The Annual Wrap-Up of 2012

2012 was an important year for our family.  We went from being a family of 3 to a family of 4.
We had a few struggles and a few triumphs.
We made some decisions, some for the better and some that we will just have to mark as "experience".
Most of all, we grew during this past year.  Life with me at home and Matt going to school full time has not been easy. Especially financially. However, we have been incredibly blessed!
Well, besides all that, let me show you some pictures of this past year!

Does anyone else's nose grow three inches during childbirth? Mine has both times.

Once we got him home, it was like he had always been there. Keldrie instantly loved him. I was worried about how she would adjust to the change of no longer being my only child.  She did great! She loves Russell and adjusted beautifully. 

That brought us to March. March was a very busy month for us.

Nicole came to visit, with Hudson! 
 

Matt got to bless our sweet baby, and afterwards we had so much family come over and celebrate with us!

Matthew and I celebrated our 4th anniversary! 

And Keldrie turned 3! She had such a great birthday, she is still telling people about it.  Although right now all she can talk about is how much longer until her next birthday. 

We continued to adjust to and enjoy our new boy!

That brought us to April and May, both of which went by very fast!

 

We got to introduce Russell to his first taste of food. And he never looked back. 

Keldrie's love for princesses and dress up hit an all time high. 

We saw Thomas the Tank Engine! 

And took a ride on him! 

The summer flew by, but the most exciting things we did was Lagoon and then a stay overnight at Park City! 

That took us to the Fall. This year we had tons of fun watching my brother play high school football. We also had a great Halloween and a fun Thanksgiving.  None of which I have an good pictures of because I was under the belief that my camera had broken.  But it hadn't.

That took us to the fabulous Christmas I just posted about, but here are a few of my favorite pictures!

What a fabulous year we had! We are so looking forward to the year to come! Most of all, Matt will be graduating with his Bachelor's of Accounting in just 4 and a half short months! Hooray!