New Year's Night

The family met at Kate and Tyler's house for dinner that night. They bought a 1920 farmhouse over the summer and I've been hearing about the work they've all been doing ever since (I saw it right after they moved in) so I was excited about seeing the results. They had pretty much finished up the kitchen for the holidays and it looked fantastic. Kate's dad made them new cabinets and painted them white. The walls are a lovely blue. And they've redone the scary red downstairs bath also (I apparently have no pictures, however).

The main attraction, however, was their new puppy. Their niece had wanted one for herself but Santa hadn't come through. She got to go to the pound to help pick out one for her aunt instead. His name is Dozer and he's a German Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix.


Kate found my camera and took some family pics:
Picker of puppies and dad:
Me and Lisa:
The Princess and 2 of her loyal subjects:
All ready to brave the elements (it dropped to below 20 that night) for fireworks: