As this post title promises, I intend to catch up everyone on the happenings (that tend to happen whether I blog about it or not) of our little family. 2012 started out a little rocky, but turned out to be a decent year and 2013 is only looking better! :)
January:
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This little fuzzy family member left us this month. Puppy was about 19 years old and was a faithful and long-serving companion to Lee and beloved by the kids and I as well. He was so very old in doggy years and even though we knew his time was coming up, it was very hard to lose him. RIP Puppy dog.
February:
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J. Lamb 2012
Lee and I headed off to my hometown for a little "off season" adventure in celebration of my 34th birthday. I loved this so much! He and I don't often get a lot of time to spend together and this was just what I needed. We did silly tourist things that I haven't been able to do for years and just enjoyed each other.
J. Lamb 2012
Also this month (after some significant cajoling on Adree's part), we added a fuzzy new family member. Boo-boo is a miniature chihuahua that Lee adopted from a couple who had placed a Craigslist ad describing him as a "tiny little lover boy". That he definitely is. Boo-boo has to be one of the most well-mannered chihuahuas I've ever seen. He loves to be cuddled and spoiled and isn't snappy at strangers at all. Boo-boo, you have won our hearts. <3
March:
This month welcomed some warmer weather and the start of soccer season for both Adree and Seth. The kids enjoyed Spring Break with their dad and step-mom (who came to visit) and we introduced Boo-boo to the joys of hiking in Pioneer Park (one of our favorite pastimes).
April:
During this month we decided to take advantage of the decent weather and travel northward to spend some time with my sister and her family. We visited and awesome new park in their town and also went to the dinosaur museum! The kids had a blast and I enjoyed spending some time with my sissy, yay! :)
It's hard to believe it, but DrakeE turned 13 this month too! Wow, where does the time go?! We celebrated with both sets of Grandparents eating pizza at the Pizza Factory and breaking a pinata. I know, I know...but, that was all he asked for and we obliged. ;)
May:
This month we celebrated this boy's 35th (in reverse) birthday in typical fashion, with a jam session party @The Rock on Main Medley. It was rocking good time (as you can see) and also the final hoorah for the "Rock". After months of not doing much, save for storing someone's music gear, Lee pulled the plug. Chalk it up to the bad economy, the complacency of our fellow townsfolk, or what-have-you, but it was an honest effort and if you're interested you can visit the wood-fired pizza joint that is currently leasing the space. (I've heard it's really good)
J. Lamb 2012
I also celebrated Mother's Day by enjoying my kids and taking pictures (you know I loved that!). They are great kids, if I do say so myself. ;)
We witnessed a solar eclipse and Drake officially graduated from Intermediate school.
We took a day trip to Kanab for Memorial Day weekend. It had been a couple of years since I had been able to do this and I enjoy teaching my kids respect for those that have moved on before us and remember how much I dearly love and miss my grandparents. We had a good time and I love getting to enjoy these small moments and create memories. :)
June:
Hooray for swimming pools on hot days! This summer marked the summer that we got to enjoy our pool for the first time! The kids (and adults too) begged for pool time daily and we were happy to oblige :)
Silly Boo-boo enjoys the swimming pool too :)
We celebrated Father's Day too with a trip to Vegas for a little shopping too!
July:
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The kids and I traveled to Logan this month and they spent 2 whole weeks with their cousins and Aunt Shaunah. They had a blast, came home totally filthy, and had a ton of crazy stories for the ride home! I'd like to tell you that we had fun while they were gone, but no, Lee and I worked the entire time. :P Eh, such is life.
We also attended the Swapp meet reunion for 2012. I love to go and see relatives I don't get to see that often and hear stories and enjoy the quiet, picturesque scenery in Sink Valley.
August:
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August was an insanely busy month! We started out with a little vacation in Oceanside (our favorite beach destination) with a visit to Legoland in nearby Carlsbad and lots of fun family time. This was our first vacation in 2 years and it was greatly enjoyed by the entire family (as you can see)!
The kids went back to school in 3 different schools this year (oh, lucky me). Drake is an 8th grader in Middle School. Adree is a 7th grader in Intermediate School. Seth is a 4th grader in Elementary School. Actually, it's not that bad...just busy. Adree rides her bike to and from school everyday so that's easy. Drake gets a ride from Lee and either walks home or gets a ride when he can. Seth rides the bus to and from school now (hooray!!) and gets a ride to the stop in the morning, but walks a couple blocks home almost daily.
Our little diva turned 12 this month too! We celebrated by eating at Red Robin with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Lloyd and taking her and a friend to see a movie. Adree, we love you! <3
September:
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This month we spent a day with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Lloyd hiking and picnicking by Coal Creek. We love that they live so close by and we get to see them so much. The kids love to hike and we had a great time!
Grandpa is a huge tease and was amusing himself by throwing rocks and splashing Seth!
Adree and her friend spent several days camped at a busy corner in our neighborhood selling soda to raise money for victims of a flood in our area. These two also rode their bikes to the area and helped in the clean-up efforts with volunteer work as well!
October:
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J. Lamb 2012
J. Lamb 2012
October was super busy as well. We took a trip to Cedar Mountain to enjoy the changing colors and did a little bit of wandering around Navajo Lake. Haha, well at least we did until we got tired of being bitten by dear flies!
J. Lamb 2012
Seth earned his "Wolf" in scouts and we hiked a little more while the weather was still warm enough to do so.
J. Lamb 2012
We rounded up my niece Ainsley and made our annual trek to Lagoon for Frightmares!! BOO! :)
We had lots of fun for Halloween too! Haha and this was despite the insane urge I had to make everyone's costumes this year! :o
November:
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We were busy with concerts for the kids (orchestra for Drake, band for Adree and choir for Seth), busy with work for Mom and Lee, busy in general! We enjoyed Thanksgiving with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Lloyd and on the Saturday afterwords...
Drake was baptized! My sister and her family came and both sets of grandparents and 2 of my cousins (1 from each side) and my aunt were all able to attend and support Drake and his decision. Drake took the missionary discussions and was ready and we couldn't be more proud! :)
December:
In December we of course had Christmas and all the busy-ness that entails. I made several things, spent a lot of time at work and I think we all had a pretty good and laid-back Christmas. I personally cut out most things that stress me out and you know what? I think I enjoyed it all much more this year! :)
Also in December, our little monkey Sethee turned 10! I can't believe my baby is so big! We had originally planned to take the kids swimming and then go the Grandma's for dinner, but as you can see they had so much snow we just had to go sledding instead! We had soooo much fun too! :)
Looking back the year I can't believe how big Drake has gotten (he grew almost 6 inches this year!) and I can't believe how grown up Adree looks either! Even Seth (who hasn't grown much) looks less and less like a little kid! Yep, all in all 2012 wasn't a bad year at all! :)
