More Christmases and NYE 2017

The Friday after Christmas my sister Ashley and her boyfriend came over to our house. They had just arrived in Houston and were making the rounds visiting family. We had a nice lunch for them and exchanged gifts. It wasn't a very long visit but it was nice to spend a couple hours with them. I made them take a picture in front of our photo backdrop that we had set up for our NYE party we were hosting a couple days later.

That afternoon we headed to Waco to celebrate Christmas with the Mattern side of the family. The kids always count down the days until we go to Waco. They had a fun family party for Anderson who turned 5. The kids played games, ate cake, and did a piñata. 

On Saturday we had a nice big lunch and we opened gifts. It was a very fun day. Nana also had a bunch of games planned that weekend with prizes included so we all had a great time with that. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures. We were all too busy enjoying ourselves.

We came home on Sunday and got ready for our NYE party. I had done most of the decorations and prep work before we left. Our small group came over and our next door neighbors as well. We had Greg's delicious chili for dinner, and everyone brought appetizers and desserts. We did an early countdown and champagne toast since we knew none of the kids would make it very late. Then we put on the movie Sing for the kids while the adults played a newlywed style game. By 9:30 everyone had left to go put kids to bed. We had the best time with everyone! Greg and I did a quick clean up then enjoyed some Netflix. We actually made it till midnight! Happy New Year's Eve!