New Year's

We had a great New Year's Eve! Our plan was to hang out with the kiddos - enjoy the day - and maybe go out to dinner. I went out the night before to pick up ingredients for Queso and a bottle of sparkling cider. Can I just tell you that I hadn't made Queso in 4 years? It was too expensive to not be doable in Thailand - wanna know how much it cost me here??? To make a crockpot of Queso with 2 lbs ground beef (normally you would do 1 ground beef and 1 lb pork, but we can't get pork here), 1 can of Rotel, 1 jar of salsa, 2 lbs of Velveeta, 1 can of cream of mushroom soup and 2 bags of tortilla chips??? $42USD Seriously, that's insane. BUT, Dan had been wanting nachos (not sure if they were the same as what he was thinking), but it was so yummy and all the kids loved it! It was a great treat to make here after not having it for 4 years!

We headed out to take the kiddos out to dinner at PF Chang's :) We weren't sure if they would like it, but it was a hit - and their kids menu was great (around $5USD for each kids meal, which included a drink)! We loved the dinner there and had a great time - then came home, played some sleeping queens, had ice cream, headed up to our roof to toast the New Year (at 8pm) and put the kids to bed! It was a great way to ring in the New Year :) Happy New Year 2012!!!

Jack

Kylie

Megan

Me and my Tweeter

The Gentlemen

The Ladies

Fried Rice for Kylie and Lo Mein for Megan and Jack!
We couldn't believe how tender their chicken is compared to most chicken you find at a Thai restaurant!

Jack and Daddy with yummy friend green beans...sooooo good!

Our Family in front of PF Chang's

Ice Cream

On the roof!

All the essential items - Cider, glasses, a cigar and lighter...

Toasting the kiddos

Our family on the roof!

Daddy and Kylie being fancy with their sparkling apple cider!

Megan and Jack being fancy

Kiddos and Dan overlooking Gulf Road

Our Hokie family on New Year's Day!!!

My Tweeter enjoying a cigar and a cup of coffee New Year's Day at the park :)