2012...In Pictures

This year went by so fast, and yet some of these pictures seem so long ago. Lorelai looks like a baby in the early shots, and by the end, she looks like a full-fledged kid. She still had some firsts this year, and so did Chris and myself...

Lorelai developed a love for playing the backyard

Lorelai is obsessed with babies in 2012...fun fact - this picture was taken on our second anniversary. 02/06/12

Chris' Nana passed away, she is missed

She had her first Easter egg hunt, Phoebe helped

My Mom's side on Easter

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law announced they are expecting #4 :)

I finished priming and repainting the guest room...now Lorelai's new room

Our first family vacation to Estes Park, CO

We met up with Chris' extended family in Colorado Springs...which we had to leave early from due to wildfires near our hotel

I took on a lots of home projects

Lorelai's first bathing suit and pool experience

4th of July cake, made with my mom and sister...2012 was the year for pinterest for me

We had a couple battles with our sprinkler system...that are somewhat ongoing. Same goes for our garage door.

We found out we were expecting baby #2 

Finished making over the master bathroom

Chris' cousin, Ashton got married...this is Chris' Dad, brothers, and nieces and nephew(s) ;)

The newlyweds

I had some frustration with new neighbors, and their, well, lack of consideration

Celebrated Noni's birthday after their return from Hawaii

We had lots of play dates with little pals, like Miss Ava

Phoebe had some health struggles that involved eye ulcers. *ouch*

We found out our #2 is another girly ♥

Halloween, and her costume I made...the cape at least

Lorelai turned 2! She had a Sesame Street party with focus on Elmo, her favorite

She got her first bike for her birthday...and fell in love with it!

Lorelai moved out of her crib/toddler bed and into a big kid bed in her new room

Thanksgiving, Lorelai is in a "super picky eater" phase...she only had a roll for dinner, I packed snacks to make up for it

Chris changed jobs, and we are all excited about his new potential :)

Celebrated Christmas early with Noni and Gdad, for they were leaving to spend the holiday in the Cayman's.

Chris' cousin Christmas!

Christmas! Santa gave her a kitchen set, pink and retro

Lorelai's first true interaction with snow

Lorelai's first white Christmas :)

I may have missed some things due to an unintentional oversight, or due to a lack of picture, but I think this timeline is pretty informative. Though it has to be said, the biggest news of all is the fact that we all survived the "end of the world." ;) Happy last couple days of 2012! Looking forward to all the new things to come for 2013!

M.LEWIS