Happy New Year!! Hello 2009! One might ask, "What do two dogs have to do with the new year?" Well, it is my family's tradition to hold a New Year's Eve Olympics every year. Each year we get together for this momentous night and celebrate with two of the greatest things in life- FOOD and COMPETITION! We play game after game earning points that add up throughout the night. The team with the most points will win.....well, until this year we didn't have any physical object to win. It was just competitive satisfaction. But that all changed this year when we added the Holiday Cup. The Holiday cup is a hand crafted trophy that consists of glitter, velcro, a red and green cup turned upside down, glue, and a semi-broken Spanish speaking Christmas Chiwawa that is supposed sing and dance, but he only dances and open/closes his mouth. Now, if THAT doesn't motivate people to win, I'm not sure anything would. Our dog Benny was just as excited to win this as the rest of us. 
Before beginning the games, we always kick it off with an assortment of fondues. Meat fondue, cheese fondue, chocolate fondue, pizza fondue...I think 99% of people have a new years goal of losing weight so why not stuff your face the night before? 
For most people, the party ends New Year's Eve night, but not in our family! My brother, Tyler's birthday is New Year's Day so we all get up the next day and start the party all over again. 
Usually I am not a very artsy crafty person, but my mom very much is. So when I go home, I find myself doing things I probably wouldn't do on my own initiative.
My mom has been so busy baking and cooking every day so I volunteered to decorate Tyler's cake. Growing up, Tyler loved frogs, and still likes them now. So the frog was kind of to tease him, but deep down I'm sure he enjoyed this kiddy looking cake as much as he would have 10 years ago.
Artsy Crfty project # 2: My mom, Lisa, and I went crazy making headbands and bows for little baby girls. I made a bazillion for Elizabeth.
