Saturday, December 31, 2011

Goodbye 2011...OR...A Post as Long as a Year

As 2011 comes to a close, I realize what a terrible blogger I've been. So, here are a few highlights that I missed:

These two kept us laughing (ALL...THE...TIME):


BFFs in matching outfits:

Celebrated Valentines Day:


Greg (I mean Austin) lost the battle of the Pinewood Derby:




Someone stopped sucking her thumb (in what could possibly be my biggest mistake of motherhood):


Checked out the zoo (with Nana and Maddie):















Painted our faces (occasionally, on purpose):




Tumbled a bit:


Swam a bit:





Played some baseball:



Did a little babysitting (I'm a really good babysitter, especially when chocolate is involved):



Everybody had a birthday:






A perfect day on the lake with some great friends:




































Saw some dinosaurs:














Hung out in the backyard. It's small (that's an understatement), but the kids like it.


Paige may or may not have brushed her hair this year:

Watched a little TV ("How to Train Your Dragon" and "Dinosaur Train" among the favorites).



We checked out some goblins with some great friends:






Spencer stole his first kiss:

And hiked to a few arches (Utah is truly a beautiful place to live)! We learned Spencer is part-monkey, and I am capable of walking miles (literally...miles) with a finger in my ear:

Got a new sister when Gavin married Amber in September:









Got to see my favorite singer with my favorite Marianne! Said Goodbye to Grandpa, but got to see family.


Enjoyed a Thanksgiving Tea Party with Miss Pie (Abby's "Tea Party Name" for Nana).









Watched Frosty (or "Bosty" as the twins call it) 348 times:


Thank you to all of you who are a part of our lives. Here's to a wonderful year! Full of adventure, learning experiences, good health, change, some yelling, occasional crying, but overall a very blessed life.

3 comments:

Jackie said...

Looks like you had a very fun filled year! Wow- I am jealous. You have such an adorable family and you are so beautiful. I will miss seeing you guys just down the street. :-(

Meredith said...

You have such a fun family!

Clint and Shari said...

I love the idea of a quick review of 2011. I such a awful blogger. I think I could get caught up this way!

I love the last picture in the post of your kids with the different thank yous! What a darling idea! You have beautiful kids!