New Years 2011

Our good friends, the Sondrups, invited us over for a really fun New Years Party. We had delicious food, great company, and the best part we counted down for the New Year at 9:00 p.m. instead of midnight so we could get the kids to bed at a good time. We could only find the countdown on TV in Spanish at that time, but that just added to the fun. Micah wrote the numbers in Spanish on a white board, and we all tried to count down in Spanish.

They planned a bunch of Minute to Win it games which were a lot of fun. Each family played against the other with a family rep for each game. I can't report that we won, but it was really close.

Aliza was so cute scrunching her face up trying to get the oreo in her mouth. I wish I could have captured a picture of it.

We feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends to bring in the New Year with. The following Monday we had a family home evening on resolutions. This is what the Phillips Family are working on this year:

Abbie: Eating healthier and exercising on my bike/running one time each week.

Avery: Helping my mom with her back, and being nice to my sisters.

Aliza: Learning to swim without a life jacket.

Mom: Making sure our family reads the scriptures together EVERY night. (We seem to skip sometimes), and eating better.

Dad: Taking his wife on a cruise, and simplifying.