New Years 2021

By JENN WEBSTER, PHOTOS BY TWISTED TREE PHOTOGRAPHY

What are you doing for New Year\’s Eve? I can tell you – my family has been waiting for this day all year long… That\’s not to say we expect 2021 to morph us immediately into an easier time, but we do have hope for the upcoming year. And that\’s something.

Today, we\’re also hoping to do a little of this:

Or maybe even this with the kids:

Like many other folks we\’ll be staying home – obviously due to the pandemic – but especially because we have animals to tend to in the morning. (We\’re also looking forward to Eggs Benedict for breakfast!)

However, that doesn\’t mean we plan to have a boring night.

Supper will likely be take-out from our favorite restaurant. And who knows? Maybe we\’ll even eat in the barn.

The kids will have special \”mocktails,\” which is essentially Ginger-Ale poured over Gummy Bears:

We\’ve made our own holiday crackers to celebrate the changing of the annual. Stuffed with little treats inside, the kids love these things. (And as they are made from toilet paper rolls, I\’m not sure there\’s anything more perfectly reminiscent of 2020 than these babies…)

We\’re going to make the most of it.

Once all the animals are all tucked safely into the barn for the night, we have fireworks to light up in the back pasture.

After that, if we can still handle the cold, it might be time for a fire and some roasted marshmallows.

It might not be as exciting as an exotic beach New Year\’s Eve getaway, or even that of the ambience in a fancy restaurant – but it works for us.

From my family to yours – we wish you all a Happy New Year!

Goat kids provided by Callie\’s Classy Critters. Photos shot on location at Hartell Homestead. Belgians owned by The Stampede Ranch.