Ringing in the New Year!!

We have a long standing tradition of staying up until midnight on New Years Eve, playing games and eating treats as a family, and we always have fun! Last year was made even better by sharing that with our good friends and we were excited to do that again this year.....until their car died and they were stuck in West Valley with relatives (I shouldn't say stuck, I am sure they had a lovely time, I know we always enjoy being with family).
Anyway, we had just gotten games out and treats arranged when we got a text (no one calls anymore, I guess it is easier to possibly be rejected by text as opposed to actually talking to someone, or else we have all just gotten lazy). We were invited to come over and play with some fantastic friends that we have been meaning to get together with (I have fantastic intentions, I suppose I just need help putting these intentions into actions sometimes).
So, we went over and had an absolute blast! It was a great way to begin a new year, reminding me of all the people I have had on a list thinking I need to get together with and then never do. I realized that I need to take more time to laugh and enjoy time with good friend's more and that has become on of my New Year's Resolutions this Year....I think my next post should be dedicated to those.... (Have you noticed all my little sidetracks tonight, apparantly I have ADD right now.)
Well, we played games, laughed and enjoyed treats with the Minson's and the Wilding's. The kids had a great time too, three of them were still awake and buzzing at 2:30 in the morning. Brayden has since asked me "When can we play with the "wild things" again?" It took me a minute to realize that he was talking about the Wildings!
I have to add that the first thing out of Faith's mouth when the clock struck 12 was...."I'm going to be 13 next year!!" She has tormented her parents all year saying, "I am going to be 12 next year you know." Seriously, why does she have to skip a year and focus on the age she will turn AFTER her next birthday. I wish she would slow down and enjoy being a kid, but I guess that is life, you can't wait to get older for the longest time and then eventually you wish that you could be younger. Personally I am at a point where I am just enjoying my life now. 2011 will be wonderful I am sure!