2011 Wrap Up

So I know I'm late- like a week and a half late- but we've been a little busy... For my own personal enjoyment, I wanted to document 2011... How much things have changed in just a year!!


January- We started a month of Jay being sick. Seriously- great way to start the new year. That was a hard month. I got little sleep and Jay didn't feel good on and off for the next month and a half! Jay started sitting up and we started feeding him solids. January was a little slow for us... Sorry...

February- Jay was still sick most of the month. He started really showing his personality. First trip to the zoo (!!!), first trail ride (!!), and lots of fun memories made. Again, kind of a slow month on excitement. Such is the life as a stay at home (nursing) mom (whose baby refuses a bottle) I guess... :)

March- Jay went to his first Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo! Andrea and Mike came to visit and hang out, Jay started crawling and feeding himself... Mommy is able to be out for a little longer stretches of time due to the HUGE amounts of solids Jay consumes now! Yay!

April- We started Gymboree, Jay got his first tooth and started pulling up on EVERYTHING! The Moriartys from Wisconsin came to visit and we had a TON of fun with them, Jay's first Easter, and Mommy turned 29. Did I mention that birthdays aren't quite as much fun when you have a child to take care of all day (and the day after your birthday)? I'm not gonna lie- I was too tired to do anything- we just went to dinner at Chuy's with the fam. Lame-o.

May-Michelle came back from Spain!!!! First beach trip, Jay says his first word other than mama or dada (it was BA for ball), first Mother's Day for me... annnnnd we got pregnant. Little did we know...

June- Found out we were pregnant (Mommy had a slight heart attack and only cried for a few months), visited Anthony's parents in Texarkana at their new home, Jay just took off talking (his word count exploded!), first Father's Day

July- We took our first weekend trip AWAY from Jay (eeeek!!), celebrated our four year anniversary, told everyone we were pregnant!, Jay's first haircut and boat ride, Michelle got engaged and I was able to be there for it!, Jay became a one-nap-a-day kid!

August- Jay's FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!! (so much fun!), felt Charley Kate move for the first time!, tried to stay out of the INSANE heat and drought that was all of Texas, Jay officially weans himself a few days after his first birthday, Jay starts walking!

September- Jay's first plane ride and first trip to Iowa!,  find out we are having a GIRL!!!, Jay started school one day a week

October- Family trip to Hawaii- most amazing vacation!!!, Jay's first REAL Halloween- total success by the way!

November- Anthony turns 30!!!, We put a contract on a house!, We put our house on the market, have two Thanksgivings, and start to get REEEEALLY busy!

December- Sell our house, celebrate Anthony's 30th party in Dallas with friends, Jay spends the night with Grandeb and PawPaw for first time, celebrate Christmas, MOVE, ring in the new year with friends that just moved back to Houston!

WHAT A YEAR it was for us!!!!!

I can't imagine there being anything different. What a perfect year! The hard times, the fun times, the crazy times- it made 2011 one of the best yet (though I say that every year!). Thank you LORD for our blessings!!