So, hi.

When 2013 started, I had high hopes. I'm not really a resolution kind of person, but I like to reflect on the past year and look forward to good things to come. I was excited for new beginnings: A year with less stress, less change and less illness. However, instead of starting with a bang, the first few months of '13 were, well, not what I planned. I barely took photos and just tried to get us through. 

We did make it of course and are doing great now. 

And when I finally looked through my phone's photos and downloaded the few off my camera from that time, I found some really great moments that for me, were the highlights. 

Extra time with Auntie Lindsey

Paper macheing planets (our solar system and the Star Wars planets too)

Soccer

Sledding down sand hills instead of snow hills in January

Camping out

Learning to read

There's that Auntie Lindsey again, thank goodness!

The occasional 80 degrees

The Safari Park, with play rhinos

And real ones too

Fro yo dates

Hiking

Five brackets in our house this year

St. Paddy's Day parade

Near-constant Star Wars reenactments

A 2-year-old who still naps (in his undies!)

Swimming for Isaac and dreaming of swimming for Xavier

And most importantly, one fabulous reunion

So now that you're all caught up, I'll try to catch up too and post more regularly again. Thanks for checking in with us! We love our family and friends.