Counting Down To 2012

 Counting down to 2012 was so fun this year.  We made a balloon countdown with activities inside for the kids to pop each hour until midnight (which is 10:00 Pinetop time).

 First up...Sledding!

This is the gang that went sledding.  Fun Fun!

 Miss B. loved playing in the snow with her bare hands.  BURRRRRR!

 She especially loved sledding with her brothers.  After sledding the next balloon we popped said, "Make hot chocolate and eat cookies."  Sounds good to me!

 The next balloon had us hunting colored ice cubes in the snow.  This is always a highlight of our winter cabin trips.

 Case found lots of colored ice cubes.

 Karaoke was another highlight of our countdown.

 Miss B. rocked the house with her dance moves!

Only at Sugar's cabin can you jump on the couch while dancing!

 After our prime rib dinner, we made Smores.  Brody is really the only kid who eats the Smores.  The others make them but hand them off to one of the adults.

 Yummmmmm Miss B.

 See...I told you.

 Fire and food...does it get any better?

 Sometime during the night, (it's all a blurr) we had each of the kids fill these Highlights of 2011 papers out.  Love what Case had to say.

Greatest Lesson Learned:  Skiing

Hardest Thing Of The Year:  Walking in the deep snow

Favorite Memory:  Being With My Family

What I Loved Most About 2011:  Being at the cabin.

What I Want To Learn In 2012:  Rollerblading

What I Want To Get Better At:  A Skateboard

Biggest Goal:  At Football, Goal

 Another highlight of the night was popping the 75 balloons that Jim and Paul blew up with the air compressor.

 Total entertainment!

 Although it is illegal to light fireworks off in Pinetop, we put on a little show of sparklers, army tanks, and a few illegal things that we will not mention in this post.

 No wonder my boys kept thinking we were celebrating 4th of July!

When the ball dropped in New York, we cheered and yelled, "Happy New Year!" Hope you had a great night with your family and friends.