2012

As I'm getting ready to head over to a friend's house to celebrate the incoming New Year, I had to stop myself to reflect. Two-thousand and twelve. What a year. There are definitely two ways I can look at it. Oh my gosh how did we survive, because to say a lot happened is probably an understatement. As those of you that were in the thick of it with us know it wasn't necessarily all good stuff that happened, but that is where I am taking a turn. I am looking at two thousand and twelve as a year chuck full of blessings. My oldest girl turned four and started pre-school, which apparently she was made for just soaking up EVERYTHING. My middle daughter turned three and continues to keep me on my toes. She's gaining confidence in herself, finally being able to dance and sing in front of people. Also, she decided to get rid of diapers and a pacifier, FINALLY. These are just a few of the many things my older two accomplished this year. We also had the great honor of completing our family. Parker Heny joined us in February and has been such the little blessing. Colicky at first and not interested in sleep, with tons of ear infections, but NOW she is just such a good baby. She loves sleep, she crawls already, she has words (baba, dooo, dada, nooo), and she just really rounded our family out perfectly. We decided three was it for us and have taken the needed steps to do so :). We lost Pabst this spring, to CHF which was challenging, luckily he was at Aunt Mandie's puppy camp for therapy at the time, saving some issues with the kiddos. We found the perfect forever home that we wanted, but the bank did not necessarily want to make it easy. I exposed my husband to four days of country music and one-hundred degree heat. We lost Grandma Lucy who never once said a negative thing about the cards she dealt which were not simple in any way. We finally closed on the house. We found Lexi, our rescue pup that is part boxer and part hound and really has been a joy to be around despite her "puppy behaviors." My husband and I took a "journey" with our church which included a small group with his sister and brother-in-law bringing us and our relationship much closer to God. My husband secured a job and moved without the family at Thanksgiving. We commuted every weekend. I interviewed and got an offer for a new position. We spent a week together at the end of the year. Overall God has been AMAZING, and I cannot praise Him enough for the blessings we have received. 2013 has lots in store for us :)