My favorite time of year has finally arrived! I can't think of another season that holds such strong memories and makes me feel sentimental like Christmas and New Years. The song "Auld Lang Syne" has always been a favorite of mine because I just love the sentiment of taking time to think about those in our past who, even though we don't see as much as we used to, are still treasures to us. So for those of you who fit into this category, this is what our life looked like in 2012 :-)
Our biggest blessing was the addition of little Megan to our family on March 5th. We found out we were expecting her during the summer of 2011. When you have one girl and you're expecting another, it's really hard to imagine what that new girl will be like. I kept thinking she would look like Chloe and have a similar personality. Well, I definitely got the first part wrong! While I think Chloe looks a lot like me when I was little with her green eyes and sandy brown hair, Megan looks just like her dad. She's got his big blue eyes and several other features of his. Their personalities are a bit more similar with both girls being pretty happy, good-natured, and low-key. I have noticed that Megan is very strong and fearless, though, which means I find her with new scrapes and bruises more often than I'd like. She started crawling at 7 months and now at 9 months is actively pulling herself up and into things. Walking cannot be too far away.
Chloe turned 2 in September and has grown into such a little girl this year. Her personality has just bloomed. She loves to read her books. Her language skills have really grown to where she speaks quite a bit and we can understand the vast majority of what she says. She's a singer and will break out in song just about any place. This year she has learned her ABC's, colors, and numbers. I love how she just soaks up everything and is constantly surprising us with words she knows. Chloe is also super loving and gives hugs and kisses to us all day. She especially loves her sister and I can assure you that the feeling is very mutual. I see these two getting into some trouble together in the coming years.
We have been so blessed with our two girls, home, jobs, and health. I hit a few bumps in the road with my health this year, but thankfully most of them were treatable and I'm resolving that 2013 will be a healthy year for all of us.
While life continues to have its challenges, we hope 2012 was a terrific year for every one of our family members and friends and wish you many blessings in 2013.
(Christmas photos below taken by Noel Kelley Photography)
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