Our kid-friendly New Year's Eve!

Analese's young buddy Caleb celebrated his 5th birthday yesterday and we all went to Chuck E Cheese's to celebrate. Analese had never been to Chuck E Cheese's. Here is her initial reaction (of course, she was still sleepy from being woken from her nap)!



Eating a cheese stick LOL!




And NOW she's having fun!







Then we went ice-skating, which is something that Analese has actually been requesting! She had these double blade ice-skates that slipped on over her shoes and she got to use a walker, although the more confident she became she started to ditch the walker. She had such a good time there that she cried when we left. She kept saying that she wants to ice-skate more, but she was really tired and hungry because she was a bit too excited to eat much at Chuck E Cheese's.

Getting skates on and ready to hit the ice:





And there she goes!



Already ditching the walker!



Or maybe she will just sit on it and take a rest!



Skating with her buddy Anita:




Going off on her own:





Deciding to ditch the walker again!





Of course she DID fall:





But she got up again!




Then we all went back to the birthday boy's house for playtime and cake and snacks!




All in all it was a fun way to spend New Year's Eve. We were all very tired when we arrived back at home and none of us actually stayed awake to ring in the New Year. But I'm sure plenty of people rang it in for us. Because it is now 2009! Happy New Year!