I used to hope for snow on New Years Eve. Snow always ensured a fabulous time. Back in our pre-kids days Todd and I used to take about 8 or 10 of our best friends up to his parents' cabin to go skiing over New Years Eve. We would hit the slopes all day and then ring in the new year dancing and drinking at the ski lodge's bar. It was a blast.
Things have changed. We haven't done that in years. Now our plans for New Years Eve are slightly different.
Today we will be taking the boys to one of their favorite places. Cabela's. Do you know of it? It is a sporting goods store. But not just any sporting goods store. It has a fish aquarium you can walk through, huge displays of tents and boats, a two story mountain with hundreds of animals mounted around it, a museum off all different animals, a restaurant, a candy store, and so much more. We went to Cabelas once last winter and the boys have been begging to go back. We thought it would be a good day to spend an afternoon there again. It is about an hour from where we live so we needed the weather to cooperate enough to let us make the drive. Luckily, we didn't get too much snow.
Hopefully we will have enough time to hit the fabulous mall that is nearby and then find a fun restaurant on our way home. Would you believe me if I told you I am just as excited as the boys about this little field trip? Cause I am.
When we finally arrive home after that funfilled day we'll throw our own little party with an appetizer dinner. Again, all the boys' favorites. Cheese and crackers and sausage, fresh fruit, chips and dip, shrimp, donut holes, and of course the most important part. Juice in wine glasses! It is very exciting people. I am actually looking forward to it myself. Sure it is no hip-happening ski lodge. But it is my family all warm and safe and happy together. How could I ask for more?
I hope you all have a wonderful Eve and a blessed and happy New Year.
It all sounds wonderfully, perfect. And it sounds like you do have a fabulous party-day to attend....
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best for the new year!
My son loves Cabela's too!
ReplyDeleteIt is funny how things change once you have kids! Hope you have a Happy New Year!
That really sounds like a fun day with the boys, I would be excited too!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if any of my boys will make it until midnight, it is the only night of the whole year were there is no bed time, so I think Bubu at least will be excited about that, even though I have my doubts about how long he will last.
I'm not all that excited about staying up late, but I am excited about the anticipation of hopefully sleeping in until 7 am. Woo-hoo! I swear though my early bird, the littlest, can stay up all night and still wake with the crack of dawn, so when I say hopefully, I do mean hopefully...
Happy New Year! :)
Riahli- There is no way I'm letting my boys stay up until midnight. They would be little demons the next day. Ugh. I don't even know if I'll make it to midnight. ;)
ReplyDeleteGood luck staying up!
sounds like an amazing evening, to me! :) We are having a bunch of teenagers over. Should be interesting. haha. But the appetizer dinner is something we do here, too! :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really fun! Enjoy and be safe!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great time!!! I have been to Cabelas before... what a great place!!! Enjoy your juice toast!!! I am not there yet but will be before I know it!!! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou still have a lot more planned then us. I am hoping we can make it to the countdown. Our family loves Cabelas! The closest one to us is 2 1/2 hours. We want to take our kids to the Bass Pro Shop in Vegas (2 1/2 hours the other way). It's pretty cool too. Have lots of fun and a safe trip.
ReplyDeleteAwww...that's sound likes a wonderful New Years Eve outting! I can imagine your excitement! I'm excited for you;) Hope you all had a blast! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a really fun day. I hope it all goes exactly like you want.
ReplyDeleteAwww! Have a great day and a wonderful New Year's eve!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWe love that store too. We have one about 20 minutes from us. I wonder if it is the same one! Hmm. I hope you have a fabulous time with your family.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day with the family. We love Cabela's. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteThere is a Cabela's a couple of hours away from me...I'm going to have to check it out. Happy new year, I wish you all the best!
ReplyDeleteoh we know cabela's alright and all the taxidermied glory of cabelas. it's like a wild and wooly museum there! have fun and happy new year to you all.
ReplyDeleteWe will have very similar new years. We drove 2 hours to St Louis yesteday and we hit a Cabela's too!! Tonight we are making fun snacks and pizza and cuddling up to watch a movie with the boys. No big partying for us. We spend all day new years day doing that with all of our family, playing games and eating so we take it easy tonight. I wish I could say my house was back in order though!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are all healthy again at your house. Was Tommy the only sick one??
