Happy 2014!

We had another fun, game-filled, loud and family & friend-full New Year's Eve at Opa and Kathleen's house. Amber and I arrived at about 5:00 pm to prepare the food and festivities. Friends and family started arriving soon after. We were so lucky Kathleen took on the Dutch tradition of making ollie bollen this year and they were amazingly yummy! There was a Texas Hold 'Em table going most of the night. And, a large group of us kids and adults had a ton of fun playing 'Catch Phrase' for a couple hours. The kids also played some Wii Dance downstairs. There was, of-course, also sports going on the TV most of the evening. It was so nice Kendall, Jake and kids joined us as well as Olaf & Korrina and kids plus Keith, Sheri, Lucia, Brandy and Kennedy. The older kids were there early in the evening but many left for parties and gatherings in town around 10 pm, it'll be strange when our kids start doing that! The evening concluded with pot and pan banging at the strike of midnight. After cleaning up, we called it a night at around 1:30 am, a little earlier than some years but it was perfect by me :) Happy 2014 to all!