See you Later 2011!

At the beginning of 2011 we came up with a family theme of "Look Not Behind Thee."  I feel like we did a pretty decent job of this and of really enjoying where we were right then in each moment.  We took lots of opportunities to make memories together which is what it's really about.  The year was incredible, actually.  In so many ways.  Here are some of the memories we won't soon forget:

January

Grayson turned 3!

Grayson relinquished the binky {a BIG deal for us}

McCall trip with Belvilles & Zabels

Taylor started watching the boys two days a week

Lots of sickness

February

Visit from Kylee & Greg

Valentine's Day

Found mold in our kitchen-small 2 week remodel

More sickness

Baby Wren was born

March

Karli turned 28!

Beckham turned 1!

Bex started walking!

Beckham's first haircut

Tom, Becca & kids over for dinner {last time we'd see Tom on this earth}

Visit with Connie

Met my business goal of Executive Director & qualified for the AZ trip

Tom passed away

April

Spa day with Amber

Grayson got glasses

General Conference

Work with Julie on slideshow for Tom's funeral

Tom's funeral

Lots of time with Becca & kids

Grayson potty trained fabulously 

Easter

May

Mother's Day

Zac took business trip to Denver

Saw Wicked with Mom Peterson dddin Boise

Me & the boys trip to Utah with Grami to see Miner's & Nielsen's

Launched my Health Confessions site

Gray's 1st trip to the dentist {went great}

June

Father's Day

Gray's 2nd trip to the Dentist {not quite so great}

Karli gave up caffeine forever

Karli's 10 year class reunion {such a blast!}

Visit with Brad & Austie 

July

Summer

Discovered my cherry tree

Trip to McCall with Peterson's for the 4th

Nielsen's visit

Zac & Karli's trip to Florida

Zac got his bimmer

August

Stake Conference

Michael Buble concert

Trip to McCall with Cleaver's

Bex first stitches scare

Ran my first ever 10k with friends

September

Gray starts Preschool {and LOVES it}

Discovered Pinterest {and fell in love}

Karli's trip to Seattle to see Stephanie {& first time in IKEA!}

Found out Amber was moving to Seattle

Zac's business trip to Las Vegas {& seeing Reid & Laura}

October

General Conference

Zac introduced the boys to Star Wars {very monumental}

Family Vacation to the Coast for 9 days

Zac & I celebrated 8 years of marriage with an incredibly sweet gift from Matt & Jen 

{a night to ourselves} and T&T for babysitting

Halloween

November

Trip to Twin Falls for Morgan's endownment + Morgan & Brian's wedding

Trans Siberian Orchestra concert with Peterson's

Thanksgiving with both families

First black Friday shopping experience

December

McCall trip with Peterson's

Giving Christmas away

Christmas celebrations with both families

Much time with family

Much time with friends

Zac turned 34!

Books Read During 2011 {far less than usual-lots less reading time}

Insatiable {Meg Cabot}

The Secret (1) {Beverly Lewis} 

The Missing (2) {Beverly Lewis}

The Telling (3) {Beverly Lewis}

 *Her Mother's Hope (1) {Francine Rivers}

 *Her Daughter's Dream (2) {Francine Rivers}

Summer at Tiffany's {Marjorie Hart} 

 Waiting for Normal {Leslie Connor}

Heart of the Matter {Emily Giffin}

*Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie {David Lubar} 

Two Way Street {Lauren Barnholdt}

*Water for Elephants {Sara Gruen}

The Men I Didn't Marry {Janice Kaplan & Lynn Schnurnberger}

The Replacement {Brenna Yovanoff}

Fly Away Home {Jennifer Weiner}

*What Happened to Goodbye {Sarah Dessen}

*Pretty in Plaid {Jen Lancaster}

*Sarah's Key {Tatiana de Rosnya}

Here We Go {Jen Strassner-ebook}

*The Help {Kathryn Stockett}

And God Created the Au Pair {Benedicte Newland}

*The Undaunted {Gerald Lund}