Yes, our little girl is almost a year old!! Crazy!!
It has been the best year ever and we have a lot to catch people up on, so here goes..
September
We started September with Jacob getting a promotion at work, making more money is always good when you have more mouths to feed.
I also went back to school for fall semester, an it was an adjustment to trade off on working and being with the baby, but we eventually made it through the semester.
October
We finally got into the rhythm of trading off taking care of Annie, and we got a quick vacation home for our friends, Clint and Jen, wedding. When we got there we were able to celebrate my 20th birthday and allow everyone to enjoy our happy little girl. At the wedding, she was passed around to dozens of people, and I had to ask to hold her, but she was wonderful and smiled for just about everyone who held her.
Jacob had to work on Halloween this year so Annie and I went out to meet some other families from the ward, but we were able to go to a work Halloween party and dress up together for that.
November
It was our first Thanksgiving away from home and we celebrated with some friends from the ward. We made our own turkey and we didn't burn the hose down. The next day, while just doing some casual shopping at Walmart, we ended up buying me a sewing machine due to an awesome Black Friday deal. My early Christmas present has been put to good use.
December (longest month so far)
December meant finals for me before I could even think of Christmas, and weddings and vacation. I made it through finals, made my first tiered cake, and somehow passed all my classes, even brought my GPA up slightly. After school let out, we immediately left for the Oakland area for my friend's Courtney, wedding that I was in, and when that adventure was done, we drove down to Corona for Christmas with our families.
Christmas was completely different with a grandbaby and she got more presents than everyone combined this year. She got spoiled in many ways. She was always loved on and there was never a need for more people to cuddle/play with her.
After Christmas we were in full wedding mode getting ready for my sister's wedding. Annie was the cutest part of the whole day, (at least to me) and despite the running around, it was such a beautiful day.
January
Jacob left immediately after the wedding and spent New Years Eve driving back up to Rexburg so that he could get back to work. Annie and I were able to stay a little longer in California so that we could spend more time with friends and family before having to go back to brave the winter away from all of them.
When we got home, I began to settle into my new routine of full time stay at home mom, and Jacob started to adjust of going to school and working at the same time. I am thoroughly enjoying my time home with Annie and I am so glad that I have the opportunity to be with her constantly at this time in her life.
Christmas was completely different with a grandbaby and she got more presents than everyone combined this year. She got spoiled in many ways. She was always loved on and there was never a need for more people to cuddle/play with her.
After Christmas we were in full wedding mode getting ready for my sister's wedding. Annie was the cutest part of the whole day, (at least to me) and despite the running around, it was such a beautiful day.
January
Jacob left immediately after the wedding and spent New Years Eve driving back up to Rexburg so that he could get back to work. Annie and I were able to stay a little longer in California so that we could spend more time with friends and family before having to go back to brave the winter away from all of them.
When we got home, I began to settle into my new routine of full time stay at home mom, and Jacob started to adjust of going to school and working at the same time. I am thoroughly enjoying my time home with Annie and I am so glad that I have the opportunity to be with her constantly at this time in her life.
