Out for a Walk

It was warm and sunny Friday so Mabel and I headed out for a walk around the neighborhood. I am glad we did because this week it has been FREEZING. Mabel was happy as a clam eating puffs and checking out the scenery.

Sad Pumpkins...

that never got carved. and it's January.
better luck next year.

One year ago...

One year ago Nate and I started a 12 week birth class where we prepared to become parents and made some awesome friends along the way.

April 15, 2011
Nearing the End of Birth Classes
All of us ready to pop except for Jana since Bennett decided to come 5 weeks early!
Read the crazy store here.

(Liz is missing from this picture...Emerson was born May 5th.)


July 4, 2011
Sugarhouse Arts Festival






July 10, 2011
Our First Official Reunion




I also wanted to make a note that several of us would meet each Wednesday at a new parents support group called Mommy and Me, from 10am-Noon at LDS Hospital. I looked forward to those Wednesdays so much! They helped me through some really rough weeks.
(I'm sad that I never brought my camera.)



October 22, 2011
Our 2nd Reunion










December 7, 2011
Play Date










January 12, 2011
Play Date


the kiddos:






I am so thankful for this group of people!
For the support, the advice, the laughs (oh the laughs!),
and the opportunity to watch these cute kids grow up.

Mirror

lately mabel loves to look at herself in the mirror.

it's pretty darn cute.

she also has started whining like a puppy when she is unhappy.
not so cute.

Ringing in 2012!

Nate and I met 12 years ago on New Year's Eve and we celebrated this anniversary with a much needed couple's massage! Grandma Sherrill and Grandpa Kraig were in town and they offered to watch Mabel. So off we went, BOTH of us in the front seats (first time in months) with an empty car seat in the back which felt really odd.

Nate's parents come over and we ordered Zupa's to go since we couldn't pry the guys away from the game and Mabel was due for a nap.

grandparent sandwich

playing endless rounds of bananagram

later we shared santa monica calzones and yogurtland

Around 9pm the Tews had to leave to go to a young single adult activity (Rick is the Bishop), and the rest of us settled down on the couch to see what was happening in Times Square. Well, that was a bad idea because the couch made us all really sleeeeepy. I went to bed around 10:30pm and at midnight Nate came in to give me a kiss. They told me that Dick Clark is still counting down the new year...he must be tired.

For our first meal of 2012 my mom made us Aebleskivers!

They are a traditional Danish pancake and even though
we aren't Danish we still enjoyed these little gems.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
2012