Celebrating

We had the privilege of closing out 2014 with Johnny and his lovely girlfriend Karen, who snuck away for a quick visit.  We chilled out, laughed, ate lots of junk food and, much to everyone's delight, set off fireworks.  This was Johnny's idea, and he found a backpack set on sale at the local fireworks store.

Braving the subzero chill, we enjoyed sparklers and larger pyrotechnic displays:

Thane, especially, had a ball.  Truly, his squeals of delight were hilarious!

It took awhile for our very excited children to drift off to sleep, so we let Annabel read for a bit.  It turns out that during that time, she completed her very first "big" book, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.  

It's going to be a good year!