2013 was an absolutely amazing year for our little family. I will admit, I'm a little sad to see it go, partially because of how busy 2014 is going to be and partially because it makes me realize how fast our baby girl is growing up. 2013 was full of fun with celebrating holidays, having visitors, making new friends, taking vacations, watching Brinleigh grow, making changes, and starting new traditions.
Some highlights from 2013....
Our trip to North Carolina for three months. Since we were there for a few months we experienced quite a few firsts while we were there. During this time Brinleigh got to meet some family, learned to crawl, met the Easter Bunny, and went swimming for the first time. We went to the beach, shopped at the mall, spent a day at the lake and rode around on a pontoon boat. Brinleigh became well acquainted with my favorite store (Target), she got her first two teeth, and we celebrated my first Mother's Day.
We had an absolutely beautiful summer in Alaska this year so we spent as much time as we could outside. We bought Brinleigh a swing for the back porch and spent the evenings grilling dinner and swinging, we put about a hundred miles on the jogging stroller and we even went to the beach for Father's Day since it was so hot here.
Kolt's Dad, Jim, and his girlfriend, Lidia, came to visit and celebrated Brinleigh's First Birthday with us. After they left, my sister, Mandy, and her boyfriend, Patrick, came to visit us and were able to celebrate Brinleigh's Birthday again at her Birthday party.
The Fall was spent crafting and decorating for holidays, taking Brinleigh to some Halloween party's, going trick-or-treating and hosting Thanksgiving dinner with our close friends. I went back to work part-time, giving Kolt and Brinleigh more one on one time with each other and giving me a nice break from staying in the house all day and living in leggings and sweatshirts.
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We were a little disappointed with the lack of snow this winter but made sure to make it a very festive Christmas. We baked treats, made some crafts, decorated the house, shopped for gifts, wrapped presents, attended Christmas party's, and cooked delicious food for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners.
2013 for us was a year of growth and learning, adjusting and teaching, and exploring and playing. It was a year full of kisses and hugs and laughter and smiles. It seemed to fly by but we made a ton of memories and took thousands of pictures. Even though it was a great year for us, I'm hoping 2014 will be just as good, if not better.
We had an absolutely beautiful summer in Alaska this year so we spent as much time as we could outside. We bought Brinleigh a swing for the back porch and spent the evenings grilling dinner and swinging, we put about a hundred miles on the jogging stroller and we even went to the beach for Father's Day since it was so hot here.
Kolt's Dad, Jim, and his girlfriend, Lidia, came to visit and celebrated Brinleigh's First Birthday with us. After they left, my sister, Mandy, and her boyfriend, Patrick, came to visit us and were able to celebrate Brinleigh's Birthday again at her Birthday party.
The Fall was spent crafting and decorating for holidays, taking Brinleigh to some Halloween party's, going trick-or-treating and hosting Thanksgiving dinner with our close friends. I went back to work part-time, giving Kolt and Brinleigh more one on one time with each other and giving me a nice break from staying in the house all day and living in leggings and sweatshirts.
We were a little disappointed with the lack of snow this winter but made sure to make it a very festive Christmas. We baked treats, made some crafts, decorated the house, shopped for gifts, wrapped presents, attended Christmas party's, and cooked delicious food for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners.
2013 for us was a year of growth and learning, adjusting and teaching, and exploring and playing. It was a year full of kisses and hugs and laughter and smiles. It seemed to fly by but we made a ton of memories and took thousands of pictures. Even though it was a great year for us, I'm hoping 2014 will be just as good, if not better.
