We had a great end to our 2009 year thanks to our friends the Hardings. They had a wonderful party that we just couldn’t pull ourselves from. I had originally thought that we would last until around 10 pm and then we would go home (pregnancy has been making me sleep A LOT lately). However, we stayed and celebrated the New Year. Hallie even got to enjoy most of the night. She stayed up and played until 10 pm and then we put her to sleep in an extra room. It is so nice to have a little girl old enough to play on her own and not have to watch her every move. Ahhh it was wonderful not having to chase her and worry. She’s old enough to play with all the big kids now. 🙂

Hallie was already asleep by midnight when we took this picture.