Our New Year's Eve tradition has become bowling. My entire family heads to the bowling alley and we throw a few balls. The kids love it most and Dave. I get bored after a while. Last year I was so pregnant that I couldn't get the ball to go straight. This year, I was busy keeping Tyler from crawling down the alley.
Tyler's favorite place was at the ball return. Thank goodness, there were no smashed fingers. We just had a good time.
The rest of the evening is just family, food and not much else. We all visited and some played games. I am proud to say that my family was the only one to stay until after the ball dropped. I guess that means we are still young!
He was okay with the cake, but once the ice cream was served, he would not be left out. He made a royal mess, as one should on his birthday! 
Here is Tyler with his cake and presents. We had a fun time being together just us and the clean up was so much easier. We'll celebrate with everyone later this month for our January birthdays party. 
On this particular occasion, Tyler got a little too far before I caught him. He had the dish dumped, the clean dishcloths in the water and he and the floor was soaked! You can see how proud he is of his mess! At least he had fun in the process. 
The rest of the evening is just family, food and not much else. We all visited and some played games. I am proud to say that my family was the only one to stay until after the ball dropped. I guess that means we are still young! 