Macbeths' Madhouse: New Year's Eve

About Us

Brad: The best daddy in the whole world! He was made for this whole fatherhood thing, I'm sure of it! he is managing a huge Auto Body shop in costa Mesa called ICC. he really enjoys all the high-end cars he gets to work with, but could do without the high-end (AKA high maintenance) customers. he is the Sunbeam teacher in our ward and all his little 3-4 year olds just love him! He loves his girls and is completely wrapped around both of their fingers! Becky: Absolutely loving being a mommy! The entire experience is so much greater than I ever could have imagined. I am loving this summer even more than the rest (if that's even possible!) and truly believe that summer is God's gift to the world - or, at least teachers! Going back in the fall will be killer. But as for now, loving all the fun times with my girls! Libby: The most energetic little bugger around! She is the ultimate chatter-box and wows us daily with all of the things she can say. She is loud, lively, and so much fun! She loves the beach, the park, Disneyland, Shamu, singing, coloring, and anything that involves getting wet. Lexi: The spunkiest little thing around! She has quite the little personality and keeps us all entertained with her drunken zombie stagger, her "blue steel" face, and her complete and total obsession with food. She loves the outdoors, tearing things apart, making messes, and books.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

New Year's Eve

The partying continued on New Year's Eve at my house - it was back to me in the rotation! ;) A potluck of appetizers made it very easy to host this time!

Tam with Devin and Matt on their last night in the continental US. They flew out the next morning to move back to Hawaii...poor babies! Yeah, we made sure to let them know they should be expecting lots of visitors!

Grammy and the Stewart gang.

The boys - being ridiculous, as always!

Libby loved playing with that cute little baby Reagan.

Lexi, meanwhile, thought that the kitchen table without chairs under it was absolutely FANTASTIC!

Once we got her out of her new hide-out, she was all smiles.

The Mitchell side of the family. It was so fun to have Tam and Eric in town for all the good times. If only they actually lived here!!!

For our first "ringing in of the new year" (at 9:00 - hey, it's midnight somewhere, right?!), Ty and Libby had a blast with Grammy's celebration equipment. There were horn-blowers...

confetti poppers, and everyone's favorite - pop-its!

Then Brad and Mike whipped out the big guns and lit off some fireworks.

Unfortunately, they were so anxious to light them off that they beat the crowd and everyone just stood there enjoying kids throwing poppers, rather than a fireworks display. I guess we need a bigger arsenal next year (well, that or boys with a bit more patience!).

Once the little ones were down, it was time for a rousing game of "Screw Your Neighbor" - introduced to us by the Mitchells. It was a super fun game and the winner was....

BRAD!!!! Yay! Everyone claimed it was an unfair home-court advantage, but he won his $33 fair and square.

Ty, the 8 year old was the miserable second placer that went home empty handed. Though, let's be honest, do you really want an 8 year old to win at a gambling game?! See, now he learned his lesson - gambling stinks!!!

For our second round of ringing in the new year (at the real midnight), we drank some martinelli's, blew some horns, sent off some confetti poppers and called it good. Here's to a GREAT 2014!