2015 seems like a blur! So much happened from crazy and adventurous to happy to sad. Here is a recap of our year. (As a side note, a lot of these pictures are of my Dad and while they are not the most memorable things of the year these are my last memories of him and so they mean that much more to me which is why he is in a lot of these pictures.)
1. My polka dot family. I just love these dresses and the boys ties that match! SO fabulous!
2. Ethnie potty trained. She was so good and we were so happy to have one less child in diapers!
3. The park at the zoo. If you asked me what was the one thing I remember most about Nashville, hands down it would be this park. The kids just LOVED it!
4. All of the crafts and creations E and I made! So much fun!!
5. The Ice storm that shut the city down and we just couldn't understand what was going on. So beautiful. People in Nashville are just not able to handle snow and ice.
6. My Dad coming to visit us on his own and helping to make this cake. We used almost every piece of frosting!
7. Ethnie's frozen birthday party.
9. Going on this shopping spree with Daddy at Khols. We found SO many deals and He walked away with 24 sweaters, 10 or so ties, a few pairs of pants and a few treasures for Mom and I. It was so much fun!!! We had a BLAST!
10. Trying to do something fun every day. It was a lot of prep and planning but the kids just loved it. I should start doing things like this again!
11. Easter 2015
12. Our family photo shoot. I just love every one of these pictures!
13. Jakob making his way into the LDS gospel art book. Brianna did such a good job painting him!
14. Jakob graduated from Vanderbilt with his MSF! SO very proud of him!
15. We packed up and said goodbye to Nashville (so sad) and we went to Vegas for a few weeks while our belongings moved to our new home in KC!
16. Awesome Mommy Moment of the Year: With in 24 hours Manfred had split open his eye playing on a trampoline, dumped cleaning chemicals all over himself as we were about to mop the floor before we left our house for the last time, and then he clocked his head on the corner of the wall while Aunt Kammie was playing music for them to dance too. Poor Manny. So Sad!!!
17. We spent a few perfect weeks in Vegas while we waited for our things to move across the country!
18. MAN NIGHT!!! Duke won the cup.
19. Mom and I got free tickets from Missy and we got the VIP treatment as we went to see Annie at the Smith Center. We had so much fun!
20. Not a highlight. Great- Gramma Palmer returned home to Grampa Palmer and her Father in Heaven.
21. Jakob started his new job at Tortoise! So excited for him to be doing EXACTLY what he wants to do!
22. Oma and Opa come to help us unpack in KC.
23. Opa building Duke's busy board for his birthday.
24. I just love this picture! We have it framed. Daddy acting like a kid, and E loving being along for the ride!
26. Tobler Family Reunion in Utah. It was so much fun!
27. Our last trip to Vegas before Duke turned 2 and needed his own seat to fly.
28. Ethnie singing 'You are My Sunshine' in Pa's band.
29. Hot Lava
30. This little man turned 2!
31. Our first black tie gala. Very fancy and very formal. We had a great time!
32. We went to the Renascence Festival in KC so much fun! We will go kid-less next year!
33. We went curbside hunting with the girls! I still get giddy thinking about it! We were the masters of making things fit!
34. Went went to a few Royals games. (World Series Champions!!!!!!!)
35. Another black tie affair that was themed 20's Night!! It was so much fun to get all dressed up!!!
36. After hours of pulling staples and a few drops of blood I recovered my very first wing back chair!! It was SO much fun!!!!
37. Oma came back to visit and we went to the pumpkin patch. I also started watching Gretta a few days a week.
38. Our year of multiple costumes.
39. Our favorite Gala was the performing arts event. So fun!!
40. Dad and Chad came to KC for the BYU football game! It was so nice to have them!!!
41. We went to Houston for Thanksgiving and we had SUCH an amazing time!!!!
42. Our second Renn Fair for the year was in Houston and it was HUGE. We had a blast despite the rain and chilly weather!
43. Family Christmas Card picture taken by my sister Janet. Thanks love!
44. Back to Vegas to see STAR WARS!!! It was sooooo wonderful to spend time with friends!
45. We had a mini Christmas in Vegas. We were very fortunate to be able to spend the holidays with so much family!!
46. Christmas in Canada
47. Visiting with my sister Melanie. Totally one of my favorite highlights of our Christmas visit in Canada.
48. And that's a wrap for 2015! What a fun and busy year. We got to go so many places and spend a TON of time with family. We have been so very blessed and we are looking forward to seeing what 2016 has in store.
