Caroline-1 month old
Valentine's Day
Jake celebrated his 13th birthday. We officially have a teenager in the house!
We enjoyed the Spring weather in Texas.
We hunted for eggs with our life group friends.
We celebrated Easter.
And ate way too much candy!
On Mother's Day, we had Caroline dedicated.
We said goodbye to our wonderful teachers and the end of another school year.
And we left on a new journey!
We said goodbye to our home in Texas.
And hello to our new home in Georgia.
We celebrated the 4th of July with a picnic and fireworks.
And 14 years of marriage on July 12th.
We visited our cousins
Took lots of pictures
And before you knew it, summer was over and it was time for school again!
Jake-8th, Nick-7th, Emily-2nd, Matt-kindergarten, Andrew-Pre-k, and Kate wishing she could join her siblings!
We celebrated Nick's 12th birthday and Kate's 3rd birthday in August.
We attended Brett's brother's wedding
and celebrated Emily's 8th birthday over Labor Day Weekend
and the little girls enjoyed playing alone (with the older kids in school).
With fall officially here, we spent one beautiful Saturday hiking in the Georgia mountains. Who knew we were so out of shape!
and ended October trick-or-treating in downtown Watkinsville
We ended the fall with Dad and the kids raking the endless supply of leaves that overtook our yard.
Thanksgiving weekend, we journeyed to Jack's Christmas Tree Farm to cut down just the perfect tree. Unfortunately, the tree was just a bit too tall for our living room! After a bit of sweat on Dad's part, the tree found its place in our living room, only to die 2 weeks later and be replaced with the artificial tree!
The Christmas season began with the Watkinsville Christmas parade.
Next up, we celebrated Andrew's 5th birthday and Matthew's 6th birthday with a feast of cars cupcakes.
December flew by and Christmas arrived. This year we were blessed to spend the holiday with family. Brett's parents and siblings joined us for several days over the Christmas season.
Before Christmas Eve service with Grandpa and Grandma.
Our family on Christmas Eve.
With the kids in bed, Santa has finally arrived!
Christmas morning
This year we started a new tradition in gift giving. Each child received something to read, something to wear, something to play with, and something to share. Nana found the perfect book for Andrew. A book about garbage trucks!
Caroline got a fun new birthday cake that sings, counts, and has candles that light from Uncle Ronnie, Aunt Leslie, and Brock.
Emily's favorite gift from her Nana and Pop.
Wow! Tennis shoes
Matthew loved his new soccer goals.
With all the busyness of the holidays, it was nice to enjoy the simple pleasures like an afternoon nap.
With the holiday over, we had one final party to plan. Caroline turned 1year old on December 30th.
Cake, candle, and presents!
2011 was a year full of many happy memories. We are looking forward to what 2012 has in store for our family.
in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus
1 Thessalonians 5:18
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