Robbie's Rockin' New Years Eve Party

Peter, Karen, Andrew, Mike, Jessica

Callie, Spencer, Me, Chris, & Joe

Robbie's Rockin New Years Eve Party 2009-2010

Every year my friend Anna usually hosts a great New Years Eve party where we just all get together, play some games, laugh a lot, occationally read Russian Fairy Tales, and whatever else just develops (good clean fun)! Well last year her fioncee was in town and jokingly referred to the party as his own Robbie's Rockin New Years Eve Party - well unfortunately for Anna it just stuck and unfortunately for me I had to miss it last year since I was already back out in the wilderness of Arizona (we did get trail mix and hot cocoa as a special treat though).

But this year even though none of the kids were home we called up Peter and Karen and they were ecstatic to still have us come over and ring in the New Year with them. Our numbers weren't the usual turn out as unfortunately more friends were visiting in-laws or back to their respective "homes" but we still had a great time and we even made sure to call Anna and Robbie who were hosting the alternative location of Robbie's Rockin New Years Eve Party in Denver - maybe next year we'll expand to all time zones! Or maybe with all the kids back home next year we'll just have one more great party - and that I'll have to be sure to come back up for!

Joe LOVES playing Apples to Apples (just kidding he said it's a mormon party staple we didn't even play it but he still had to pose with it)

Cousin Time

Above: Hawkins Cousins (this picture of Josh has been to two weddings and many Saturday morning pancake gatherings, Josh come home soon!)

Below: Callie and I ringing in the New Years (can't wait for Amy to be home in May)

Karen said she was disappointed with "the lack of action" after we counted down with Dick Clark to midnight (anybody see it 14-13-10-11-8-7 poor guy) so this is a reinactment of what happened next.

Welcome 2010 man has it already been ten years since I was wearing my "I survived the Y2K T-shirt" at the dance that night. Check out Lisa's blog for that photo from when I was 14 - Yikes!