2011 in Pictures

We started out 2011 with a trip to the happiest place on earth.  Here I am with both of the kids on Main Street USA! (February 14, 2011)

Here's Matthew at the beginning of 2011, one of his favorite things to do this year has been going to McDonald's and playing on their indoor playground!(February 2011)

Here's Lilly at the beginning of 2011.  She has changed so much!(February 2011)

Matthew jumped at every chance he had to play outside!!  Here he is in his "hideout"!(March 2011)

Here is Lilly when she started feeding herself! (March 2011)

Matthew chilling on a road trip to visit Rick's mom!(April 2011)

Easter 2011

We have struggled all year with potty training!  Here Matthew is entertaining Lilly while on the potty!(May 2011)

Our only beach trip this past year. (May 2011)

Still potty training...(Matthew loves books!!!)May 2011

Lilly is full of personality!!! (May 2011) 

Matthew learned how to play hide'and'seek and this was his go to hiding place!(May 2011)

Matthew turned 3 on June 18th!(June 2011)

Random picture of Lilly after her bath!  Look at those teeth!(July 2011)

Monkey see monkey do...this is typical in our house Lilly sees Matthew do something and she has to do it too. (August 2011)

Matthew was watching rick play call go duty and decided he needed a gun.(August 2011)

We took another trip to Disneyland in September!(September 2011)

Lilly turned one on September 12.  She started walking about a month before her birthday and we pierced her ears a week before her birthday! (September 2011)

We went to the park a lot this past year!! (summer/fall 2011)

We took Sam to the dog park a lot too!

We went to the Kern County Fair with our church play group! (September 2011)

We went to Murray Family Farms for their Oktoberfest! (October 2011)

Matthew was Peter Pan for Halloween. (October 2011)

Lilly was Tinker Bell for Halloween! (October 2011)

Matthew learned how to ride his bike. (November 2011)

Lilly developed an extremely sassy personality this year! (November 2011)

Lilly has become such a Daddy's girl this year! (December 2011)

We went to look at Christmas lights with the Family!(December 2011)

Merrie has a boyfriend (December 2011)

One of Lilly's many temper tantrums! (December 2011)

Rick deep fried our first turkey! (December 2011)

~THEN AND NOW~

Matthew February 2011(then)

                                                                              and
                                                          Matthew December 2011(Now)

Matthew has grown so much this year!  We still struggle sometimes with certain parts of the "potty training" but he's basically got it.  He is a very sweet and fun loving boy!  But he IS all BOY!!

Lilly February 2011(then)

and

Lilly December 2011(now)

Lilly has changed sooo much!!  She was a sweet little baby at the beginning of the year now she is a super sassy little girl, but she is still as sweet as can be! (Lilly's goal for the new year is to grow some hair!)

This year has definitely had it's ups and downs, but the highs and lows have made us stronger and we are ending the year on a high note!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!