A grown up 2012...sort of!

Ringing in 2012 started and ended with some more "grown up", we're in our upper 20's type activities, and the middle was maybe a little less refined, but hey, we are still in our 20s in general!

We kicked of NYE by hosting dinner for a group of friends at our house. We spent Friday night before NYE cooking a 3 pound brisket, which we then put in the crock pot the next day. I was a little nervous that it would dry out, but it ended up being pretty delicious! Everyone else brought some delicious sides and desserts, and it was a pretty great feast in general!

The night went on, and we rang in the new year with some cocktails and noise makers (note, turns out our fearless dog is in fact afraid of loud noises...who knew?!). Overall, it was a great night, and we feel so lucky to have such good friends!

On new years day, we had a trial run as parents, when my niece and nephew Kensley and Mason came over for the night! It was SO much fun, except maybe the party in Mason's crib at 3am, but I'm not going to lie, I did enjoy his cuddles in the wee morning hours quite a bit...plus his smile in the morning can make you forget anything that happened a few hours earlier!

We also had a fun dress up party while Mason was sleeping...she's going to be a dancer just like her Aunt Katie!! Overall, it was a great start to what we hope to be a fantastic year!!