Happy 2013

Was a fun, low-key New Years at our house...

I made a last minute run to the grocery store for snacks/dinner. (Cheese, summer sausage, crackers, honey, strawberries, blueberries, tortilla chips, salsa, bean dip, etc.)

And then we ate while brainstorming on some 'family rules.' (We have a 20x20 sheet of posterboard with some generic family rules that I found online - wish I could remember where I found them - but we decided it was high-time we made our own.)

We still need to narrow them down a bit, but overall, I think we got some pretty good stuff written down.

And then we started a (long) game of Monopoly.

Yans took an early lead in the game by scoring both Boardwalk and Parkplace.

But then Josh Downs put hotels on five of the cheapest properties on the board and started to whip us all.

So the kids and I all decided to ban together against him - promising to sell each other certain properties if we landed on them.

That's a Get out of Jail Free card.

And that's a paper horn going down the back of her shorts.

And these are a few shots that Courtney Lee took.

And then Courtney Lee landed on one of Josh's properties and was out of the game.

And then Annie decided she was tired of playing.

And then I lost all of my money too.

Which just left Josh Downs and Coley for the next hour and a half.

And it looked like Coley might take the lead when he landed on Free Parking (and won over $3000 because no one had landed on Free Parking the entire game.)

But somehow, Josh still took the game with nothing but a row of cheap hotels.

And then I took a few pictures of the girls (who crashed at 10:30 pm) before calling it a night myself (at 11:00 pm) so it was only the boys who made it up to watch the ball drop.

Happy 2013.

Comments

[jen r.]

You look about 18 in the picture (6th from the bottom I believe) where you've got your arms around Annie and Coley)! Congratulations on looking like you were born in 1995. :)
p.s. still wondering if you were starting fresh if you'd choose canon or nikon?

[Kelli]

Happy New Year! Can't wait to see what this year brings! Oh, that's right, it's bringing YOU! So excited!

[kat-in-texas]

Happy New Year, Nellie!!

I love the coloring of these pics. So clean and bright.

I need to take your Making the Shot class for lighting in 2013!!

[janel]

Looks like a perfect way to ring in the New Year. Happy 2013 to you...and I am looking forward to another year of your beautiful photography documenting your precious family. It has been a privilege to watch them all grow! Thank you.

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[Ingvild]

Happy new year Karen. Hope your holiday was a great one. I absolutly love your pictures, and looking forward to seeing how you document your every day life. You are such an inspiration.

[Nicky from Okotoks]

Happy New Year Karen.

[Kathy]

Great to see your family fun pics. Happy New Year to you, josh and your kids. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane, Australia

[Christine]

Happy New Year, Karen! Glad to have you back!

[Julie Pilch]

Happy New Year Karen to you and your family xxxx

[Doris D.]

You are the greatest family, always doing interesting things with them. Happy New Year to you and the family. I look forward to lots of posts in the new year.

[Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita]

Great to see the family all together and happy! (And I MAY have been following you a bit too long when the first thought that popped into my head after the second photo was - it's always strawberries for Annie!) Happy New Year!

[Julie in Aust.]

Happy New Year Karen, Josh and kiddos...hope its a good one for us all.