New Years Eve

And so we end another year in the Abbott families life.  The Top 10 List for 2012:

1. Hazen getting tubes (he's speaking more and hasn't had an ear infection since September-- after having more than six in the previous year.
2. Summer Tour de New England (Cape Cod, Maine with friends from near and far)
3. Cally being at Poker Hill (the best place in the world for her right now)
4. Bates Burning Man (surrounded by dozens of amazing old and new friends)
5. John's Birthday in Montreal (great culture and new friendships)
6. Katy's 40th Birthday celebrations (skiing, relaxing at the spa, the great song, and fun friends)
7. Idaho (being in big mountains with old and new friends, babysitters, and snow)
8. Finishing the front porch (and stringing it with lights for the holidays)
9. Down to only one nap a day (freeing us to actually go on family outings)
10. Christmas Storm (time for Mom and Dad to ski, but also having the whole family on the slopes)

We spent the last day of 2012 doing exactly what this family loves to do.  John and I earned some of the most amazing turns of the year with our good friend, Anton at Bolton.  We took four laps and returned home to cook some food for the Harris-Plimpton Sledding Party.  The conditions were ideal! I think Cally took 8 or 9 runs with the big girls (she already has no interest in hanging with her parents-- at 4!).   

And the best part was the lift back up the hill after every run!

We didn't make it very far into the evening.  With the kids asleep in the car, we did stop at an adult only party for 15 minutes, but I'm pretty sure we were all asleep by 10pm.