NYE

Unfortunately, Liam came down with a fever on Thursday and was still not himself by Saturday so we had to miss a fun party with some friends.  We did improvise and had a great family night though!  Originally, we were going to go out to a fun dinner as a family.  Then, I went to the store yesterday morning and bought entirely too much food, so we decided to take Liam out to eat and we would have some drinks.  YIKES!  Is that bad???  Maybe, but fun!  We decided on Matititos for so many reasons...sooooo close to home!, we could sit outside and it was GORGEOUS weather yesterday, we all love chips and salsa (even Liam) and mommy is having quite an obsession with mexican these days!
Soo, mommy and Liam went grocery shopping in the morning.  Then, mommy and Rowan returned some Christmas gifts to Kohls in the afternoon, and napped we relaxed most of the afternoon.  Around 4:30 we headed out.  Rowan had not slept much at all, so she actually was sound asleep the whole time and it was wonderful to have some special time with our little buddy.  We all munched on chips and salsa and Liam even had a "mexican grilled cheese" (HA!), fries, and broccoli.  AND, ice cream for dessert.  Since we were outside, he was able to run around a bit on the patio, which he loved and threw some money in the fountain.  When we were leaving around 6:15, the lights were on in the square and it was such a festive, fun feeling!  Here are some pics from our adventure (which going out to dinner with two now IS an adventure...which is also why I had my first margarita in A LOOOONG time!)

Loving his salsa!  He did get a "hot piece" and we did not mean to laugh, but he was not quite sure what to do with himself until he chugged some water.  ;)

Acting out Blues Clues with is notebook-HA!  Too cute!

 

Love my little man!

and my big man!!  ;)

does this get any more precious???  LOVE HER!! 

We headed home then to have some more family fun.  Mommy put out the "adult dinner"...sushi, a cheeseball, chips, cracker, veggies and dip, meatballs, and wings.  It was all very yummy!  We just picked all night..I love doing that!  And we all shared the headbands and silly string I bought earlier in the day.  Liam HATED the headband.  ;)

But absolutely LOVED the horns and the silly string!  We had a dance party too!  Soooo much fun~

Liam went night-night at 8:30, but some other little munchkin decide she wanted to wait til 11:55!  Crazy girl does not like to miss ANYTHING!  She is usually always down now by 9:30 but on both Christmas Eve and NYE she wanted no parts of bed.  Too funny.  Of course we loved the time with her, but we were also happy she decided to go down right before the new year! 

HA!  We tried...but she does look like she is saying, "no way dad".  We just love her to death! 

So, New Years morning came fast.  We toasted the New Year and then tried to watch The Help...that lasted about 12 minutes.  Rowan was up at 3 and 6 and then 8 for the day...hence, she went down for a nap at 11:30 and is STILL sleeping after waking once to eat.  It is now 4 and she is starting to stir.  Relaxed all morning and afternoon, finished watching The Help (which I LOVED!!!!) and just put out some snacks and poured a glass of wine.  For dinner, we are having steak, lobster, mac and cheese, balsamic grilled veggies (by Market Street of course!) and crescent rolls.  Can't wait!  We plan to put Rowan in her crib for the first time in a LOOOONG time tonite.  Do not think I will be sleeping much this week, but we know we have to do it.  :(  Mommy will miss my sweet girl.  But I know Rick will be happy to have his real bed back.  ;)  And I guess me.

Happy 2012~looking forward to a great year!