2012 in review

One of my favorite things about blogging is looking back at our memories. Some of these things I know I wouldn't remember ever again if it wasn't recorded. I also love being able to keep our kids' birth families up to date with what our little ones are up to.

January

.My mom turned 70!

.We had a rare snow day.

.We opened up the world of Legos to Mac.

.Hubs turned 33.

.Three random acts of kindness in 24 hours.

.My nephew Ricky left on his mission to Chile.

February

.Mac's first time going to barber shop for a haircut.

.Oak turned 18 months.

.Oak started nursery.

.Decided to start eating healthier with less processed foods.

.Joined a CSA (local, fresh food from a farm on a weekly basis).

March

.I turned 33.

.It snowed a crazy amount on the second day of Spring.

.I had jury duty.

.Oak went from two to one nap.

.Made bread from scratch for first time.

April

.We went to the beach for the first time of the year...and the only time.

.We had a super fun Easter here, here and here.

.Eleven year wedding anniversary.

May

.We had our home study done.

.We were approved to adopt.

.I reduced my migraines with my diet.

.My other nephew Mitchell got his mission call to Bolivia.

.My mom and I went and got pedicures for the first time for Mother's Day.

June

.Hubs and I went on a week long vacation without our kids.

.Oak went swimming for first time.

.My brother and his family came to visit.

.Mac and daddy went to the father and son camp out.

.Mac started Taekwondo.

July

.4th of July at the Lake House.

.My sister Candis and her cute kids came to visit.

.We took our kids camping for the first time.

.My beloved Chacos broke.

.Mac's birth mother graduated from BYU Idaho, so proud of her.

August

.Oak turned 2.

.My other sister and her family came to visit.

.We bought a minivan.

.We had our family pictures taken.

.Mac got his orange belt in Taekwondo.

September

.We went on an awesome road trip.

.Part of that road trip was visiting Mac's birth mother!

.Mac starts his last year of preschool.

.Oak started potty training.

.My nephew left on his mission to Bolivia.

October

.General Conference was pretty amazing.

.Kids were skeletons for Halloween.

.Mac went to his first OSU Beaver football game.

.We went to the pumpkin patch.

.Oak was successfully potty trained.

.Mac swallowed a rock and we had to take him in for x-rays.

.Bought chicken from Zaycon for the very first time.

.I was in charge of our Ward's Sacrament Meeting Primary Program, and it turned out great.

November

.Hubs sister came for Thanksgiving.

.We voted!

.Went to Time Out For Women with my mom and in-laws.

.My dad spent some time in the hospital. 

December

.Mac turns five and we have a fun day and a birthday party.

.Cut down our Christmas tree.

.Oak rides a pony for the first time.

.Oak did great at her first dentist appointment.

.We had a great Christmas with my parents, and Hub's family and our own little family.

.We did lots of fun activities this year.

.We had a snow day.

We had a great year! We are looking forward to what this next year will bring our family.