Friday, December 30, 2011

2011 Recap

Truth be told, I started this post on December 30th. It's now January 16th and a bit late for a 2011 recap. I hate to let all the work on this post go to waste, so here goes...2011 remembered:

January


  • Pretty much consisted of school work, lesson planning, crafting and baking.
  • Shawn celebrated his 33rd birthday.
February
  • Chinese New Year festival
  • Found out we were having a boy :)
  • Maternity clothes shopping and baby room planning.
March


  • New windows in the house
  • Registering for baby stuff
  • Contemplating baby names
  • Grad school projects
April


  • Decided on the name Aiden Matthew
  • My baby shower
  • Hanging with Jessie and Nicole
  • Citrus and berry obsession
May


  • School baby shower
  • End of school year
  • Maternity Photo Shoot

June


  • Shawn and I spent our 5th wedding anniversary in Sedona.
  • Our niece Camryn was born (on our anniversary).
  • Finished my classes and got my regular teaching certificate.

July


  • Aiden made his debut and changed our world completely.
  • Baby, baby, baby 24-7 and loving it.

August


  • Aiden's first vacation to Greer, AZ.
  • Jessie and Eloise visit and meet Aiden
  • I completed my M. Ed.
September


  • More baby, baby, baby and lots of little outings to visit people, shop and lunch

October



  • I celebrated my 34th birthday.
  • I went back to work after maternity leave.
  • Pumpkin patch and Aiden's first Halloween.
November


  • Aiden's first airplane trip to spend thanksgiving in Chicago with Shawn's family.

December


  • Aiden visits Santa Claus
  • Aiden's first Christmas
2011 was a big year around here. Here's hoping 2012 brings us more great things.

5 comments:

Michelle January 16, 2012 at 9:51 PM  

Love the recap....you had such a wonderfully
transformational year in so many ways....2011 will definetly be a year of happy memories for you!

Nicole January 16, 2012 at 10:56 PM  

Yay! What a whirlwind of a year. I bet pre-Aiden times seem like a lifetime ago. Here's to a very joyful 2012 =)

justem January 17, 2012 at 4:29 PM  

He is such a cutie! And he looks so much like you!! Especially in that last photo! :)

Keshet January 17, 2012 at 7:41 PM  

He is so cute:) Wishing you a happy 2012!

Andrea @ Knitty Bitties January 30, 2012 at 3:52 PM  

Well it doesn't get much better than that does it? Growing a baby and becoming a mother?!? 2012 would be hard to top ... except Aidan is just going to be even more fun and an even bigger part of your heart!!

P.S. Love the maternity photos ... why didn't we get to see more from that shoot?!?! :D

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