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Epic Eve

When it comes to New Year's Eve, there are two classes of people: Those who go out and those who stay in.  I am definitely part of the "STAY IN TEAM". It's not that I don't like dressing up or being with people or having a good time.  I'm not typically a hermit. It's just that I HATE being cold!  I'm serious.  The very thought of putting on a gold sparkly dress and heels in temperatures below 50, sends a chill down my spine.  I just. can't. do. it.  So, instead I put on my favorite fleece footsies and party hard with my kiddos, at home.  It's pure bliss, I tell you.

This year, I allowed Lan to invite her bestie to celebrate with us.  So the five of us all stocked up on supplies from Dollar Tree and then headed home to get the party started.  I saw an idea on Pinterest a while ago, and decided it was the perfect night to pull it out of the archives. I blew up seven balloons and labeled them each with a different time. I taped the balloons to the mantle, and at the appropriate times, we popped the balloons to reveal a strip of paper naming the activity in which we would participate.
Here is a rundown of the night:
5:30 - Pancake Dinner
6:30 - Decorate Party Hats and "Sparkling Grape Juice Glasses"

7:30 - Pie Face!!



8:30 - Ice Cream Sundaes




9:30 - Minute to Win It Games and Silly String War


























10:30 - Karaoke 

11:30 - Glow Stick Dance Party
And then, finally, the moment we had all been waiting for (or at least Mama had been waiting for, so I could finally put these little people to bed)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!


Epic.

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