Happy New Year!

We celebrated the beginning of 2013 about 13 hours before anyone in the States. There wasn't a ball drop to watch on TV... but one of the Japanese stations had a song and dance show with hosts that counted down. Here are a couple of screen shots of the program:

We ended up celebrating the New Year with our friends, the Hootens, playing games and yelling at the children to calm down and stop bouncing on the furniture. Y'know, regular parents-celebrating-the-new-year stuff. But, when the big moment came, the boys enjoyed sparkling grape juice. Thanks Hootens!

Happy New Year to all! We hope you have a wonderful, happy, prosperous 2013!