Whew!
2013 was exhilarating,
full of blessings and of course….exhausting!
I always like doing a quick year in review.
It allows me to cherish the memories made during the past
year and actually helps me to remember a few of them J
So, here’s my best go:
(Disclaimer – you totally know that I’m going to forget
SOMETHING or SOMEONE. I apologize in
advance!)
Jan – Started the 2013 Joy Jar to collect memories
throughout the year; Had a hard time getting back into the routine after a long
Christmas break; Had a week long work
trip to Vegas; really enjoyed time with my 2 nieces in Vegas; ice fishing at
Papa’s lake;
Feb – The kids made an adorable ‘love’ sign for Valentine ’s
Day; Celebrated CHD Awareness week selling suckers for Heart Heroes; Work trip
to Vegas and Cali; got to spend the week with my dear friend—what memories
made! (Remember watching the helicopter
rescue)
Mar – Ed celebrated his 46th; our niece
celebrated her 4th and we had the BEST egg rolls to eat thanks to my
father and mother in law visiting; surprised the girls with Taylor Swift
Tickets (that was awesome); concert with sister and friends was so much fun!
Apr – My big brother turned 40! Holy crap!; I forgot to take Easter pictures
and didn’t color eggs; EIV loved saying ‘fire truck’…or something like that; Hosted
the first (of many to come) Family Events for Heart Heroes – was a huge success
at the Children Museum; fully committed to Heart Heroes (love my heart mama
friends!); Bon Jovi!
May- had stinkin SNOW on May 1st! YUCK!!!; E fell in LOVE with Track (high jump
in particular); H started her spring soccer season. Go Pink Cheetahs!; Got to spend time with our
dear friend Ralph; Bob, the gnome was welcomed into our family; Memorial Day
included catching tons of Master Angle fish at the lake
Jun – H mastered her bike riding skills; Boys Town debuted
the billboard with the kids on it; We had our annual 4th of July
block party (EARLY!); our sweet friends moved away L boo….; E jumped her personal best 3’4” in the last
meet of the season , and scored the gold; we got to play on the huge slides
downtown; we fell in love with the best nanny in the WORLD!! Love you T!
Jul – Heart Heroes was featured on the NBC Nightly News; Ed
and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a fun, relaxing weekend in NE City! Spent lots of time at the lake; Spent the 4th
with my brother and his family; EIV got a really bad case of ecoli;
Aug – H turned 7!! No way!!
We had a spectacular summer birthday bash at grandpa’s lake!! We devoured 2 HUGE Eileen’s cookies. YUM!
School starting with a 2nd and 3rd grader. EIV injured his sister with a toy to her head
(resulting in a scar she will have for life!); we discovered (and were SHOCKED)
that #4 was on his way; trip to North Platte for a wedding and searching for
our faces on billboards along the way!
Sept -- EIV celebrated his 2nd Heartiversary
(Praise the Lord); E gave cross country
a try; We volunteered at the Omaha Marathon;
Oct – Finally shared our baby news with the kids (they were
stoked!); Dierks/Miranda concert with my
sis!; My baby turned 9! 9…..last year of
single digits; our first girls birthday shopping trip was a success! We traveled
to Eastern Iowa for good food and GREAT FRIENDS; Got to see Ed SO HAPPY when we went to
Antique Archaeology (too cute!); Halloween saw a witch, black cat and pumpkin;
Heart Heroes SUPER RUN!!! AWESOME!!
Nov—God blessed me with another year and my dad 60; had a
family dinner sans the littles…it was really nice!! Watched my brother get the high score on a
punching bag game during that dinner celebration was the highlight!! Our kitty
found a new home L
AMAZING finish to a HUSKER game with a bestie!
Tank tops in Nov and Doozy’s J;
Gender reveal party was a BLAST!!!!!! P!NK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec—my little man turned 3 and moved into a big boy bed; Our
Christmas trip to Vegas; New Year’s Eve with family and good friends; reading
all the memories from the Joy Jar
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