We rang in the New Year with friends up at our cabin. While this has become an annual tradition, this year we hosted our largest party yet. With fifteen people and two babies, we were a full house. But all the people made for lots of laughs and memories. Everyone cooked a meal (I've been feeling too pregnant to take on those duties) and between boardgames, hikes, and birthday shots, it was a great time to celebrate a new year. Ella LOVED hosting everyone, mostly because she never lacked having someone to play with. We look forward to many more years like this--celebrating with friends and their growing families.
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| Having just been to the cabin for Thanksgiving, it didn't take long for Ella to acclimate to her new surroundings. |
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| Watching snow fall for the first time. |
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| The cold weather brought on a day of snow. It was Ella's first time playing in it. She was a bit apprehensive after she slipped on a patch of ice. |
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| As more friends started arriving, Ella started realizing she had many new people to play with. She got really fond of her Auntie Kathy. |
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| Dancing with Olivia. |
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| We made a trip to the waterfalls again. This time it was much colder than when we came in November. The bump was MUCH bigger. Sigh. (34 weeks) |
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| Hiking in the woods. |
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| Uncle Richard teaching bad habits already (yes, that's a boot of beer). |
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| Playing around. |
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| More boots of beer. |
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| Enjoying a lovely frittata breakfast. |
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| Another hike. |
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| A bird's-eye-view of a fondue dinner. |
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| A group picture after ringing in the New Year. |
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