2012 word of the year review

it's time to reflect on what 2012 brought
you may remember that instead of resolutions
i decided to pick a word of the year
my word was discover and boy did i discover a lot this year
as I read back through what i planned to discover
i had no idea just how things would turn out
i won't bore you with all that i discovered
but point out the highlights that really surprised me

discover what makes me happy - i decided i really do enjoy photography, took a class to learn how to photograph newborns

discover what i want to do with my life - little did i know i would get laid off which would force me to really explore this

this was a trying year but i'm still very excited to see what 2013 brings!

christmas

we spent christmas with my family this year
as i was working on our christmas cards
i realized we never take family photos
so i took one - or rather my mom did

i also attempted to get a cute picture of duke
he doesn't like hats...

and just cuz these are such cute pics...

so that's the quick on our christmas
how was yours?

under construction

we had a baby shower for some friends expecting
since they're having a boy we knew it had to be construction themed
everything had cute little names related to construction

and everyone constructed their own cupcakes

and we constructed a story about the birth

duke loved having all the laps to occupy

and then was the after party
where we enjoyed some wine, self-portriats

and constructing our own babies

thanksgiving

we headed to north carolina for thanksgiving to see sean's brother and his family
we always have such a great time when we're there
since it was fall the kids had a blast playing in the leaves

our nephew really liked playing ball with duke
boy can that dog jump - and has been doing that since he was a puppy

we also took in a museum

which also had a butterfly museum
i hadn't been to one in 15 years

there was even some hoops action
which was funny since sean and his brother are not really sports kinda guys

and just because this is a funny picture...