We were invited to the Gopals for a new year eve party starting at 6:30pm.  The boys were so looking forward to it that they began counting down three hours prior to our departure time.  We arrived at the party right at the start and most people arrived shortly thereafter as well.  The kids quickly delved into the food and settled down in front of the TV.  It was cute that all the kids sat themselves nicely into a half circle.  After some TV watching time, the rest of the night the kids scattered everywhere in the house.  Connor usually hung out with Logan and Rohan wherever they were, but sometimes we saw him checking out what other kids were doing.  Most adults stood and chatted by the kitchen the whole night; Stuart’s and my legs were getting sore.  Before we knew it, it was 10 something at night and some people had started to pack up to leave.  We ended up hanging with the last group of people and left to go home around 11ish.  Logan wanted to sleep during the drive home, but Connor helped us in keeping him up.  We showered the kids and it was just about time to ring into the new year.  We took a selfie and counted down to the new year.  We watched a clip of fireworks together, then I read one book with them.  The boys made it past midnight, but they were out within 30 seconds after being tucked in.

    Despite going to bed late, the boys woke up 7:15am and 7:30am this morning.  They also did not seem to be tired the entire day.  They played a good game of basketball with Stuart in the morning.  Connor was full of energy like he usually is, and Logan played aggressively too.  They played well offensively and tried to get rebounds.  In the afternoon, they also played one of their invented game “rocket ball” in the front of house for a long time.  Stuart and I decided to move up the bedtime early; with the activities they had done, the boys fell asleep quickly.