2012's Top 10

Here we go again...Every New Year's Eve Andrew and I ponder the previous year and come up with the Top 10 events for our family, the good the bad, the significant.  Here it is...2012!
1.  We moved!  It wasn't a very far move (down the street) but it was a big move from a rented condo into our own home.

2.  Not only did we move, we remodeled the house.  We stripped the ceilings, washed every surface, replaced all floors, completly gutted the kitchen even removing the sliding glass door and building a wall, painted all ceilings and walls, and there's still lots more to do but that was enough to move us in :)

3.  Andrew and I went through the certification process and became licensed foster parents. 
4.  We took our first placement in September, a 7 month old girl, and she's still with us.  Precious and wonderful, we're enjoying the time we have with her.

 

5.  One of those things you don't want to remember but it was a part of our year so here you go...Jill broke her arm falling off her shelf that she was trying to climb.  A broken arm did not slow this girl down, thankfully!

 

6.  And while we're listing negatives, Jocelyn had to call 911 after Jason fell out of a tree.  Fortunately, it was only a minor concussion but watching your child go pale and near faint is not something I ever want to repeat.

 

7.  Back to happy thoughts...We were given a kitten, the prettiest, most social kitten ever!

8.  Buying a house squashed any plans of traveling this year but we did manage to squeeze in a quick trip to northern California to visit our good friends and meet their newly adopted princess. It was a great weekend, we saw many sites, and had lots of fun!

9.  Our family had a membership to the Discovery Science Center for a second year.  This year had multiple extra special events perfect for our family - Dora the Explorer, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, and Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology. 

Jill loves Dora,

we all love Star Wars and celebrated Andrew's birthday there,

and we're studying Ancient History this year and got so much out of the Archaeology exhibit!

 

10.  The Long family came to visit us!  We loved spending time with them and reconnecting after too long apart.

All that's missing from this pic is Lindsay...but there will be lots of Lindsay in 2013 :)