I LOVE the idea of an appetizer dinner. I will have to remember the juice in wine glasses next year. You are so clever!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your family a happy new year!
Yes times have changed but that sounds like an awesome way to bring in the New Year!
ReplyDeleteHope it all worked out just as you hoped. Our kids were at the grandparents, but we still were low-key. And loved it!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Yep, our exciting evenings after kids are much different from those without kids. I hope it was wonderful, Kat!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
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ReplyDeleteThink Pink! :)
That is a great way to transition from one year to the next. Your boys are blessed, as will be your daughter (?). I am thankful to have found your blog and your thoughtful writing have enhanced my 2008. I hope your year has been good so far.
ReplyDeleteI know Cabela's from my dad's hunting catalog collection! I hope you guys were still able to go out and have some fun.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for 2009!
xo
Did the boys love it? I think it sounds like a great NYE. We actually stayed up until 10:30 last night - and that is saying something.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the perfect plans to me... hope you all had a great evening Kat
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a wonderful 2009! : )
Sounds like heaven to me *sigh*...
ReplyDeleteThat's funny... our New Year's Eve parties since having kids always consist of staying home, watching movies and snacking on appetizer-type food all night and letting the kids stay up as late as they can. (Will actually made it to midnight last year.)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Sounds like our kind of day! WE were going to go to the aquarium, but never got out of the house.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't help that we were too cold in our 60 degree weather. I know, I know. But we had a nice New Year's Eve anyway.
Happy New Year and may you be blessed beyond your wildest dreams in 2009!
ReplyDeleteSound like a perfect New Year celebration. I use to get all dressed up, go to a hoping party, throw a huge party at the shore, you name it. The past 3 New Years have been very quite and relaxing, just what I need!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is a little jealous--he adores Cabelas.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! Hope you had a great time at Cabela's...hubby (and I) love that store!!
ReplyDeleteYou can't ask for much more than wonderful memories with your family!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Sounds like a perfect day to me! Hope you guys had a blast and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! Have to laugh that your big plans are to go to a sporting goods store! ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE spending New Years with my family and I actually find these times immeasurably more satisfying then the inevitable build up and let down I experienced before the arrived.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, friend, you have much to be thankful for!
Sounds like a day/night of fun events! Not quite like the old days but definitely special in the way of the memories you're creating for your boys.
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Have a great New Year, Kat!
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ReplyDeleteMy boys would love a sporty place like that. I've never heard of it... course, they don't really know about snow either. humph
That actually sounds perfect to me too!! Hoping you had a fabulous day and evening, and were able to enjoy your dinner out with the boys! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year friend, can't wait to keep reading about your adventures!
Hope you had a great time. And that you are feeling well...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Sweet Friend!
ReplyDeleteHere's to toasting with kiddoes -- sparkling juice in a delicately fluted lenox champagne goblet clutched by a chubby toddler's hand! That brings in the New Year with a smiiiiile. How well I remember it. Now they do the pouring, but not the real bubbly, of course. (I prefer the real bubbly myself, however -- cheers!)
Oh Cabela's is a MUST for this family too. Wishing you a very happy and healthy new year Kat!
ReplyDeletesounds lovely. i was at my parents, and we played card games until the ball dropped! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a safe and warm new year's with your family! Hard to believe that it is already 2009!
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It sounds cozy and wonderful to me. Happy New Year to you and yours. :)
ReplyDeleteMy son loves cabelas - (are you near me) - Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteHow long 'til they're old enough for ski school? We're counting down at our place. Looks like 2009 will be it!
ReplyDeleteOur New Year's Eve party with the kids always contains silly hats, homemade confetti (with countdowns and confetti-tossing at 8, 9, *and* 10 pm if they last that long) and a huge buffet dessert of chocolate fondue. We get messy pictures every year, but it sure is fun. :)
Hope you are having a wonderful first week of January! -MM
I do know Cabela's but I don't think I get that excited about it. I hate seeing dead animals. It's a quirk of mine. Especially when I am eating. Around here there are steak houses with deer heads, moose heads, buffalo heads that stare you down when you eat. It's freaky actually.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are doing ok because you haven't blogged in over a week.
ReplyDeleteHey Kat!!! Hope all is well! Missing you, girl!!!! :))
ReplyDeleteYup, just another one of your "friends" who have noticed your absence!
ReplyDeleteHoping all is well and you are just resting! :)
Talk soon?