Monday, December 30, 2013

A Year in Review

I think if had to sum up 2013 in a single word I would choose "exhausting". It's been a great year, but having a baby who doesn't sleep is very exhausting. I probably should be napping right now, but instead I will share some of my favorite memories from the past year!

January...
...was a big month! We welcomed Bryce Frederick to the family on January 6.



In February...
...we celebrated Brennan turning 3!



...and shared Valentine's Day snuggles.


In March...
...Lala came to visit and met Bryce for the first time.

...and we enjoyed celebrating Easter.

In April...
...the boys, Val and I went to visit a friend in Georgia!



...we also had a visit from Papaw and he got to meet Bryce.
                                           

...and began getting good use out of our zoo membership.



In May...
...we took a day trip up to Boston.


...celebrated my first Mother's Day as a momma of two!


...and enjoyed the warmer weather by spending more time outside.


June was the month when...
...Brennan finished his first year of preschool.

...we took a little trip up to Vermont!
...and celebrated Father's Day!


In July...
...we let Brennan use a sparkler on the 4th of July.


...finally got a family picture taken as a family of 4.


...and Brennan started using the climbing wall in the basement.

In August...
...we enjoyed several picnics in downtown Mystic.

...and had a fun day in Newport, RI.


September...
....started with Brennan's first day of 3-year-old preschool.

...and ended with a fun family vacation to Daytona Beach (even though these two pics were technically taken in October) where my parents got to meet Bryce.


October brought some of my favorite pictures of the year...
...we enjoyed pumpkins and fall foliage.

...the boys had their first tubby together and got some cute matching pjs!


...and I was able to capture two of my favorite pictures of the entire year!


November was spent giving thanks for...
...another visit from Papaw.

...Brennan's 2nd place finish at the AWANA Grand Prix!

...praising God no one was hurt when I hit a deer with my car.


 ...and being extra thankful for getting a new car.

December...
...was all about seeing the magic of Christmas through the eyes of a three year old.

...and celebrating our Savior's birth.


I hope you had as much fun looking back at these pictures as I did. What fantastic memories. I am looking forward to the new year. We will kick it off with a first birthday celebration and a trip to Disney. I don't know what else is in store for 2014, but I'm thankful God has it all planned out for us.

For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.  -Jeremiah 29:11




Friday, December 27, 2013

Christmas Pictures

Here are some pictures we took of the boys on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.

We took these shots right before we headed out to our church's Christmas Eve service.



We had a pretty relaxing Christmas morning. Unfortunately Bryce has had a few rough nights of sleep again, so we let him sleep in after having a middle of the night bottle. We let Brennan go ahead and open his presents and then once Bryce was up he helped open those too. We kept it pretty low-key this year. Brennan just asked for Play-doh and the game of Life on his iPad. He was super happy to get three Play-doh sets and we were happy that Life was on sale Christmas Eve for only $.99. Both boys got lots of new shirts.

We Skyped with my parents and sister who were vacationing in the Smoky Mountains while the boys opened their gifts. Brennan was pretty funny. He wanted each piece of wrapping paper thrown in the garbage bag right away and when he opened his Monster's University DVD he immediately got up and put it away in the DVD drawer. OCD much?!?!









And some throwback pictures just for the fun of it!

Christmas morning 2010...


Christmas morning 2011...

Christmas morning 2012...

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