home. LOVED it! After we opened gifts it was of course time to play with them all!!!  Then once all that fun was over {and only because we had to leave, ha} we all got ready and headed out to Grandma's house to spend the evening with the rest of the Bare family.

this Christmas Eve has been FULL of baking!! Everyone received homemade cookies and chocolate for Christmas from us. :)