YEAR IN REVIEW and NEW NEWS (not in any particular order)

• Finished my first triathlon with some friends

• Finished my first half marathon with my sister-in-law Teisha, followed by a couple more with my sis.

• Gone camping/hiking/biking…etc.
• Realized I had the cutest dogs ever, but also realized that I don’t want them sleeping in my bedroom anymore (let alone on the bed with us). I was done breathing in their shedded hair all night long.

• Realized that I suck at softball and should only watch games from here on out.
• Rediscovered my love for drive-in movie theatres.
• Watched my hubby ACE his PhD qualifying exams
• Said goodbye to family that was moving across the country :(

• Celebrated our 5^th wedding anniversary
• Surprised Tim with a trip to see the Rockies play in Colorado
• Attended my cute surrogate g-pa’s funeral
• Hosted a small Thanksgiving dinner at my house and made the turkey

• Got released from Primary and put into YW’s (that was actually longer than a year ago, but we’ll keep it on the list nonetheless).

• Bought a new car—love it by the way
• Went to President Hinckley’s viewing
• Skied and skied until I was blue in the face (with family of course)

• Vacated without the hubby (visiting friends in Portland & Phoenix)

(this picture is actually in Utah, not Portland, but aren't we an attractive crew?)

• Took some fun vacations with the family (Hawaii)
• Continued to work at the best place ever- Utah Foster Care Foundation

• Learned how to sew better and actually make items I will use. :)
• Watched some of my good friends become moms.

• Watched my brother-in-law and sister-in-law become parents and realized that we too want that for ourselves….

• Discovered that we’re pregnant and expecting January 25^th

This is a horrible picture, because I don't have access to a scanner, but it was taken at my first doctor's appointment at 9 weeks. Our little bambino is now the size of a large peach (compared to this picture, he/she is the size of a grain of rice).

As my sister-in-law, Nikki says, we’re excited to meet baby Tuggus (our two dog’s names put together). We are currently about 14 weeks along and couldn’t be more thrilled about it all. We can’t believe how much we already love this little guy (assuming it’s a boy but we have yet to find out). :)