They actually did it. They wanted to stay up until midnight. We said yes, winking at each other and taking bets on how long they’d all last. No later than 10:30 for sure.
12:06. Every last one of ’em stayed up til 12:06 which meant we too stayed up which hasn’t always been the case (yeah, we party hard here).
The excitement was clearly overwhelming here.
At 11:55, Ashlyn said, “I don’t get this whole ball drop thing.”
Get it or not, it dropped like it has for zillions of years. (Okay, whatever, zillions is close enough.)
We hollered a bit, gave some kisses, watched the crazies on tv for a couple minutes, and then told the kids at 12:04 it was time for bed.
Which is when Drew said, “Wait, when are we going to watch a ball drop?”
Goodbye, 2012.
Looking forward to a year of newness–a new journey to embark as a family and new mercies upon mercies.