twenty.thirteen: looking back.

2013 was a different sort of year.

It was a year of changing and stretching, readjusting and redefining.

It was a year of growing up and letting go.

It was hard year. It was an unexpected year.

It was a good year.

I've always been a memory-keeping, record-writing, photo-capturing sort of girl. This yearly blog post is one of the ways I like to remember, reflect,
and say good-bye to another year. 

January

Something new: Project 52.

We made a fresh set of memories in a familiar place.

I chose my one word (or perhaps more accurately, it chose me).

We wrapped up our mudroom and basement projects.

We ran out of eggs.

February

We became acquainted with Brene.

We set out to potty train #3.

We narrowly survived a very snowy, very grey sort of winter.

I finished the 30-Day Green Smoothie Challenge.

March

We joined Jori's Fight Club.

Dylan fell in love with card collecting.

I discovered Downton.
Bunko is back!

April

We walked for water.

Mady strode through her first bike race.

We assembled a basketball hoop.
Ella was featured in her first art show.

May

Our garage sale went viral.

We welcomed baby Jensen to the fam!

Matt started his new position as used car manager at Grand.
I fell in love with Teavana.

June

We tried to figure out how to survive summer.

Ella finished up another year of 'nastics.

We became a bunch of bike riding fools.
I cleaned out the pantry.
We enjoyed Nana and Papa's new neighborhood pool.

July

We welcomed Mason James.

We channeled our inner Shauna.

The kids completed swimming lessons (including Mady!)

We rode a camel.

August

We ventured back up the North Woods.

I completed Year 3 of my picture-a-day project.

My dear friends ran into Year 34 alongside me.

Ella learned to text.

We got away from it all during Cottage Week '13.

September

Dylan played his first season of football.

Ella cheered her first game.

Mady started preschool!

I co-chaired my first school committee.

October

Ella shopped her way through her first Birch Run weekend.

We welcomed our third new baby cousin this year, Evelyn Lynae.

Dylan and Ella finished their first Turkey Trot.
We got close enough to see Needtobreathe's socks.

November

We cheered on our Spartans towards a Rose Bowl berth.

We celebrated nine, seven, and four.

Ella got her ears pierced!

We hosted our first 'friend' birthday party.

December

My boys started their first basketball season together.

We continued to work it out.
We celebrated a healthy holiday season.

We said farewell to 2013!