New Year's Eve

We decided to celebrate New Year's Eve on east coast time.  Lets little boys and Mommies and Daddies get to bed at a reasonable hour.  

We tuned in the CNN broadcast.  Andy, as expected, was very into the time and counting down portion of it.  He already had his 2010 calender prepped.  

Zach, as expected, was very into the celebration portion of the event.  

Giving Mommy a kiss

then slugging back some sparkling cider

then checking in with some of his clients - Uncle Stick and Grandmother and Granddaddy - to discuss the year ahead in toys.  

Also as expected, Andy wanted nothing to do with festivities.  

After the toasts we headed outside for some sparklers.   

Fireworks in Hawaii are a big deal.  Must be the asian influence, but the laws here are probably the most liberal in the country and everyone goes all out.  Here's a 30 second clip of what the nearby neighborhood's fireworks sounded like (not a professional show - just neighborhood fireworks).  The gentle tinkling sound is rain. Everything else is fireworks.  Supposedly this is nothing compared to some of the bigger, more Hawaiian neighborhoods.