2nd Annual Hoopes-A-Thon

New Year's Day can be a bit of a let down around here. I mean, we have just been crazy busy trying to fit every single fun thing possible all of December! Luckily, last year we (the Hoopes Clan) started a new tradition. We meet for games, giggling, and almost reckless abandon at Grandma Nettie's ward house. It's fun for the cousins to ride scooters and bikes in the gym and basically run around almost (chapel is off limits) every nook and cranny of the building. This year we played musical chairs. It's always a hit. The winner was either Uncle Chad or London. I'm not sure how that came to be...

Another fun game was the tape wrapped candy ball. This was a big hit for everyone. I'm not sure who got the most candy but I am certain Watson was pretty satisfied with his loot.

We played a version of charades and had soup and tamales and guacamole. Of course we ended the evening with a couple of fierce rounds of dodge ball. Uncle Spencer was the one to beat for that game. All of the kids challenged him for one of the rounds. We had a great time and are so grateful to get to spend time with fun cousins and aunts and uncles. This is the perfect way to kick off our new year!