Well so much for 2011...

So apparently my experiment for 2011 failed (I will shamelessly blame it on being pregnant!)  Good thing I have no problem letting it go and trying again! 
So, starting 1-1-2012 I am going to try this whole experiment again.  My goal to make it all 365 days of 2012!!!  Since I hate letting 2011 go with my last post being in June (man that is really bad!) I will quickly post my top 5 pictures of AWESOMENESS for each remaining month.

JULY

I started the month off by getting mani/pedi's with my favorite girl... (Notice my growing bump!)

Bear Lake...

Always AWESOME.

A clown at Bear lake.

We tended "K" on Tuesdays.  She and James (she calls him Mimi) are best buds.

The whole Clan at Aspen Grove.

AUGUST

Bear lake again!

At the "Jerusalem" set in Goshen Utah. (The bump is getting bigger!)

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

My neighbor hosted a "back to school party" that featured their mechanical horse "Concho"

Another neighbor and I pulled our kids out of school early one day to enjoy the last bit of summer at Liberty Park

SEPTEMBER

Ella started soccer... her teams name was the "Oogly-Boogly Green Monsters"

Dave and I took a cruise to Canada for our 10th anniversary/baby moon. 

I loved the name of this pub in Boston! (Even bigger bump!)

My awesomely handsome husband. I ♥ him.

Family fishing!

OCTOBER

L.O.V.E. this picture.

My guy turned 35!  Look at that amazing cake my sister in law made him.

My little "Indian" and "Rock Star Zombie".

The kids talked me into dressing up... I was a belly dancer.  Haha.

 
Speaking of bellies... HOLY MOLY!!!

NOVEMBER

November was a sad month for pictures.  My little point and shoot camera kicked the bucket on our cruise and I was put on bed rest like 2 days after I took this picture... so this is the only picture I actually took in November. 

All the cute "C" cousins. 

While I didn't take this Thanksgiving weekend picture of all the "R" cousins (I was home on bed rest... Boo!) I think it is pretty awesome. Thanks Amanda!

DECEMBER

Just before I had to go to the hospital (I was there for 14 days... not fun.) there was a huge wind storm here.  The power was out for a long time so we went to my Mom's since they had a fireplace.  Ella roasted marshmallows in it. 

The 14 days in  the hospital were totally worth it when this little angel arrived!  What a joyous and wonderful Christmas present!

It was so nice for me to just be home and be a functioning Mom again.  Being able to do little projects like this ginger bread house with the kids was so fun for me.

Christmas eve all 3of my kids got new Christmas jammies.

We decided as a family that we wanted to go to Church before we opened our Christmas presents.  Ella and James were super cute and had great attitudes about it. 

Well 2011... it has truly been a blessed year for us.  Not necessarily easy, but definitely

BLESSED.

JUNE

Well so much for my goal of EVERY day!  I blame the little "Bambino" growing in my tummy.  You see it made me sleep through most of June.  When I wasn't sleeping I was trying to just stay afloat in my life (I did not manage very well... you should have seen my house by the end of June.  WOW.)  Taking pictures was the last thing on my "to do" list in June.  Even though I didn't get pictures everyday I did manage to take some throughout the month... and there is so much to be thankful for in my life that I still wanted to do a post for June... so here it is!

This is how the kids and I announced their new Baby Brother or Sister.

Thanksgiving Point and Cabela's!

Cabela's with "E" (one of Ella's BFF/Cousin)

Playing with Cousins on the trampoline.

My cute neighbor at Kate had a super fun sidewalk chalk party to kick off the summer.

Reading at the pool... I already had a bump!  

The pool with friends!

Water parties at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Beautiful summer skies!

James doing summer rec. classes in the park... he is breaking through the line during "Red Rover".



Swimming lessons!

Ella went to "Camp Invention" with her cousins again this year and LOVED it!

First day.

Crazy hair day.

The final day!

June was a good month.

Summer sun.

This is the time of year when the sun rises and sets on the North side of my house.  I LOVE IT!  I always know it is summer time when the sun shines into my kitchen and lights up the vase on my buffet.  

Memorial Day

I am so thankful today for all of the men and women who have bravely fought for my country and my freedom.  My Grandpas, Dave's Grandpas, my cousins, brother-in-law and my Father-in-law to name a few.  We visited "Papa's" (Dave's dad) grave today and left him some red flowers in honor of his love of the Utes.



After Sunday dinner.

This is how James relaxes on Sunday evening after dinner.

My sweetheart.

Tonight was the ward family campout up at Pineview.  We only went for the evening but we had so much fun... I even got a picture of me and Dave!  (A rare treat!)

Future scholar?

James put on my Dad's reading glasses tonight... it was super cute.