Spencer Clan!: Happy New Year!

We are very very boring people!!! I kept thinking that we needed to call people to figure out something fun to do for New Years Eve. But, yeah, that didn't happen. Kids were taking turns being sick too, so we decided to stay home. Richard stopped at M&M's and picked up a bunch of finger foods. I made that for supper and we watched movies and munched away! It was a fun evening. We put kids to bed at a normal time, around 8pm. Before they went to bed, we counted down and yelled, "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" The kids thought that it was great!!!

On New Years Day, we all slept in and then started to get things ready for the day. My family booked my parents church this year. So we were meeting people there around 12:30pm. My kids were super excited to go play with their cousins. We packed up a bunch of games and toys to keep them busy.

We were the first ones there so we started to set up tables and got the kids stuff in and they were running around in the gym! People started showing up and so did the food! It was fun to snack on the yummy food everyone brought. We got our plates of food and we got a game of Rook going with some people. We were in the middle of the game when I saw Steve and Stacey walk through the door with their kids. I gasped and everyone turned and mom screamed! They surprised us. We had no idea they were coming! It was an awesome surprise and we had so much fun visiting and laughing with them!

Keira kept blowing at me!!!

This was when Steve and Stacey came. That's Chase on the crutches (had knee surgery).

Us girls sat around and told stories and laughed!

We stayed all day at the church. It was a lot of fun. The guys went out and did some archery. I think we got by with no one getting hurt because of it!! ha ha! It was pretty chilly out, so nobody lasted too long outside.

Drew and Cody shooting with the bow.

Richard giving it a try. I laughed at this picture because he lots so small standing between Drew and Cody!!

Brent and David shooting the target.

Cody trying to distract David...it didn't work!! ha ha!

The kids played hard in the gym. DJ brought his tractor and trailer and had a blast riding that everywhere. I think all the kids had a blast with it. The funniest was watching Keira getting a ride in the trailer. She loved it. So did Evan. So cute!

DJ flying around the gym on his tractor!

Anna giving Keira a ride in the trailer! Keira loved it!

I think they were playing dodge ball here with Grandpa!

Ali giving Evan a ride in the trailer! He was all relaxed and enjoyed the ride!

There was always a game going and we had puzzles going in the other room. I also set up some kids games and they had fun doing that too! My kids were in heaven with their older cousins their. They all love Trayden, Chase, Mikah and Shaylee!!!

DJ and Mikah playing Haystack memory!

Ali and Cadence playing their treasure game!

Aunt Deb, dad and Grandpa working on a puzzle together!

We had supper and stayed for a bit longer. I started to get a pounding head ache and decided it was time to go home. Oh, I should mention that Ken and Deb and Drew came. So did Maureen and most of her kids. Then Linda and Rus came and Theron, Renee and their family and Tyson came also. It was fun to visit with everyone! A great way to start out the New Year!