Don't they look like sisters more in this picture than they ever have?? |
This year, quite by accident, we ended up having pretty much the most Cincinnati-style New Year's Eve that a family can have.
We started off with a trip to the Aquarium in the morning - in the event that it was too cold and snowy to make it to the Zoo that evening. Then we had Skyline for dinner, headed to the zoo after a family pep-talk and bundle-up game plan, and then finished off with Graeters for dessert before heading home for a movie - where we all fell asleep on the couch. Josie and I called it a night at about 9pm and then Lou followed at 11. So, no big midnight countdown, no Auld Lang Syne - just snuggling and sleeping after quite an exciting day!
Here are some phone pics.
NEWPORT AQUARIUM:
SKYLINE TIME:
CINCINNATI "HAPPY ZOO YEAR'S EVE:
Translation for this next one: this is a pic of both girls kissing a goat. I had my camera set to video for the whole goat thing and ended up with several 1 second videos of the goats and one very blurry photo. But the whole goat thing was hysterical so I have to get this one on the record books - especially this moment when we told the girls to tell the goats good-bye. Josie grabbed one end to kiss good-bye, and, well, Bea grabbed and kissed the other. (Altogether now.... "Ewwwwww!")
We got several "Christmas Story" giggles about Bea. But I gotta say, we were all snug as bugs!
GRAETERS:
New Year's Eve done right....