2012 Year In Review

Good Riddance 2012

I will go on record by saying that 2012 (as a whole) was rather unkind. I am more than happy to turn the calendar page to a new year. Hello 2013! 

Obviously not all was doom-and-gloom, we did welcome Ryan into the world. My little boy! That now evens our house to 2 girls and 2 boys. 

Here are a few of the good and not-so-good...*Trust me, I get that most of the items on the Not-So-Good list are petty and trivial - but worth noting. 

Good

• Ryan is born!
• Baptism 
• First year at Ruttger's
• Does not like the plug (very good news)
• Learning to sit up, eat mush, and first teeth
• Laura 
• Learns to write her name
• Laura-isms (head fore, wash disher, brush hair, importment)
• Goes to swimming lessons - got better towards the end...sort of.
• Doesn't cry at daycare drop off anymore
• Dumps Dora for PRINCESS admiration (Rapunzel) 
• Loving Mom and both kids - enjoy watching them learn and grow
• Hello Toyota Sienna!
• Finished a lot of house projects (painting, recarpeting, sodding backyard, chopping tree roots, staining deck, and resurfacing the driveway)
• Had family pictures taken and hung them on the wall
• Someone we know shared some very exciting news!
• Papa George and Grandma Nells moves into new house
• Mom successfully finished first year at new school and new grade
• New living room flat screen TV
• Golfing really well

Not-So-Good

• Health? Umm, not much to brag about here...
• Mom on bedrest, out of work
• Ryan's early arrival and two-week NICU stay 
• Ryan's head deformation issues
• Great-grandpa Teig's health
• Gama Barb foot
• Uncle Scott W.'s Appendix
• Appliance Breakdowns 
• water heater
• garbage disposal
• sump pump
• oven
• coffee maker
• Storms and Destruction
• Storm knocks over tree in front yard
• Storm floods the basement - replaced with new carpet
• Retired the Civic. Goodbye BAB/GUA!
• Papa George and Grandma Nells sells their house
• Poor Stock Investment choices :(

With all that said, we are still alive and very happy...and that's what counts, right!?!