2013 in Review

Another year has come and gone and I feel very blessed.  Many memories were made this year that I will never forget.  Time with family is my favorite and nothing can take the place of that but friends are also very important to me and I have some great ones that I was able to spend time with in 2013.
I have chosen a few pics from this blog to chronicle some great memories.....

January

Disneyland

 

February

Snow time with Owen in Utah

March

Walk in the wetlands with Jack, Lincoln and Coleman

April

Touring my grandparents home with Wells side of family

May

Washington DC with Erin & Megan

 

June

Memorial weekend visit to Folsom with Jordan, Kristine & Owen

 

July

Trip to Utah with Jack for a fun visit

August

Fun visit from Shauna

September

Back to school for these cute boys

October

Another trip to Utah for Halloween

November

Trip of a lifetime with great friends to Hawaii

December

4th annual Christmas brunch with Pam, Patrice, Sheri, Bonnie and Jan

 

Christmas Eve

Christmas has come and gone but here are a few pictures of Christmas Eve.  I missed the rest of my family so much.  It just wasn't the same without everyone here.  I'm so happy that I was able to continue our Christmas Eve traditions even if it was only with Megan's family.  It was a great day and evening!  We drove around after dinner and looked at lights and then came home and opened gifts.  My children were so generous (as always) this year.  I received so many nice gifts....I love my family!!!

Continued the tradition of over 30 years of going to a movie.  This year it was "Walking with Dinosaurs".  Of course the boys loved it.  Justin and I suffered through and Megan slept! (Top Pic)
Bottom pic - Just hanging out working on a puzzle and waiting for dinner.  The boys were so excited to open the presents and kept asking if it was time yet.

 

The picture on the left of Coleman is very blurry (I know) but I just had to get a pic of him with his big red ball.  He was so thrilled!  It's amazing how much joy a $2.50 gift can bring to a little boy.  Lincoln was happy with his 49er blanket too!
 

I started a new tradition this year of candy presents.  I decorated these packages with Reeses and candy kisses.  The boys loved them and it helped to make the gift a little more exciting.  Inside was sweatshirts!!  (Like most kids, they are not thrilled with getting clothes for Christmas but adding the candy was a fun bonus)

Not the best pics..... Here we are enjoying or candlelight dinner of Pork Tenderloin, twice backed potatoes, rolls and green beans.  Jack is showing off his new 49er cap and Megan is enjoying her dinner.

Cute little Owen drew me a picture for Christmas.  This is always something this Grammy cherishes!

Shauna created this awesome iphone cover with pictures of all the boys!
Next year we will be adding two more boys to our family so I will need a new phone cover!!