2013!

2012 was hard.  

We had a miscarriage and that was hard.

R tore his ACL and other knee parts...had to heal...then have surgery.  

Crutches were hard.

All.Hard.
R was at a career crossroads.
That.was.Haaarrddd.

Few other not as monumental things still felt hard.

Yet when I reflect back on 2012 I feel the most growth within my personal self/life!

The hard things of 2012 taught me the most about myself and the things I stand for and believe in.

I'm grateful for 2012 and the hard things it brought.

I am a better person because of it!

I'm content going into 2013.

2013 is going to be a good year...I feel it in my bones!

Our family will make life decisions this year.

Decisions are hard.

I'm at the best place within myself that I've ever been especially to make hard decisions.

Cheers to 2013!

It's going to be GOOD!

a boy and his guitar...

step 1:  lay head on guitar in frustration of having to practice guitar for 20 minutes a day.  (I do sympathize however...I remember those grueling 20 minutes of practicing my flute..which I was never even good at.)

step 2:  attempt to cry b/c of said frustration.

step 3:  grab strings really hard still b/c of said frustration.

 

step 4:  surrender and strum the most beautiful Oh Christmas Tree this mama has ever heard.

 

**Repeat 7 days a week.** 

Day 4...Parents

Happy 50th Birthday Papa John!!!

***Not Pictured...Nana Youngblood...Happy Birthday to her too!***

I'm up for the challenge!!

Hellooooo beautiful people!!!  FYI..I tell my children that everyday...they must grow up knowing just how beautiful they are...I.must.instill.  Anywho...I'm taking on a 30 day Thankful challenge!  Which means...yep I'm gonna blog for 30 straight days!  Gosh...I think I can I think I can!  Here we go...there's a photo theme each day....I'll scribe the theme in the heading...k?  You'll love...b/c I'm downright obsessed with my camera and it's taking me to super new levels!  :)  I'm pretty sure I'm suppose to choose A pic...but I couldn't leave any behind....today you get 5!  My muse is a good sport...I'm trying not to overuse him but we hang together all day and I just can't help myself!!

Day 1:  Nature!

Randomness

 Grocery Shopping around here looks like this. 

A day of planning and another day of shopping!

Is it weird that I love to grocery shop!??

If you had a helper as cute as this one you would too!

Pic of the day.

This is how we make our Christmas List...

...the Mom secretly takes pics of everything they are fascinated with!

How about you?

Well hello there.

Let's recap Summer and get ourselves all caught up here...that's how I roll these days...

We did our fair share of train riding...

More than fair share of swimming...Goodbye pool bag...I won't miss you.

 We staycationed this year!

R and I had our fair share of staycationing as well! 

 

And lots of silly fun memories in between!

 OH wait and a kid swap with our slicebreads!

and...That's a wrap folks!

Let's play...What's on the ol camera phone?

(Birthday Dinner #1 of May...Randy's)

It's our craaaazy month of May and we've coasted through the majority of it flawlessly....er perhaps I shouldn't have said that we still have one more birthday to go!   

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 I love this pic of 2/3 of my kiddos coloring with their tongues in the exact same spots.  

**I'm sad this pic is so blurry**

Happy mothers day!

Hope yours was as fabulous and relaxing as mine!

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I get a text from Rylan's teacher mid-day Friday...

 

**She's the white...I'm the green**

I freaking love her!!!

P.S.  Think of us tomorrow....include us in your prayers...Randy has surgery first thing in the morning to repair his ACL. 

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I love nothing more than hanging with this guy all day!

Well of course I'd rather be hanging with all 3 of them! 

Soon enough.

Summers a knockin!
BTW....the majority of days I never change out of my workout clothes.
Just thought you should know that.
In case you see me and I'm wearing them know I worked out and never felt it necessary to change.  I'll do that when I take a bath and go to bed. 
Prioritizing here people.
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Oh one more thing...I'm on a roll wouldn't you say? 

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Lemonade.  

Tastes like summer is on our heels!

Try this delish recipe...

http://www.theidearoom.net/2012/03/homemade-lemonade-recipe.html

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Oh Mondays.  Your work awaits.

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"Tea" after church.

Arighty...

On to more positive, upper type of things!  

I found myself absorbed in my blog a few nights ago reminiscing the past.  (Man I use to be a much better blogger)...however my most fav thing were the pics...esp the pic a days! 

Shall we try it again?  

I think so.

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Here's what I found on my camera tonight...

 It's pretty much impossible to take a pic of 3 cooperating children.

 This girl loves babes...Just like her mama!

 Accessorizing.

 More accessorizing.

 Refueling afterschool....green smoothie and mangos!!

 What 3 hours at the park will do to you.

 A fav of mine!

 My convo with Rowan's teacher....during brief thunderstorms.

 A Venti green smoothie....I've perfected those bad boys...it's my cup of joe!

Still running home from mailbox...while I drive closely by.