Well The New Year Is Here

2007 is finally upon us and apparently in full swing. We rang in the new year on the 31st by inviting some other young families from our ward over for games and potluck treats. Including children we had 18 people in 1000 square foot apartment. We utilized space effectively however by setting up the TV for movies in Liam's room so the kids could watch shows and play with toys in there. Our bedroom was set up with port a cribs for babies and the living area/kitchen was used for grown ups to visit in...and it all turned out very well. Because we had just gotten home from Canada late the night before our house was already clean, and because I had asked everyone to bring something to eat I barely had to cook anything, so it was pretty low stress. We played the game "Pitt" which is one of my all time favourites and had just gotten a copy of my own for Christmas, and everyone else liked it as well. We also wrote down New Year's predictions anonomously and then put them in a hat, we passed the hat from person to person and took turns reading the predictions aloud, everyone then tried to guess who had made it. It was pretty funny to see what people had come up with. We all partied hard till 12:45 when everyone went home. It was Liams first time staying up till midnight for New Years. (Asher slept through the whole party untill the next morning, pretty impressive considering how loud it got in here!)
Bevan started his internship with Sharrad, McGee & Co., a public accounting firm in High Point NC. He is enjoying himself there and we are very excited for him to be joining the professional working world for his first tax season. We are also looking forward to the office party that is next weekend.

The boys and I are back into our regular routine at the preschool as classes went back into session this Wednesday. I know Liam is very glad to be back with all of his school friends. He has really taken off with talking over the holiday and his teachers are very impressed with the progess he made. I think it is probably because he was around so many extended family members who aren't well versed in his repertoire of pointing and grunting that he actually had to use his "words" so to speak. And Asher is running circles around his classroom, since he wasn't walking when he left before the break.

Anyhow, that is our New Year's update! We hope 2007 is treating everyone well so far! Best Wishes!