a strong finish

I have to say, we finished 2008 in style. After a very short day at work, the girls and I headed to the Children's Museum of Denver for their Noon Year's Eve celebration. Every hour from 10am to 1pm, they had a countdown, a ball-drop, and a huge sheet of bubble wrap for the kids to jump on. There were soap bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and a great little train too. Junie had a ball, and it was a great opportunity for her to expend some energy.

Afterwards, we walked over to the Downtown Aquarium restaurant for lunch.

After Junie's nap, we welcomed in the new year with our friends Mike, Jenny, and their six-month-old son, Emmett, at their house. Although she's four times his age, June seemed quite smitten with little Emmett; they were as cute as could be together. After the kids were put to bed, we enjoyed freshly baked chocolate chip cookies (I was in heaven) and a game of Balderdash (Adrienne was in heaven, and she dominated, by the way).

Junie trying to act uninterested.