New Year's Eve

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We had a blast this New Year. It was in the mid 30's outside, so it made the outside festivities very pleasant. We had Sean here with us too that made everything perfect. I cannot imagine my life any different.

Before I get to my NYE pictures....

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Emelia helping Autumn take a bath. Do you see the devilish smirk on her face?

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Then in a moments notice, she almost went in!! ha ha ha

Back to NYE. We headed down to the JC Penny parking garage to find a good parking spot, then headed to the mall for a minute while we waited for Jenny and her kids.

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Cherish and Emelia.

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Autumn got "dinner" and there is that smirk on Emelia's face again. What do you suppose she is up to?

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I want some ice cream!

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My three people.

It was brought to my attention recently that there hasn't been a lot of Roww sightings, so here we go!
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Cats like ice cream too.

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There were fire tossers.

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Autumn thought that was pretty cool.

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There were mammoth ice sculptures. I thought that was pretty cool.

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Interplanetary ice sculptures.

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Penguin ice sculptures.

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There were friends to see the fire work show with us.

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Burrito babies.

For some reason, the show did not start on time, but FINALLY!!!

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There were fire works.

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The noise scared Autumn. Emelia was somewhat indifferent.

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Autumn didn't seem to mind watching the show from Jenny's car.

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Jenny and her kiddos. I was glad she was able to go with us. Her husband is in Afghanistan and boy, do I know how lonely that can make the holidays. It was nice to have her company and Autumn and Izzy are quite the little pair.

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Roww enjoyed the fireworks.

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Emelia watching the show.... sort of!

After the show, we bolted for the car and took off! We made it home in short order where this was waiting for us...

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Sean's Christmas gift- 2002 Dom Perignon.

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Bubbles.

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A different kind of Roww sighting.

It was a great evening and again, I'm so thankful to have Sean here with us this year. My thoughts go out to the families with loved ones overseas and I cannot wait to see what 2011 brings us!

The Jordan's.

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