New Years Eve

Celebrating New Year's hasn't really been a thing in our family. Sure, I used to back when I was younger, going to parties and whatnot. But it has never really been an important night for Diana and I since we've been married. Because of this, it has never been a thing for our son either. Now that he's 9, we decided to do a little something special to recognize the holiday. Earlier in the week when I was at the grocery store I picked up a bottle of sparkling grape juice for the occasion. We talked with Ledge a little bit earlier in the day about New Year's and how people celebrate. He thought it sounded cool- especially the part where he gets to stay up late! 

Most of the evening it was business as usual, doing our normal evening things, but once it hit bed time for Ledge, we instead told him he doesn't have to go to bed. He absolutely loved that part! At around 11pm we got out a few snacks, some glasses for the juice, and plopped down to watch the ball drop! I guess it has been a while since I watched a New Year's Eve special, because they were super lame! Though to be honest, that was what made it fun- we spent the next hour making fun of the ridiculous hosts and terrible bands as we switched between the different specials on TV. Ledge tried the sparkling grape juice and not surprisingly hated it. He doesn't like any carbonated drinks, and this one was no exception. Finally, by 12:15am we were all too tired to carry on this little charade. Off to bed with all of us- happy new year!