So last night we rang in 2012 in low-key style at home. Jack made it to 8:00, Amy to 9:00, and Braeden to 9:30! After the kids were all tucked in I spent the time half watching New Year's TV and reading. The ridiculously large and spectacular fireworks show put on by various neighbors woke Amy up right at 12:00 so we did get to have our kiss and ring it in together. I don't know how much combined was spent by the neighbors we watched but I'm glad it was funded by their wallet and not mine! I totally plan on getting a "Resolutions" post out but I'm not sure if it will be today or not. 2012 has already kicked off busily as we finish tidying the house and knocking out the last of the laundry. We have been dog-sitting one of Amy's Mom's dogs so we have to return her and then pick her Mom up from the airport (Adam has gone off to Nebraska for college and she's on her way back from there). After dinner with her it will be time to rush home for baths, bedtime, and lunch prep so we can be as fresh and prepared for tomorrow as possible. Both Amy and Jack resume tomorrow and I have a half-day in-service so Braeden is coming along and will wind up somewhere while I'm in meetings, we go back on Tuesday. So we will see if there is time tonight before bed for another post but I wanted to get out this Sunday Snapshot because I have been looking forward to it for about a week as I reviewed 2011 in pictures! I originally planned on doing 12 shots (like I could stay at a limit that small!), one for each month. However that quickly proved impossible as I couldn't sum up every month and its activities in just one photo. So I'm hitting each month and including a picture for each of the major events in that month, some have a few more than others. But I'm pleased with the selections and will post them now before I add more! Looking back 2011 was a busy and fantastic year! I hope 2012 will be more of the same! Enjoy!
All is well, picture perfect, in Drosche Land.
January 2011
We began readying Margaux's room in mid-January. Yes I know the adoption has been called off, but it was a big part of the first half of 2011.
January also brought Braeden's first 100 Day homework! 100 thumbprints!
February 2011
Valentine's Day! The kids had been dying for Pillow Pets! They are still in love with them!
Ok, no big event here but I LOVE this picture of Jack from one of our trips to see our nephew Jared's basketball games!
March 2011
March saw the addition of Rex to our family! I can't believe how little he was or how much he's grown!
During Spring Break we did our annual home improvement project, the floors! It was hard but totally worth it and I am still in love with tile floors (especially now after getting a Dyson). I wonder what Spring Break 2012 will bring?
April 2011
In April sports came to Drosche Land as Braeden began playing soccer! Turns out he loved it and was pretty good!
Easter! I love Jack's face, he gets so much pleasure simply from hunting for eggs!
May 2011
Braeden turned 5! Wow!
May proved to be quite Braeden-centric as he also graduated from Pre-Kindergarten!
June 2011
June began with our trip with Amy's family to Beaver Lake, Arkansas! It was an excellent time and the kids still ask when we are going to Arkansas again!
I also put my mad deck-building skills to use in June! Granted a storm as since taken the canopy from us, but I am mentally working on a solution to do this spring/summer thanks to some clever spying on a neighbor whose canopy suffered the same fate as ours!
July 2011
Another vacation? Don't mind if we do! This time it was with my family to Galveston!
July also saw Amy start her own blog (find it here) about her love of cooking and the adventures of a busy mom feeding her family great food. I'm highly recommend checking it out!
August 2011
Amy turned 30! We took another fun trip to our favorite stop - San Antonio's Riverwalk to celebrate!
Another school year began! Braeden in Kindergarten (what?!) and Jack in Pre-School 3!
September 2011
More sports as Braeden started T-Ball and again not only loved it but was good!
Jack turned 4! Wow, 2 old kids in the house!
Braeden lost his first tooth! He lost another in November so they're just falling out now!
October 2011
The annual trip to Dewberry Farm to pick the perfect pumpkins!
I got my new iPhone 4S!
Between having a superhero and a Storm Trooper present on Halloween we were definitely safe from danger!
#3 is on their way!
November 2011
I turned 29 31! Happy Birthday to me!
Adam and I had an awesome trip to Las Vegas for his 21st birthday over Thanksgiving Break!
December 2011
Our annual Christmas Eve family photo! Love it!
Another blessed Christmas. Between Braeden's DS from his birthday and Jack's Christmas gift of a Leapster we rarely see them anymore! :) Gaming has entered Drosche Land full force!
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