Friday, February 11, 2011

Almost a year... ooops~

Wow, it's been almost a year since my last post.  I cannot say how many times I sat down to the computer and tried to update.  The longer I waited the more updates I needed to post.  Trying to think of all the wonderful things that have happened without missing anything got to a point of overwhelming, until now.  Now it's past that point.. now I feel like I can just list some of our highlights. So here goes- my list of super awesomeness for the year (please excuse if I miss any events).
*Pine Wood Derby
  - our very last one for Seth's cubscouts.  So sad but we made it a big one and had a blast!
*Seth got his Arrow of light
  - pretty big accomplishment for our little man
*Brandon's birthday/Cinco de Mayo Bash
*Our big Utah/California trip
  - Alyssia's highschool graduation (so awesome!)
  -Visiting Sabrina and her family
  - and ofcourse Disneyland! (I can never get enough)
*Seth finishing an awesome year of 5th grade
*Seth's 11th birthday
  - in may we surprised him by not going straight home from Utah but heading to California instead.
  -camping at Boulder Cave with his bf Connor
   -horseback riding for the boys (they loved it)
   -went into 11 yr old scouts
*Seth's horseback riding lessons
  - his bday was such a hit we had him do a few more lessons over the summer.
*We finally got pregnant in July! We're due on April 8th
  -we are currently 32 weeks along (again, really bad on the updates)
  - lots of ups and downs, too many to count really. so i'll sit down with a separte list sometime
  -it's a girl!
*My 35 birthday
  - ugh.  Not something to write home about, but noteable just the same
*Moved, again!!
  -We're still here in Bothell, actually only 3 minutes away from what I refer to as "the rat hole" (named for catching 16 rats in the last 3 months we lived there)
  -living in a beautiful home, I'm very pleased as a side note
  -Seth is now attending Fernwood Elementary in Mr. Weaver's class.  I'm still loving the Northshore school district
*All of the holidays were awesome
  - I'll update pics separately
*Seth has started piano lessons again.
  -he's now taking lessons from Sister Gould who is wonderful!
  -I still cannot believe how talented he is
*Brandon has had another successful year with his business and trading
  -side note I am sooooo proud of him!!!
*The overrall year was fantastic!
  -I am more in love this year than last to my sweet husband
  -I feel so blessed to have such an amazing little man for my son
  -anxious, but excited for my little girl on the way (so weird I'm having a daughter)
  -love my friends and family and could not feel more blessed by my loving Heavenly Father