Happy New Year!

We still have about 5 minutes until New Year here, but it was Lema's first year to stay up to watch the ball drop. She was so excited when we told her she could! (It was the first year she asked.) Thak lit a fire in the fireplace, and she loved it. She's excitedly speculating about which of her friends are getting to stay up tonight to ring in the new year, and which ones had to go to bed. Judging by the noise outside, I don't think anyone in this city other than Orren is asleep! (He only made it to about 10:30.)