Time to Party

Emery spent the night at Dad and Mom's house Tuesday, so we enjoyed spending some extra time with her.

Michelle arrived Wednesday later in the morning and we went out to pick oranges and grapefruit off the trees. It was supposed to freeze that night, so we wanted to save the fruit. This is all from two trees.

I made my traditional New Year's party snack, muddy buddies. When Isaac and Heather arrived, they got right to work making food too.

We had tons of delicious snacks and Mom made chili for dinner. Later, we got the chocolate fountain going.

Natalie was the champion dancer for the night, she just kept going.

Mom, Heather, and I worked on some sewing projects.

All three kids and all the adults made it to midnight, which was a first. We had fun toasting and wishing each other a happy new year. Then we pretty quickly headed to bed.

The next morning we had quiche, cinnamon rolls, and freshly squeezed orange juice for breakfast.

We enjoyed a relaxed morning and a walk in the sunshine to kick off the beginning of 2015.