January 7, 2014

New Years Day

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
we celebrated new years in style
we headed down to be with family
we spent a quiet 31st with Granny and Pops
then headed to the cousins house to welcome in 2014 

we ate way too much and played games until the magic hour
launched a few flares, yes flares not fireworks
headed back to our beds at Granny's about 1am
slept in (thank you children) then back to another cousins at noon for the crab feast!!
where these 3 princesses rule

I am pretty sure the Johnston family is the happiest when they are eating crab

after dinner had settled in 
we gathered for the airing of grievances and the exchanged of unwanted gifts!
ok no grievances were shared but the white elephants were hilarious





Then it is piñata time!
we went from youngest to oldest









the kids under 12 had no blindfold
the kids over 12 did
We spun Jared over and over
trying to get him in the wrong direction
he was actually the first kid on the 2nd piñata
but that kid can swing hard!!
  They kept it out of his reach for a few swings :)

 Golf!

 candy!

it was time to head back home
the boys were all staying but we still had a 3 hour drive ahead of us
time to get a good picture of all grandkids
I took 17 pictures
they ranged from
not ready
 Ok of everybody
 to go ahead be silly!

 we had a fabulous mini vacation
its so awesome to get the kids together with their cousins
we don't take the chance often enough 

On to a new year!















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