Happy new year's eve! We are so blessed to be able to celebrate this day in the BEAUTIFUL cabin that we have been relaxing in for the past few days.
The day began with snuggles in bed. Beka was sneaky and captured this father/son moment without the boy's knowledge. It's a little dark, but Beka did not want to wake the sleeping bears. They were so cute!
We all woke up slow and lazy, and came down stairs to wish those who were leaving the cabin (some had work the next day, and some had far more fabulous parties to attend on the new year).
After our good byes all that was left was Team Oakley, Rochelle (Beka's older sister), Timmy (Rochelle's fiancee), Roxanne (Beka's little sister), Caroline (Beka's Mom) and Steve-Pop (Beka's step dad). We were excited to ring in the new year together!
We all got ready and went around Big Bear and did some shopping and some sight seeing. It was beautiful! The shops were right on the lake. It was cold out, but it was perfect to set the mood for the brisk winter day.
Timmy and Ro shared a kiss in front of the beautiful scene.
Rochelle and Roxanne are striking a pose as well.
Beka and Michael also took a moment to share a snuggle (we don't ever need an excuse though).
We all took some time to get a snuggle picture with Mr. Emery. He was especially cute that day in his guitar hooded sweat shirt.
After a fun time of walking and window shopping, we got a bite to eat at a local restaurant. Emery loved sitting with us and pretending to be a big guy.
After the nice day out we were all pleasantly tired, so we decided to head back to the cabin and begin the night in.
Emery played hard when we got back to the cabin, then was fed and put to bed. He is a fun guy, but too little to join in the new year's eve fun this year. Sorry bud.
Timmy did the feeding honors.
The rest of the night was full of wii playing, news watching, joke telling, and anything else we could do to keep ourselves awake! It was a far cry from a wild party, but after the rough few days we have all had, it was welcomed and just what we wanted.
After hours of fighting our heavy eyelids, it was time to count it down!
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1....
HAPPY NEW YEARS!
Beka and Michael locked lips, then kissed the baby monitor to include Emery in the love.
Then literally minutes after the ball dropped we were all in bed and welcoming the new year with dreams and snores (the snores were Michael's).
It was a calm, but WONDERFUL way to start 2012.
Team Oakley has many goals and dreams for the next year, and we cannot wait to share them all with you!
Thanks for reading!
Love
Team Oakley
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