and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 Well, we ended our holidays with great merriment.  Over the weekend we got more snow.  And although it was too powdery for snowmen, there was plenty enough for some very fun sledding.  It didn't take long to get a good track going and Simone and her cousin Jack were off!

Tony in his most dreaded state ...snow. But don't let him fool you,  he had tons of fun too.

Sledding was super fun and had it not been for a minor crash on the last run, I'm not sure we would have ever convinced the kids to come in.  They just couldn't get enough.

And for the grand finale...  we rang in the new year with a quiet day/night at home.  During the late afternoon we had a New Year's Rockin Eve Junior party with sparkling cider and a masquerade freeze dance contest for the kids.  

And later that night we spent the evening with a small group of family -- snacks, cocktails, and conversation, reminiscing about times gone by.  Simone made it all the way to midnight because she wanted to take a picture of the ball dropping in Times Square on her ipad.  And she was successful indeed.  

GOODBYE 2012, Here we go 2013!!!!!!!