2012 year in review

2012 was a good year for us.

It was a bit hard from me to narrow the months down so I hope this doesn't get too long.

Enjoy.

:: january ::

- Ivy is a sunbeam in church.

- We finally bought a van.

(a little stressful since we bought a used van and then Chris couldn't feel good about it and demanded they take it back, thankfully he got his way and he came home with a new one the next day)

- Dad turned 50!

 :: february ::

- We announced that we were having another baby!

- We celebrated Valentines day

- Took the girls bowling for the first time.

:: march ::

- Threw a baby shower for Ashlee.

- Pulled off the ultimate surprise party for my parents 50th birthdays.

- Firehouse for Chris' birthday lunch.

:: april ::

- Had our ultrasound where we resisted the temptation again to find out what we were having.

- Celebrated Easter in St. George with the Easter bunny.

(aka Laura)

- Spring finally came in Salt Lake.

- Ivy performed on stage at her ballet recital.

:: may ::

 - We bought a swing set and Chris surprised us with it all put together when we got home from St. George.

(he did the entire thing by himself)

- Megan had a boy!

Benjamin Eric.  We all were smitten with him.

- We celebrated my birthday,

Chris gave me beautiful pearl earrings.

- I took a girls trip to Vegas with my high school friends.

- We took a trip as a family to California where we went to the beach, seaworld, and the zoo.

It was so much fun!

:: june ::

- We threw a baby shower for baby Ben.

- We celebrated Fathers day.

- We had a Patten reunion at Bear Lake.

- Olive turned two!

- We finally painted our house.

 :: july ::

- Spent the 4th of July at the annual neighborhood breakfast.

- My parents and Addie came up and surprised us in the afternoon.

- The girls ate 1,000,000 popsicles.

- Our dear friends the Penningtons came to visit again.

- We transitioned the girls into the same room with a new bed.

(My mom came up to help with the headboard project which was so much fun!)  

 

 :: august ::

- Ivy started swim lessons again with Taylor and Abby Jones.

Olive was so sad every day she couldn't get in the water with her.

- We finally finished my mom's playroom.

- I busted my butt and got the yearly blurb books done.

(my goal was to have them printed before baby arrived)

- Started the weekly non stress test and amniotic fluid test.

(low levels again)

 :: september ::

- Mae Estelle welcomed our family.

Still can't believe we had another girl!

- Not a week later did Mae's dresser fall on Olive,

resulting in six stitches above her eye.

Thank heavens my mom was still here!

- Ivy turned 4 and had a rainbow party.

She had been planning it for an entire year.

- We celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary with dinner, movie, and yogurt.

(with Mae as our third wheel)

  :: october ::

- Mae smiles for the first time, but only for Laura.

- Traveled to St. George by myself with the girls for Addie's first homecoming dance.

- "Modeled" for the Solly wrap.

(which is amazing and has saved me numerous times)

- Had our first annual sisters weekend,

celebrating Addie's birthday.

(while mom was in Hawaii with all her friends)

- Had a wonderful Halloween with my little insects.

 :: november ::

- Chris gave Mae the sweetest baby blessing in Church.

- Ivy had another ballet performance.

- We had Thanksgiving at my parents house,

my mom cooks the best food hands down.

- We had our family pictures taken by the talented Cass Miller.

 :: december ::

- Ginger the elf came to our house for the month of December to keep an eye on the girls for Santa.

- The family came up and we shopped around and went to the toy store at Grand America.

- Celebrated on of the greatest Christmas' yet.

(with very little pictures as proof)

must be better this year.

What a year.

I feel so blessed.