hello, goodbye ... again

last night we brought in 2011 with our friends that 2010 brought to us ;)



there was LOTS of dance central
which i LOVED!
and
LOTS of rockband



although thankfully most pictures are of the younger band ;)

we played headbanz -

and brought in 2011 with a lot of laughs!

the boys made it until 1:45am
and were still up at bright and early at 7:30 this morning!
amazingly enough ... they didn't nap and we made it through the day
without any major meltdowns!!
looks like a great start to 2011!

BUT ...
before i shove 2010 out the door ...
just as with last year,
2010 brought us a lot of memories

we were able to take another trip to maui -
along with MANY trips to chicago

we said goodbye to a lot of empty lots around us -
and hello to new neighbors and friends -
AND to a new neighborhood beach!

we said goodbye to the metrodome
and hello to target field

we said goodbye to our old school and friends :(
and
hello to a new school -
where we have had the chance to make many new friends

alex started t-ball
drew allowed us to enter the world of kid pitch baseball
and
ben got the chance to FINALLY play full tackle football

the summer brought us sending TWO boys away to camp :(

and the fall brought us a new brother-in-law and uncle
when bekah said 'i do'!!

i said goodbye to 4 VERY annoying wisdom teeth
while drew said hello to a mouth full of braces!

in the past 2 months we welcomed in our craziest winter weather yet
and based on the rain that sent us into 2011 ...
i'm guessing that's not over.

SO ...
goodbye 2010,
thanks for the memories!
and ...
welcome 2011!

here's to a GREAT new year!!

:: HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE ::