New Year's Eve

We had a perfectly lovely last day of 2015!  The weather was super cold, but gorgeously sunny so we went to the school to play basketball for a while.

 

 

Then, we surprised the kids by going ice skating at a local rink who was having a New Year's Eve party.  It was the first time the kids had ever ice skated and they were thrilled to try it!  Unfortunately, as soon as we got onto the ice, two of the three kids immediately started crying because it was more difficult than they thought it was going to be.  But, after going around once, they learned that it was okay to try something new and they had a great time!  We skated for 2 hours and at 9:00, we had a mock countdown to the new year, celebrated, then packed up and went home!  It was a perfect family outing!