2012 Recap!

What an AMAZING year we had! 2012 was filled with some of the most amazing memories to date! We kicked off the year with a New Years Eve party with friends and family! We took a trip to Cali in May which involved a very fun trip to Disney on Jeremy's birthday and camping in Nahna & Pappa's RV in Huntington Beach! We had our first REAL camping experience, tent and all, over Fathers Day weekend. We camped out at our Marina where we keep the boat. It went shockingly well, and the girls thought it was the coolest thing ever! Daddy was pretty happy waking up just steps away from his favorite activity..the boat(well one of his favorite activities anyway)! The girls started Pre-K in September and they are in the same class again this year. They like their teacher and they LOVE to learn! They are in the early stages of reading, and they are loving the process of figuring it out. Although I am very bias, I can't help but say how amazed I am with their smarts, and logic...they AMAZE me with the wisdom they have at such a young age. Kids are just so stinkin' smart these days! :) We had a couple visits from Uncle Aya, and Nahna and Pappa made it out just before Christmas, which was awesome! We also got a surprise visit from Aunt Christy, Uncle Roger and GG Reno in September which was a very fun surprise!! We spent Addyson & Kaydence's 5th birthday aboard the Disney Magic on a 7 day cruise to the Carribbean! It was truely amazing, and we cannot wait to go back! Addyson & Kaydence finished out the year learning how to ride their bikes with no training wheels; it took them a whole 5 minutes to get the hang of it before they were racing down the streets and trying to hop the curbs! We added a new member to the family; a very cuddly chocloate lab puppy, named Dude. He is absolutely adorable, and we couldn't love him any more. Sage wouldn't have anything to do with me for a couple days after we brought him home, but she loves him just as much as we do now. They are just like the girls; ALWAYS playing, and getting into trouble together! I think Sage has dropped a couple pounds since we brought him home because she is getting so much exercise playing and wrestling with him! When we brought him home on Christmas Eve, he was 13 pounds, and yesterday Jeremy weighed him and he was a whopping 23 pounds! He is going to be one big Dude!! We finished the year out with a trip to the Oklahoma mountains for New Years with the neighbors (and our very dear friends) the Rohrers! The kids had a blast playing in the snow, going on scavenger hunts and hanging out in the jacuzzi with the most awesome Daddy ever!!!!!! Kaydence particpated in a peanut program this year and can now tolerate peanuts without having an allergic reaction! We think that is a miracle in itself! We also found out this year that Addyson & Kaydence are IDENTICAL, which was a very fun and surpising (for us anyway) piece of information!! Now that we have a 2012 recap complete, I can start fresh with 2013 because I plan to stay on top of the blog much more this year!!! If 2013 turns out to be even half as great as 2012 was, we are in for a great year! I can't help but count our blessings on a daily basis and wonder how in the world we got so lucky! Don't get me wrong, it's not always gum drops and lollipops, but it's definitely the next best thing!!! Auntie Onya is coming to visit on Thursday, and we are THRILLED!!! This Saturday marks the 7 year annivesary of Gram's passing, and I am very grateful that we get to spend the day together. I plan to have plenty of fun to report after the weekend is over!!!