The best kind of new years eve

is one spent with my family.

We spent the day lazing around, playing in the bouncer, and watching the pups.

We got dolled up (anything other than sweats is dolled up ;] and stopped by our friends for an hour or two

When we got home, we got started on our “new tradition” of homemade egg rolls and lettuce wraps.

Lettuce Wraps:

pound ground turkey, can diced water chestnuts, shredded carrots, zested ginger, salt, pepper, garlic powder, rice vinegar, sesame oil..wrapped up in lettuce with peanut and hoisin sauce for dippin’.

Babe testing out the deep fryer ;]

And babe set aside somewhere safe while daddy works the deep fryer

Addie didn’t seem to mind.

Egg rolls:

1 pound ground pork, salt, pepper, zested ginger cooked in a pan, then set aside. 1 head shredded cabbage, a couple of shredded carrots and a drizzle of sesame oil and rice vinegar in a pan, heated through until cabbage is soft but still has some crunch.

place a handful on an egg roll wrapper, and roll up!

deep fry in peanut oil until the wrappers are a nice golden color. Or, pan fry in oil on the stove.

Ladies in the kitchen can stand back, look cute, and watch.

And the finished product! yum.

After we filled our bellies with homemade yummies, we snuggled on the couch. Babies eyes closed at 11:59—can you believe it? She missed it by 1 whole minute.

New years morning we woke up late, and moseyed into the living room for some tummy time.

Daddy and Mommy are off tomorrow morning too. I suspect more lazing around, don’t you?