Year In Review

It was a year of change.

A year of tears.

A year of fun.

*We sold our 2nd house and moved to The Midwest.

*Jack learned to ski.

*Carter joined Junior Great Books at school.

*Our middle child was potty trained.

*We drove cross country and lived to tell about it. And, laugh about it.

*I traveled to Texas 5 times in 6 months. The kids, 3 times. Blake, 3 as well.

*Carter received his First Holy Communion.

*We saw the Grand Canyon.

*Lainey met Mickey Mouse for the 1st time. Jack for the 2nd. Carter for the 3rd.

*We said goodbye to a Grandfather.

*Our extended family grew.

*Carter surfed the La Jolla shores and snorkeled in the cove.

*I joined Team Caroline and watched my amazing sister fight and pull through like she never has before.

*I learned to pray like I never have before.

*I ate my first In-N-Out burger. Yeah. It's worth mentioning.

I'd like to look back on 2009 and picture this...

Or this. Would you look at that? We almost look like a normal family there!


But, instead, I'll likely recall all of this...























And, of course, THIS.


It's all good, blogger peeps. We're a typically loud, someone's-always-crying, predictably chaotic mess of a family, but we own it.

Here's to a crazy 2010!