1.04.2013

December Highlights

My blogging has gone to shambles. Even though my life is far more exciting with a child in tow, I feel far less inclined to document our happenings since his arrival. Why is that?

Alas, it's a new year, and like the rest of the world making resolutions that will never be kept, I'm vowing to become a better blogger, if for nothing more than for myself.

Like the rest of 2012, December flew by faster than I would have liked. Half of it was spent in Utah with family, and like any good vacation, they always come to an end far to quickly. Although, I'm sure my parents were ready to have a house back to themselves for awhile, sleepless nights, thanks to certain grandchildren, are exhausting.

The first half of December was spent getting our house semi-ready to sell.

The second half consisted of:

Bath time with cousins...

Discovering what the hype with Scheels is all about... 


Being entertained by more cousins...

Eating Cafe Rio multiple days in a row...

Watching my parents play dress-up with their primary class (adorable), and wondering how these kids I don't know got my dad to dress up, when I'm pretty sure he'd never have done that with his own children years ago...

PJ discovering the nasty white stuff falling from the sky...

Enjoyed authentic Mexican food at our neighbors on Christmas Eve, one of my all time favorite traditions. Forget that I was throwing up the night before with a stomach bug, I had been looking forward to this meal all year...

After two years of spending Christmas with the in-laws, finally getting to spend Christmas morning with my family...

Free baby sisters, means date night for us. So there are perks of living near family...


 An exhausting road trip to Idaho to visit Grandma/Great grandma Benson...

And one late night plane ride back home to Oklahoma, for a few more months, before we pack up our lives and head to a new adventure that awaits us...

It was a good month, er, good year. Bring on a new year and all of the new adventures that are in store for 2013.

4 comments:

Lorena said...

Aw, those pictures made me miss all of you! We missed out. That tub needed just a couple more kids in it!
PJ is adorable, I can see why you just can't get enough of him.

AJ Candrian said...

I miss you guys. So. Much. I love that little boy of yours. Those tub pics are adorable. One day James is going to hate you for posting that first one. :)

Cynthia Lovell said...

LOVE the pictures!!! Grandma Benson said he was just so PLEASANT and HAPPY!!! He's DARLING!!! Wish we could just hold him and give him Hugs & Kisses!!!

Cynthia Lovell said...

I thought I was writing on a different section. Anyway LOVE the tub pictures!!! They are so CUTE!! LOVED ALL your Holiday pictures. Looks like you had a Great time in Utah!!!