Happy New Year!!!

This post is going to sound a lot like last year's new year post; but, unfortunately, 2012 was another iffy year. We were hoping for some bright moments, which of course we had, but it seemed like we had our fair share of bad news. However, as I also have said a bazillion times, Jameson can always make any day brighter, so even with the bad, there is always so much good. I am, however, very much looking forward to 2013 and hoping and praying that it brings good news, joy and health to my family and friends. I, by no means, want to make it seem like I had an awful year - there are plenty of people who experienced WAY worse stuff than I/my family did. I am extremely blessed and you better believe that I count my blessings each day and thank God for all he has given me. But, I would just like to think that we have some good juju coming our way this year. Seems like it's about time :).

We decided to start the new year off with a very low key night in with just our little family. We had steaks on the grill with the fixings and then Dairy Queen blizzards for dessert! After dinner, we played with all Jameson's toys while we watched the New Year's Eve coverage. We knew Jameson wouldn't make it to midnight (and we questioned whether we would!), so we decided to have our own little countdown around 8:30. Jameson insisted that we count 1-10 instead of counting down from 10-1. It was pretty funny. But, he was ALL about yelling, "Happy New Year" and throwing the "etti" or confetti as we like to call it! After the countdown, he was running around for the next 20 minutes yelling and laughing. It was so fun to watch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Ljo2Ar7Y4.

After our celebration, we went upstairs and got ready for bed and then read some books per our usual night time routine. Darin and I made it to the East Coast New Year and then called it a night...LAME :). But, it was a perfect night and I wouldn't change any of it for the world. On New Year's Day, we went to Schooners for our Annual Reed/Read lunch and we all had a great time. Jameson did such a good job and had fun wandering around the restaurant. Everyone was impressed with his eating habits, as he was munching on lemon, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and raspberries! We went home after lunch and pretty much had a lazy day!


Happy New Year...may your days be filled with love, happiness and health!!

Daddy showing Jameson how it's done.

He is an old pro!





He loved the balloons as much as anything!

Mmm, blizzard!

Guess he is too big to sit on Mommy's lap, so he wanted to sit all by himself.

Now, getting comfy in his chair. Feet up, relaxing, enjoying his blizzard.   



Daddy is so funny.

Lucky little boy - he loved his M&M blizzard!

Found his Santa Hat and wanted to wear that instead of the other hats!

Time for our Celebration!

Counting down (or up in Jameson's case!).

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

Haha! Kid cracks me up.

Aww, New Year hug!

Stomping around in the confetti!

Happy New Year, Bean!



Enjoying his New Year's Day lunch at Schooner's

Mmm, lemon.

Happy 2013!!