1st New Years' Eve

The boys' 1st New Years' Eve was a hectic one! Packing stared first thing in the a.m. for our trip back home the next day. After finally getting babies fed/napped/dressed/fed and all of the bags packed up and car seats installed in the van Brett's sister Bethany let us borrow, we headed off to visit Bethany and her family one last time...in the snow! All of the snow that had been dumped on the area before we arrived had been washed away with rain and we never did get any photos of the babies with snow before that happened. So I snapped a quick photo of them in the van with the snow falling. No time to actually play in the snow since we had to get moving!




We were just shy of making it there before the youngest cousin Rachel went down for her nap so we were not able to get a photo of her, but we did get pictures with the rest of the family and our nieces who are getting soooo big!

Grandpa and Grandma with Emily, Ethan, Mason and Sarah

Emily and Sarah with the boys

Emily giving Ethan smooches

Sarah with the boys

Brett and Emily

Mason with a ball he found that he loved so much he hid it in his carry on! (thank you Auntie Bethany!)

Ethan watching his cousins

Hey...that is not a pillow!!

Ethan trying on Sarah's hat with Uncle Scott

Mason trying on Sarah's hat with Grandma

Auntie Bethany with the boys

Auntie Bethany and Mommy with the boys


After our visit we headed up to Boston to the airport hotel. We had dinner in the hotel restaurant and the babies had their dinner too. We toasted the New Year at 6:00pm since we knew we would be to bed no later than 8pm with the boys and then we would be up VERY early to check in at the airport for our flight. So no midnight party photos for us!