Happy New Year!

For New Year's Eve we made home made ice cream.  Andy got an ice cream maker for Christmas.  The ice cream turned out pretty good and we are excited to try some more of the recipes that came with the maker.

Andy adding the ice to the ice cream maker.

Our neighbors recently got some chickens.  Andy was excited to have a day off so he was available to help them build a run to the coup.  Nathan and Andy discussing the next step.

The kids love to check on the chickens everyday.

Daniel and Eliza saying "Hi" to the chickens.

The kids did some coloring while they supervised the building.

Setting the sides of the run up next to the coup.

Later the night we did fireworks in the cul-de-sac with some of our neighbors.

Owen watching form the stroller.

Andy lighting some "tank" cars.  They kids loved watching cars shoot sparks at the center car.

The kids all loved sparklers.

Margaret and the pyro techs.

We left the fireworks in the street after we lit them because they were still a little hot.  One of the fountains Andy lit started the others on fire!  Part of the time we had a bonfire to go along with the fireworks we were watching.  Apparently after I took the kids in one of the fountains hadn't completely gone off and since it was in the fire, it finished sparking!  Andy said it was pretty cool.  Andy also remembered all his boy scout training and did put the fire completely out before coming in.  We really enjoyed ringing in the New Year...I know it was mid-night somewhere when we went to bed!  :)  Happy 2012!