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Here we go
October
Ryder got his first hair cut!
Lucas turned 8!
And we celebrated at the bowling alley
Ryder got more brave in his tumbling class- though he still wants me to hold his hand
Lucas made us so proud when he chose to get baptized
Attended the SoCal Blogger Social
Me and Viv of the V-Spot |
And there was Halloween of course
Snow White and the Huntsman about to go to a party |
November
Ryder gave up his paci's!!
Told you why I was called a "Pajama Runner" in college
Bought and created the best lego table ever!
Blogged about Ryder in honor of World Prematurity Awareness Day
Got crafty with some DIY Yarn Christmas Cone trees
Last minute trip to Utah to celebrate Thanksgiving!
All the cousins with new pajamas |
December
Christmas party at church
I created snow for my Christmas tree (and taught you how) and it quickly became my favorite tree of all time!
We had fun taking pictures for our Christmas card
The third Review Extravaganza 2012 began!
Went to the LA Auto show, ate in the middle of the ocean, and shot a family all in one weekend!
There was snow in So-Cal in honor of 12-12-12 (they brought some in to my kid's school)
Got all dressed up for my husband's work party
Went to a minor league hockey game- saw a guy get kicked out for fighting
All of our hearts broke a little one tragic Friday morning
Lost my voice cheering on my BYU Cougars as the San Diego Poinsettia Bowl game- which we won!
We had a fun Christmas Eve with lots of traditions
Ryder found Santa's cookies! |
The aftermath |
Here are my 5 Goals for next year
1. Have the laundry put away before I go to bed everyday (don't faint Eric)
2. Read my scriptures every day
3. Do a Time for Tots day at least once a month
4. Have a weekly menu planned for at least 48 weeks of the year
5. Run another 5K
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I still love that LEGO table. We're headed to The Container Store today to look for some storage solutions!
ReplyDeleteAlso....I love your menu planning goal. I used to post my weekly menu on my food blog. I should do that again.
ReplyDeleteSome of it seems so much longer ago than it was but I remember a lot of this, and yay again to the letting of the pacifier!
ReplyDeleteI love the snow and it is nice to know that when the holidays leave someone else will be sweeping as much glitter up as I will!
ReplyDeletePlease share your weekly menus!
Great goals! I always try the weekly menu (we have a dry erase menu in the kitchen) but I feel like I'm always changing it. But at least I have the goal I suppose. Lately it's been, "Sweetie the baby NEEDS chinese takeout!" lol!
ReplyDeleteI love that Lucas made the decision to be baptized on his own. That makes my heart happy! And I love love love the picture of Ryder and the cookies!
The dragon video is one of my favorite posts of yours this year!
I love it! I have so many posts to look through from you. Next year I am definitely doing that snow garland. :)
ReplyDeleteI ADORE your kids' Halloween costumes! So great! And that dress you wore to your husband's Christmas party is gorgeous!
The weekly menu is a big one. I couldn't do it. LOL
ReplyDeleteLOVE that snow on the tree and I'm going to try to do it next year.
"Don't faint Eric" hahahaha Love that.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that picture of Ryder with Santa's cookies.
I can't believe that Alex is 6 and that Lucas has been baptized. It's surreal!
I love the Halloween movie. Sooo cute.
Thanks again for letting me host. I am happy to have been a part of it!
Your kids are so gosh darn cute! I love Ryder's blond curls, how darling!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you all have had a wonderful year, and the pictures are beyond adorable!
Awe, it's still so hard to believe that Ryder got his first hair cut just a few short months ago. Your Halloween costumes are great and you're so darn creative! You can soooooo come decorate and craft at my house!
ReplyDeleteI love the Lego table. And I can't believe that Ryder got his first haircut in October! (My 15-month-old has had so much hair since he was born....and never lost it.) And your Christmas card photo was SO FUN!
ReplyDeleteWow Emily...I'm impressed with your goals. I'm usually pretty good at getting the laundry washed...but putting it away? Not so good at that.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't ever seen the Christmas party pic--with all the angels on the stage. Love to hear more about that! Got any more pics from that day? I agree...you should post your menus...heh heh heh...then the rest of us can just copy. J/K Ha Ha
Your pictures are always what I love about your blog. You take such great shots and capture the most precious memories! I also am now contemplating my goals... maybe not next year but SOME year.. I can tackle the 5k... right now I think I'd pass out running to the mail box. Your list of 32 about you post was awesome- I might steal that for my next birthday. Love being apart of blogging adventures with you and look forward to what 2013 holds in store!
ReplyDeleteWow, I finally looked back on 2012 and it's pretty amazing to see it that way. had fun writing the post. =)
ReplyDeletelove the snow white costume!
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