Monday, December 30, 2013

2013 Highlights

2013 was a wonderful year filled with a TON of memories. Here are our top 42 highlights (50 Pictures). (Yes I did try to be selective!)

1. The announcement of our newest addition.

 
2. The cutest little Valentine

3. Ethnie's 1st Bee-Day
4. Learning how to eat. Lots of adorable messy faces.

5. Our little leprechaun.

6. Watching the rain fall in her old lady sweater while we baked cookies.

7. Great Gramma Palmer's 90th Birthday celebration in Provo.

8. Rocking the most adorable outfits that I wish came in my size!

9. Loving on her little lamb. This picture melts my heart every time.

10. Our Easter Egg hunt with reasons why we loved each other. Doing this again! (E's did have treats in them)

11. It's a boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12. Four Generations on each side!

13. She's such a diva.

14. Going to the ocean for the first time.

15. Visiting Houston!

16. Countless hours spent outside at Gramma and Grampa's playing the in rocks and water. 

17. Awesome Mommy Moment of the year... E falling on a cactus. :(

18. Man night... Plus a princess. Two of the best friends we could ask for.

19. CANADA DAY!

20. The Fourth of July.

21. 7/11 aka FREE SLURPEE DAY!

22. Jakob's birthday... Greasy Watermelon Style.

23. Jakob finally won the man cup! 

24. Duke Manfred was born, and my life was forever changed for the better.

 
25. Duke's blessing day with all of the important people in our lives. (Sans David since he dislikes pictures.)

26. The most adorable blessing outfit.

27. Family

 
28. A true Elmo fan wears her bib in the bath tub. 

 
29. Siblings.
 
 
 
30. Ethnie turned 18 months.

31. Too precious for words.

32. Laughter.

33. Joy

34. Great-Grandma's first introduction.

 35. Halloween 


36. Friends.

 
37. Growing Up.

38. Our first family photos as a family of four.
39. Waking up to this every morning = bliss

40. My first Cirque show.

41. Thanksgiving in Houston

42. Duke's First Christmas and Ethnie's continued fear of Santa.

It is sad to say farewell to 2013. We have made memories that we will cherish forever with both family and friends. I am excited to see what 2014 holds in store for us. It's bound to be full of adventure, excitement, a bit of sadness (moving), and lots of love. I can't wait!

3 comments:

Janet said...

AWWWW love this Steph!!! You are a rock star of a mommy!!!!

Jan Tobler said...

If you could just save one post from the year this would be it. You must do this every year. Love it.

Unknown said...

Love your year photos, adorable family! Miss you girl!