2011 - The Year That Was

A couple of years ago I did a yearly recap and I'd like to repeat it for this year, so here goes:

JANUARY

• We packed up our life into a couple of boxes and stacked them on the dining table as we waited for news on the floods.  We were the lucky ones.
• We took a much enjoyed family trip to Noosa.  Hoping this coming January might reveal another little getaway for our family.

FEBRUARY

• It felt like I was keeping the secret forever, but in February I finally revealed our little secret on the blog.
• I sold a lot of my scrapbooking goods at a local scrapbook garage sale.  It felt good to move some things I wasn't using.

MARCH

• My heart was hurting for a country I love.
• Still living in the Christmas aftermath, Brian and I did a LOT of shopping.

APRIL

• I was addicted to a particular TV show.
• I focused a lot on Easter gift buying!

MAY

• My little boy became a big boy with a new bed (and room) and we ditched nappies during the daytime.
• I was SERIOUSLY craving hearty nutritious food!

JUNE

• 3 weeks early our family became 4, and we wouldn't have it any other way.
• I fell in love with the Ektorp armchair!  It's worth it's weight in gold.

JULY

• Kevin didn't change his leave from work so we enjoyed having him home this month.
• We took a trip to Victoria to introduce Simon to the family and we yet again found that our family LOVES overnight stays in motels.  We have a "dancing to the opening credits of MasterChef" video from that room.  It's pretty nuts and so very us!
• We made cupcakes.
• My Mum retired, yay Nanny!
• We had an awesome Thomas birthday party - yet to be posted about!

AUGUST

• After two babies of my very own, I finally attended my first ever baby shower and won a little too much chocolate.
• Brian really started to impress me with his drawings.

SEPTEMBER

• We attended a Yo Gabba Gabba concert at a local shopping centre.  My shy boy struggled but loved it, in the end.  Thank goodness for Nanny! 
• Someone turned 3 months old.

OCTOBER

• My little brother became a Dad.  So proud to have Natalie and Samuel in our family now.
• I realised just how special a screaming photo of my son was.

NOVEMBER

• We attended Brian's kindy orientation.  I was so excited for him to go, but as I write this I'm finding the last 23 days I have left at home with my little man are going WAY too quickly.
• I did my best to be prepared for December.
• My better half had his last exam EVER!
• I began the mammoth task of clearing the clutter out of our home, organising and tidying.  It feels good, but there is a long way to go.

DECEMBER

• I learnt that as you age, birthdays (your own) get much less exciting, not due to the people around you but due to the AGING factor!  I was so busy and not particularly excited that I didn't even know what day of the week my birthday fell on.
• I was so very busy.  Already planning my attack on Christmas for 2012.  
• Simon had his first visit to the city.
• I relived the joy of the Rocklea Markets on a rainy Christmas Eve morning.
• We had a lovely Christmas.  As much as I love the season it's so much about the kids and their excitement now.  3 year olds and Christmas are just meant to be.

Hope it was a good year for you too!  Best wishes for 2012 and thanks for sharing this year with me.