My Maxi turned 8!!! What a cool kid! He had a fun birthDAY, we went swimming and back to grandmas for presents and cake!! We celebrated the following Sunday with Wades... Max wanted to make homemade pizza and it was a hit! We had a great time and he got hooked up with presents and cash!! Seriously love this kid, he is always in a good mood, he's always happy and jokes around like nobody's business. Were so grateful for him in our lives. Wouldn't be the same without him! He is really looking forward to getting baptized, is bummed he has had to wait so long... such a good kid!!

Bron turns 6

We celebrated Brons Birthday with Bevans the Sunday before his birthday.

We celebrated Kara and Jesse's Birthdays that day too! Bron chose a Honey Nut Cheerios Cake... not sure where that came from but ok... it turned out pretty awesome.

On his actual Birthday he played with a friend, then went to Classic Skating with Dad. Then we had Wade's over for dinner, presents and Ice cream and cake. He got some fun stuff, and lots of candy. Reese sniffed out the Reese's and helped herself. It was a fun night!

Looking back....

One of my favorite things... looking back on the year and reminiscing on what we did this year... its fun to see where we were and where we are... so here are a few of our favorite things in 2012!!!

We always look forward to birthdays!!

Bron turned 5~

A definite highlight of the year... time spent with our closest friends! I am truly grateful for the friendships I have in my life! Love these people...

Maxi turned 7!

I Went to St. George with my girlfriends!

Parker turned 10! Double digits!

Holidays!... {Valentines Day}

{Easter}

{Memorial Day}

{Mothers Day}

Little Reesey turned 2!!!!

RAGNAR - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this race, with my best buds!!!

Brad joined the Team this year... Serious fun times!

{Fathers Day}

Bron graduated from Pre-School. Never to return again...
Giving his cute Teacher Pat a hug goodbye!

Island Park

JULY!!! MY Favorite MONTH!!!

Ran in the Deseret News 10k! On Pioneer Day... Had a blast, it was a definite highlight, loved the course, loved the company!

Parker competed in his FIRST Hershey Track Meet and rocked it!!!! It was so much fun watching him do so well!! LOVED THIS!

The boys' first ever over nighter with Dad, packing in their own gear!

Mr. Bradley's Birthday!

We had a bbq for Chad... crazy how the time goes....we miss him.

Back to School... Parker goes to the 5th Grade, his last year in Elementary School

Max & our cute neighbor Chloe - 2nd Grade

Bron goes to Kindergarten!!!!

 Our annual Rabbitstick Trip... always a hit

{Halloween}

Back to St. George with my girls for my FIRST Half Marathon!!!!!

LOVED it! It was so much fun! Can't wait to do it again!

me and Z, both of our firsts ~ Love this girl!

...and November takes us to Cali!!!!

We looked forward to this trip, pretty much since we came home from the last time we went... Our Disneyland Vacation was probably our most favorite thing of the year! We had a blast!!!

We came home and it was time for Christmas!!!

Christmas morning!

another MAJOR event of the year was our basement remodel...

BEFORE pictures here... I actually haven't even taken after pictures yet...

BUT it is DONE! (pretty much) We started working on it in August and finished in December! 3-4 months-ish... of hard work! We were so blessed to have had lots of help from friends and family, and it has been the best thing ever!!

another exciting thing this year was me going back to work... It is a part time, seasonal job... Spring & Fall. Working for Eastman Adams Photography! Doing School Pictures... I love it! It is the PERFECT schedule! Right now I work 2 sometimes 3 days a week, I am home before the kids get home from school and Work Feb. March. April and about Sept. Oct. Nov.  It seriously has been the perfect way to go back to work and I love it!!.... 

I also just got put in the primary presidency, as the first counselor. I am really looking forward to working with the children and working with the other sisters in the presidency! It is going to be a fun year! I love the Gospel and the different ways we get to serve. 

 I think its safe to say it has been an eventful year. We got a lot done and have done a lot of fun things! Life is never perfect and we have had some trials but for the most part our year has been amazing! I feel very blessed and love my life! I'm grateful for my children and my husband who are my life! Family is the best! We really do have much to be grateful for. I look forward to 2013 and wonder what it will bring us!