2011 was hard for me. There were a lot of changes and I didn't change well this time. Hopefully 2012 will be better or at least that I will react better.
A Year in Review
January - We celebrated the New Year in Boise with Todd's family. His sister Tricia and her family and his brother Kirk came to stay with us for a few days. Todd turned 33 and started his last semester at LDS Business College.
February - We welcomed our 3rd baby Eden, Kensington turned 3 and my mom came to stay with us for a month to help us adjust to this new life.
March - Todd got accepted to BYU-Idaho, Todd's Mom and Brother came to hang out with us for a week. We blessed Eden and took no pictures of her with her family.
April - Todd graduated from LDS Business College and 2 days later we moved to Rexburg, ID. In the first week that we lived in Rexburg we had snow, rain, freezing rain, wind, hail and ice.
May - Todd and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. Instead of the cruise we had been planning for 5 years we went to dinner and a movie while my mom watched our babies.
June - We spent a lot of time at my sisters house while Todd was at school all the time. The kids enjoyed having a dog and learning to use the doggie door.
July - We celebrated the 4th of July with Todd's brother Kirk who came to hang out with us. The kids enjoyed playing in the backyard and making some new friends. I threw a baby shower for my sis and got to do some fun party planning
August - Todd finally had a little time off from school for us to hang out. We took turns sleeping and did a little local exploring
September - I turned 29. Todd started back to school. Kensington started preschool and finally decided to use the potty. Xander turned 2. Eden started to crawl.
October - I got lazy for Halloween and barely dressed up the kids. We went trick or treating in the freezing cold wind.
November - I finally got a job! My mom came with the kids for Thanksgiving and we had a nice meal at my house. The kids had fun hanging out with their cousins
December - I started working and the kids started going to daycare. I love work and the kids have mixed feelings about daycare. Todd finished his 2nd semester at BYU-I and gets the next 4 months off to be a stay at home dad. Christmas came and the kids got spoiled by everyone but their parents. We rang in the new year by putting the kids to bed and watching a movie on the couch.
I hope 2012 brings a little less change and a little bit of a better attitude from me. I hope my kids are a little less crazy and that I can finally figure out how to deal with them successfully so that we can all get along better.
