A Magical New Year's Eve

 We spent our afternoon at the Magic House with these three crazy boys.  It was crowded, just as we expected, but it was fun to get out of the house for a bit of family fun.

There is always some sort of traveling exhibit and right now it was a chess/castle theme.  Max and Dad played a tough game of chess - Dad won, but Max really held his own.

 Will and Jack played in the castle towers.  There were giant chess pieces and Will decided that this pawn made a better cannon.

  The bubble room is always fun.  Both big boys tried their hand at surrounding themselves with a giant bubble.  They didn't get too much past their knees.  It's tough!  Jack and I tried too, but Jack kept popping the bubble with his finger.

He totally got the hang of using this pipe to make dome bubble and would get so excited each time he made a new giant dome.  By the end of his bubble time he was soaked.  After the Magic House we came home for some downtime before dinner.  As I type the boys are all bathed and in their jammies watching the Lego movie.  There is a batch of chex mix in the oven and a bottle of sparkling grape juice in the fridge.  The perfect end to our magical new years eve!  Happy New Year everyone!