Another year--has it only been a year? 2012 was full of hardships and triumphs and it's a year that I will likely NEVER forget. Here are the hightlights.
JANUARY
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| Utah! Time with my sweet Caroline! |
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| Twin reunion! |
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| Maeve with her cousins. |
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| Sledding in slushy snow! |
FEBRUARY
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| Exploring nature centers in freakishly warm weather. |
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| Baby Maeve--she's a highlight every month. |
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| Happy boys in short sleeves. |
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| Maeve's blue eyes. |
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| Asher's cat chalk drawings. |
MARCH
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| Museum trips. |
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| Hubs. |
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| St. Patricks Day in Old Town. |
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| Grandma! |
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| Chevron cutes. |
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| More nice weather. |
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| Hiking with Grandma. |
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| Cherry blossoms at Meadowlark Gardens with friends. |
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| The many faces of Maeve. |
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| A visit from Brian and Kgordee! |
APRIL
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| Easter cuteness. |
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| Azaleas. |
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| The bounce pillow at Great Country Farms. |
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| Camping at Bull Run. |
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| Suprasensorial at the Hirshhorn. |
MAY
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| The trilium hike! |
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| One of my favorite days of the year. |
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| Strawberry picking! |
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| Butterflys at Brookside Gardens. |
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| Huntley Meadows with just the boys. |
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| The Biltmore! |
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| Cyrus McCormick Farm. |
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| Ai Wei Wei. |
JUNE
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| National Colonial Farm. |
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| Soren's family portrait at the MLK memorial. |
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| Pick your own lavendar farm. |
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| Playing in the hot, hot heat. Asher spent most of the year in only BYU cat shirts. |
JULY
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| Jamie as the parade marshall for the first ever Quaker Hill 4th of July Parade! |
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| Fireworks with the Parks. |
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| Riding the big swings with my boys at Dutch Wonderland. |
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| We canceled and rescheduled this trip several times due to the excessive heat of the summer. |
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| Maeve's first ride! |
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| Tradition. |
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| Diebenkorn at the Corcoran. |
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| Wednesdays with Jocelyn. |
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| Lilypons Garden with the Blacks. |
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| Lake swimming. |
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| Art camp! |
AUGUST
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| Maeve and Grant. |
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| Jamie's back. He suffered crippling pain and it was agonizing to watch helplessly. |
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| Asher grew a new passion for skeletons and all things Halloween. |
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| Longwood with Grandma! |
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| Terrain. |
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| The whimsical Chanticleer Garden. |
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| Old Town with Grandma. |
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| Jones Point Park and Alexandria's light house. |
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| Shenandoah Valley Museum. |
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| Picking honeycrisp apples at Stribling Orchard. |
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| Maeve's first playdate with her bestie Millie. |
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| Our skyped babyshower with Caroline! |
SEPTEMBER
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| The BEACH!!! |
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| A rainy day at the beach. |
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| Soren dropped his birthday toy in the Potomac. |
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| Asher and Soren started preschool on their 5th birthday! |
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| Asher and Soren's fox/skeleton birthday party. |
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| Oatlands! |
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| Dumbarton Oaks, finally. |
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| This guy. A few priesthood blessings and an epidural shot healed his back. This miracle is the most tender and beautiful of all experiences this year. |
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| Jamie's farewell party. |
OCTOBER
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| I took the kids to bristol the day after Jamie left. We stopped by the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA. |
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| Wyatt! |
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| Fall. |
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| Pumpkin patch. |
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| Corn maze. |
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| Longwood! |
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| My four hour trip to the Smithsonian. More Ai Wei Wei. |
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| The pumpkin patch at Hollins Farm. |
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| Sky Meadows State Park with friends. |
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| The Virginia countryside. |
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| The fox, skeleton and cheerleader on Halloween. |
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| Gig's first Halloween! |
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| Asher and Soren's first Halloween party. |
NOVEMBER
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| Maeve turned 2! |
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| Maeve's birthday trip to the zoo with Millie. |
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| Brookside Gardens with Grandma. |
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| Richmond with Grandma. |
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| Biltmore with cousins. |
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| Picking a Christmas tree at Hank's farm. |
DECEMBER
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| New York City!!! |
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| Christmas lights at Meadowlark Gardens. |
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| Christmas at the Botanic Garden. |
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| Torturing Maeve at Santa's workshop. |
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| Christmas cuteness. |
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| Jamie coming home on Christmas Eve and having the sweetest Christmas and holiday ever. This year we have been challenged and tested but mostly blessed and loved. I look back on the year with fondness and wonder. Our family had a defining moment with Jamie's back being healed and as we move forward and time passes, I hope it is always a salient part of our lives and history. We look forward to 2013 with hope and thanksgiving. Happy New Year! |
