New Year's Eve

Tyler with our friend, Jamie

Brynn was our official "timer"

Even with his injury, Sting Ray couldn't resist playing Rock Band

For New Year's Eve the whole fam gets together for a barbecue. This year Aunt Gwynn hosted at her house. We ate awesome food and then we played Taboo. After Taboo Peyton actually talked Uncle Ray into playing kick-the-cans. So U. Ray enlisted everyone to play. We had so much fun! People were climbing trees, hiding under trucks, and putting their "sneak" on to try and kick-the-cans. We hadn't played in so long, I forgot how much fun this game is. I think the last time we played I was pregnant with Peyton and we were at my mom's house and I was hiding in the bushes and all of a sudden I see this huge dark form leaping off the roof of my house! I was laughing so hard and guess who it ends up being? Tyler!! Anyways, the game this year ended with an injury. I was hiding close to the can, so I witnessed it. Uncle Ray was running for the can because he was about to get caught and all of a sudden he starts yelling that something had bit him! He is limping and screaming in pain, so we immediately think a snake had bit him. So I start yelling for my kids hoping that they aren't hiding somewhere near. We all go in the house and look at his leg but we don't see any puncture wounds, but his leg is swelling by the second and he is in a lot of pain. After numerous phone calls he figures out that he has torn or ripped a muscle or ligament. After all the excitement we play some Rock Band. Jonathan had rented the Country Rock Band and we played that a lot. We actually missed watching the ball drop in New York by half a second. 2009 was such a great year and we received so many blessings. I hope that we can enjoy the same in 2010!