David, Sarah, Daniel & Kyle

At home, New Year’s Eve is a cold-weather occasion.  We’re not big on partying, so it usually ends with us watching the ball drop on TV, celebrating quietly and going to bed.  This year, we were blessed with a beautiful day in Charleston.  We went to the beach on Sullivan’s Island.  To be clear, David was the only one who ventured into the water and we started out wearing coats (those came off when we tossed the football around), but it was a fantastic day.  David was particularly playful and really had a good time.  We captured some of his fun spirit on video.

Daniel after 4 miles

After the beach, the boys (Kyle, Daniel & David) ran across the Arthur Ravenel bridge.  The bridge itself is quite a sight.  It is 2 1/2 miles long; the boys ran round trip.  Sary-Jo, Sarah and I packed a lunch and ate on the bridge while the runners did their thing.  Daniel was the first to run past us on his return trip, with David only a few seconds behind him.  Kyle stopped at the top of the bridge to enjoy the view, but apparently the boys didn’t understand that was supposed to be part of the adventure.  When they think “run” they think “run hard and don’t stop – this is a race.”  We all had a great time (I can say that because I didn’t try to run it)!

David & Daniel

We finished the day in the park in downtown Charleston.  Now this is my kind of New Year’s Eve party – it ended at 10:30 pm!  They had some incredible food booths, great entertainment, beautiful lights, and activities for the kids.  Sary-Jo even got Daniel and David to dance a bit (watch the video).