#endof2013

It's the end of ANOTHER year... I can't believe it, of course.  It feels like 2013 just started!  This has been a really fun year for our family.  Our little girl is always at the center of what we do, and she is 20 months to end the year.  She is a smart girl and every day she talks more.  She learns so quickly and she's starting to get too heavy to carry around all the time.  It makes me sad... this time next year, she'll be close to THREE!  That means Primary!  Wow... I love that girl.  And I love her Daddy.  Nothing would be the same without those two with me.  Here are just some highlights of our year:

Mine and Dave's Third Anniversary

We celebrated at the Homestead in Midway.  There were ants in our room

and we were both sick, so it was not the most romantic anniversary but we 

enjoyed the rest :)

Easter

Livvy's First Easter Dress

Her cute bunny ears

Olivia's First Birthday

We had a small party at our house with family.  She got spoiled!  

Mason and Kortni's Wedding

She waited for him during his mission and they got married three months

after he got home.  True love??  I think so!  We were so happy for them.

4th of July

We went to the West Jordan Parade and spent time with family.

Favorite holiday :)

Summer Fun

Livvy swimming with Chad

Cow Appreciation Day at Chick Fil A - Free Meal!

Boating Trip with our friends The Alexanders

At Gina's Bridal Shower with Grandma and Haydee

We painted one wall in our living room

Livvy's first trip to the zoo - She loved it even though this picture doesn't look like it!

First trip to Lagoon!!  This is us at Lagoona Beach

Eating some watermelon at the Rueckert party at Grandma Goldia's

Livvy's first trip to the Library!

The Dirty Dash with the Rueckerts

Labor Day Campout
This is always so much fun and Olivia loved being able to play in the dirt

and on all of the cool toys.

Halloween

Dave went as Si Robertson from Duck Dynasty, I was the Wicked Witch of the West

and Olivia was a Kitty Cat

We also had a Murder/Mystery Dinner with the Rueckerts and 

I was still a witch, but Dave's character was Captain Barbossa from 

Pirates of the Caribbean

Family Pictures

None of the men in the family enjoy this, so we just did it quickly one night.

We all put on fall colors and we stopped on the side of the road by the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  

It was getting dark, but we got some great pictures :)

Thanksgiving

We had it in St. George this year, in Mason and Kortni's apartment.  It was

so much fun with just us!  All the girls cooked for hours and the boys watched 

football.  So much fun!

Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year because Olivia was old enough to 

get excited about presents.  She loved 'Ho, Ho' - which is Santa :)  As long as 

she wasn't on his lap!

This is us with Santa, he's hidden behind us all.  But Olivia was fine if 

all of us sat on his lap together!

This is our Christmas Card picture.  I took it of Olivia in her Christmas dress by 

our tree.

This is us Christmas Eve night, with our Duck Dynasty jammies on

at my parent's house

There were many more things we did this year, but these were highlights.  I am so grateful for a loving family and that we have so much fun together.  Here is to 2014!!  

Happy New Year!  May all your wishes come true this year!