2012 in Review

What a great year!!  I am still in shock that one whole year has already passed by, and our sweet little girls are a year older.  It seems like when you are young it takes forever for the holidays and Christmas to come, but as an adult you blink, and they're here; then you blink again, and they're gone.  I wish I could find the pause button so I can slow things down a bit, and hold on to my babies little while longer. :)

Simply said, 2012 has been wonderful.  And while I am sad to see it end, I am so excited to see what the new year has in store for our family.

January
- We welcomed Megan Amelia to our little family!!!  Amy is a great big sister, and helps take care of Meggie.
- The rest of January is pretty much a blur...a sleepless, and spit-up covered blur. :)

February
- Mommy turned 28.  Amy, the resident decorator, helped make a birthday cake and decorate.
- The house slowly started getting used to the new "normal" that is having two little kids.  We started venturing outside, and Amy really got into her art (new ways to color and use glue).
- Meggie smiles.

March
- Our blog hit 500 posts!!!  It was a very big day for me. :)
- Amy got a wonderful present from daddy; a new play house for her backyard!!
- Spring arrives, and Amy starts having picnic lunches outside.
- Amy and mommy grow seeds in the house to practice for our big garden.
- Meg moves to sitting in the highchair.
- Mommy goes to a big Utah job fair.

April
- Our seeds start sprouting.
- Easter fun in the house (broccoli hidden in plastic eggs...so much fun).
- Lots of home improvement projects (kitchen back-splash, new counter tops).

May
- Amy and I break ground on our backyard garden!!  We are both very excited.
- Aunt Kelly and Eric come to visit us!!!  We love, love, love them, and are so happy to spend time with them.
- While Kelly and Eric are here we visit Salt Lake City, Park City, and go to Lagoon.
- Jeramie buys me the best gift ever...a brand new mini-van!!!  Super safe with tons of room.  The girls and I love our sweet new ride.

June
- Garden stuff starts growing!!!
- We head to Park City as a family to attend the Children's Fair.  So much fun!!
- Jeramie and I celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary.  Love my guy!!
- Amy starts her first round of swimming lessons.  We are so proud of our little mermaid. :)
- Amy participates in the nation wide "World's Biggest Swim Lesson."
- Daddy's 34th birthday!!  More decorations, more cake. :)
- Mommy gets hired to teach 1st grade at Mountain View Elementary School in Layton!!!!

July
- Round 2 of Amy's swim lessons.
- Excellent 4th of July parade and festivities around North Ogden.
- Uncle Seth, Aunt Ashley, Emily and Melanie come to visit!!!  We are so happy they are here!!!
- Meggie turns 6 months old!  Growing and changing too fast.
- THANK THE LORD!!!!  AMY IS FINALLY POTTY TRAINED!!!!
- I learn how to change a flat tire...not the best way to spend an afternoon.
- Mommy starts setting up her new classroom.
- We head to Bear Lake for a fun day at the lake.  We eat ice cream...lots and lots of ice cream. :)
- Amy May turns 3 years old!!  We celebrate the entire day with Kangaroo Zoo, lunch at Chick-Fil-A (or Chick-A-Lay if you are Amy), and a party with ska-betti (spaghetti) and pink cupcakes at home.

August
- Jerm has time off of work.  He hikes Bald Mountain, and goes to Wendover, and we take family trips to Mirror Lake, the Provo Falls, and Thanksgiving Point.
- Meg starts taking a bottle and stops nursing in protest.
- The girls start daycare as we all get ready to transition back into a work and school routine.
- Meg is crawling now.

September
- North Ogden gets hail.  Amy thinks its snow, and gets very excited.
- Meg starts feeding herself and holding her own bottle.
- School is in full swing for me and the girls.

October
- Meg starts pulling herself up to furniture.
- The girls and I continue the tradition, and go to the pumpkin patch while daddy is in Oxford, Mississippi for an Aggie game.
- Amy gets her first haircut!!
- It snows.
- Halloween is a lot of fun this year.  Amy is Cinderella and Megan is a zebra.  Amy got to pick out Meg's costume.  She did a great job.

November
- Jeramie has to go to New York for work after Hurricane Sandy hits.  He is gone about nine days, and we miss him a lot.
- Meggie is super close to walking, and is taking a few brave steps here and there.
- Another perfect Thanksgiving made by Jeramie.
- Old blog goes defunct.  Mommy turns it into a book, and starts a new blog.

December
- Holiday festivities start around the house; decorating, Christmas songs, Christmas movies, etc.  Luckily, Amy loves Christmas as much as I do.
- Butters (our Elf on a Shelf) returns.  Be good Amy!! :)
- Meggie starts walking full time.
- The Chatfield family enjoys a wonderful Christmas together.

Wow!  After writing all of that, I am honestly kind of surprised.  I had no idea we did so much...and those were just the highlights.  It's funny to think that I went from not working to working, and we added a whole new human to the group.

 Above all, I love our family, and am so thankful for all that we have and get to do.  I am a very lucky mama.

The Chatfield Family wishes you and your family a wonderful, safe, healthy, and happy new year!!!