Good-Bye 2012!

2012, a year of change for our family.
We started out roaming across the state of Ohio, and said good-bye to our home on Drew Dr.  I will always feel sentimental about this home, although we outgrew it quickly {but really when you have three kids in just over three years, anything would get tight!}  It was our first home, and there was a lot of love in that house.  I brought home all of my babies to this house.  They took their first steps, ate their first foods and spoke their first words in this house.

 

Taken in January 2012, the last time I was at the house with the kids

Carter started off the year four years old.  He grew and learned, changed and yet, stayed the same sweet old soul.  There is no mistaking him for anything but a little boy when I walk into his bedroom and he is putting on his Batman cologne and listening to the radio.  Then he spends an inordinate amount of time in front of the bathroom mirror putting in hair gel.

 

 

Celebrating New Years 2012 with Meme and Grandpap Bob.  Cheers!

 

 

 

 Ava was two years old. She also grew and learned. I saw her grow into a little girl who loves pink and dolls. But yet spends most of her time building with legos, playing trains and cars and digging in the dirt.

 

Ava's Three Year Old Pictures

 

Dawson began 2012 as a brand new one year old. He learned to walk and talk and in this, his crazy, determined, energetic, fun-loving personality has emerged.

 

 

 

 

 

Wow.  I hardly recognize this shaggy little goober.

 

 

 

I must say I'm very happy to be getting out of the baby stage.  We attempted camping with the kids {twice!} this year.  While I would have never done this even last year, we enjoyed ourselves with our almost two year, three year and five year olds.  Dawson only made me regret it for about eight hours one night!  We are even attempting outings during nap time on occasion! 

 

2012 brought us to a new home, new friends and new experiences.  This move has been a wonderful experience for our family, and I must say I'm so in love with our new home. 

 

So good-bye 2012 and Hello 2013!  I'm sure with these three running around its bound to be full of excitment!