New Year

This year we said goodbye to 2016 with friends. We all gathered at the McDougal's home and do they know how to throw a party! We each made our own individual sized pizzas, it was fun and delicious. Then we played games. They had all sorts of fun games for us to play. They taught us how to play Craps and we visited and had yummy snacks and the kids watched movies all the way up until MIDNIGHT! Our kids stayed up for the first time ever and, of course, they loved it! Just before midnight we turned on the New Year's countdown and they had confetti poppers and noise makers for everyone. We made a huge mess but had a ton of fun!

2016 was a great year! We sat down as a family one Sunday to write down our Blessings of 2016. It's a pretty good list:

Staying up until midnight on New Year's Eve
Carter left on his mission to Argentina
Olivia was baptized
Owen participated in the Science Fair
Going to Pack Meetings for Cub Scouts (they always had treats)
Playing Basketball
Playing Soccer
Playing Tennis with Daddy
Emily, Tyler and Claire moved to Utah
Owen read Eragon and watched the movie too
Meeting the BYU Soccer Team
The Knoblichs Visited for their Spring Break
Going to This is the Place. Many times.
Charlotte's 1st Haircut
Morgan got Married
Doing Refugee Service Projects
The Granite Elementary Dance Festival
Jonah's 6th Birthday
Going to the Pool
Camping
Going to a SL Bee's Baseball Game
Going to a BYU Game
Seeing the Christmas Windows at the Grand America Hotel
Going to Nana's Cabin
Sledding
Grandma and Grandpa's Visit
Mom started to work again
Jonah's Dance at the Christmas Sing Along
Christmas Cookie Party with Friends
Watching Studio C
Going to the the Nutcracker Ballet at Juan Diego HS
Owen's Tribe Report
The Thanksgiving Program
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Sleepovers with Cousins
Owen went to BizTown
Field Trips with Daddy
Playing in the Barbie Jeep
Hiking in the River at Donut Falls and Provo Falls
Kayaking
Bear Lake with Friends
Having the Hiltons Visit
Granite Elementary Fun Run
Paul and Missy Walker's Pool
Apple Camps
Johannesen Family Reunion
Richards Reunion
Pottery Class at Kimball Art Center
Owen Finished Cub Scouts
Owen went to Cub Camp
Olivia Participated in Activity Days
We went Christmas Caroling to Barb
Reading Christmas books with Barb
Visiting the Fairy Forest
Seeing Miss Beth
Owen and Nate met Brandon Mull
Discovering Kooky Comics
Doing our Gratitude Postcards in November
Cousins Talent Show at Christmas
Piano Lessons and Recitals


So many fun adventures together. I took a screen shot of this compilation of all of our photos from the year. Thanks 2016. You were good to us!