Bowling and New Years Eve

I love listening to Paige and Cason have conversations when they think we aren't listening. They're in the other room and I heard this:

Paige: "I'm not an alien!"

Cason: "AWWWW...WHY?"(Lately any time we say something he doesn't like he goes "AWWWW!" in a disappointed tone)

Paige: "Because I don't live in outer space."

Dan and Veronica spontaneously called yesterday, to see if we wanted to take the kids bowling , which we of course did. It was fun. I sat and held Neely, and just watched everyone else bowl, which was just as fun as bowling myself.

The kids had fun together, eating at their own table.
Dan, Veronica, and Jess took turns holding Avery while the others bowled/helped the kids bowl.
The kids were cute in their bowling shoes.
Then we came home, and since Jess and I have always been cool we celebrated New Years like this:
PLUS some Mario Kart and a bubble bath for the kids. Paige was sad this morning because she only made it to 11:30 and didn't get to tell us Happy New Year at midnight.