Happy New Year... Goodbye 2011

2011 was a great year for our family. I always hear about people wanting to forget a year, I don't think I've ever felt that way. Sure there were some not so pleasant times but there were some awesome times too! I thought it would be fun to review our year.

January was full of snow and recovering from Christmas. Kylie and Bailey were off track and most of it was a blur.

February: We appreciated our teachers

  Added a new member to our family, Moose, a boston terrier/pug mix.

March: We spent time as a family going to hockey games and the movies,  Jaxon started escaping his crib and it was time for a new big boy bed.

April: We celebrated Easter.

 Kylie and Bailey worked on their reading and were reading by mid to end of the year 3rd grade level when finishing 1st grade. They love to read!

May: Jaxon turned two... the terrible twos did officially begin.

 We started using our Utah pass of all passes to go to the blaze games.

 Mom got to go with Kade on his preschool field trip.

 Kade finished his second year of preschool

June: Dad ran his first half marathon with his two brothers and sister.

Mom chaperoned Kylie and Bailey's field trip to Hoogle Zoo.

Kylie and Bailey had their final dance recital.

July: 
Jaxon started speech therapy. He hadn't been talking much (5 words in July but by December had over 30) and now has a therapist that comes to our home 2 times a month.

We got passes to 7 peaks and went all the time!

We went to California, to the zoo...

to the beach...

Mom and Dad went on a Cruise with Aunt Jessica and Uncle Larry to the Mexican Rivera.

While Nana and Poppy watched the kiddos.

August: Kylie and Bailey turned 8 and were baptized.

 Kade turned 5.

The Moodys moved to town! We've loved having more family around.

Kade did Tball.

Went Camping a bunch...

School started. Kylie and Bailey started 2nd grade.

 

September: Kade started preschool.

Mom turned the big 3-0. yikes... luckily there are no pictures to document that.

October: Jaxon started going to a play and learn group for his speech therapy.

We had a cousins weekend with the MOodys...

 And did the usual October stuff: preschool dress up parade, truck or treat (only this year with our cousins), ward trunk or treat, pumpkin patches, etc. Nana made our costumes: Kylie- ladybug, Bailey- Ariel, Kade-Frankenstien, Jaxon- Frankenstiens Doctor.

November: Kade started Basketball and loves it...

had a great Thanksgiving...

December: We took a trip to Vegas with Kim and Aaron for the Vegas Half Marathon. Kim and Paul ran the strip at night. It was such a fun little trip.

Grandma and Grandpa Chalmers came home from their LDS mission in Columbia. They were back and were able to go to Kades preschool program

and Kylie and Bailey's dance recital.

We spent Christmas in California.

And new years with Scott, Jenny, Paige and Carter. 

2011 was a great year, we can't wait for what 2012 brings! 

Happy New Year!

Our new car... the pilot! ❤

I ❤ this car. After California, the durango finally died (or was well on its way there) so we traded it in for a Pilot and couldn't be happier. We. LOVE. this. car.

 Our first drive in the Pilot. 

Merry Christmas from California

This Christmas, we spent in the California sunshine.When we got to California, we went to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Carol and Cousin Jackie on Christmas Eve.

Then came home for a nice dinner with Nana and Poppy, the kids opened their jammies and their presents to each other (our family tradition on Christmas eve). They made cookies for Santa with Nana and fed the reindeer.

Then on Christmas morning, we woke up early and opened presents. Kylie and Bailey have been dying for an American Girl Doll and got exactly what they wanted. Santa brought Kade some transformers and Jaxon got some Cars (the movie) cars.

Then later on, all our extended family came over. The highlight was talking to Amanda and her friend on Skype on the ipad. Notice in the pictures below, she was in our family picture. <3 It was a great Christmas, one to remember! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Family Pictures...

We haven't had family pictures since before Jaxon was born so when I saw a groupon deal, I couldn't pass it up. We took these the first day it snowed (not on purpose believe me!) at Wheeler Farm. We were all freezing but it was worth it (maybe).

❤ ❤  kid shots ❤ ❤

 

  

❤ ❤  Family Shots ❤ ❤

 

 

❤ ❤  individual kid shots ❤ ❤ 

 Jaxon (2 years old)

  Bailey (8 years old)

 Kylie (8 years old)

Kade (5 years old)