Katt-a-blog: Top 50 Things of 2012

I do like reflecting on the year and coming up with the top 50 things (good/some not so good) that has happened with our family in 2012. We wish everyone (all 4 of you who read this blog, ha!) a HAPPY NEW YEAR and a wonderful 2013...here we go:

Jacob hitting two triples in a playoff game.
Jacob finishing Kindergarten (me crying at his graduation) and starting 1^st grade.
Watching Jacob’s reading improve and love for math develop over the past year.
Jacob’s crazy 6^th birthday party with 2,000-water –balloon-fight at the house.
Watching Jacob play baseball, soccer and basketball.
Jacob getting to go on his cub scouts camping trip with Brian…and dancing like a crazy man in front of everyone.
Jacob going to and having his first sleepovers with friends.
Jacob square dancing at Go Texan Day.
Jacob hitting a baseball through my bedroom window, which lead to new windows for the whole house!!
Watching Jacob continue to grow up into this sweet, fun little boy…he is so much fun to be around!
Gwyn and Brian taking home 2^nd place at the Daddy Daughter bake off at church.
Gwyn loving her 4^th birthday gymnastics party.
Gwyn going to ballet class for a semester with a couple of her friends.
Watching Gwyn and Brian do the Wii Disney Dance party.
Gwyn and Brian’s Daddy/Daughter dates.
Gwyn getting to be the Turtle Teacher for the day.
Gwyn being the little assistant teacher in charge of her 3 year old class, telling the kids how many eggs they could pick up and where to sit.
Gwyn being very selective at strawberry picking and only picking the biggest and reddest strawberries she could find.
Gwyn making up songs and singing everywhere she goes.
Watching Gwyn continue to grow into the sweetest little girl, such a sweet sister!
Annie being potty-trained!!! Yes, I’m counting it even though we are on day 2 todayJ
Annie swimming across the pool this summer, she is a FISH!
Annie jumping around like crazy with a HUGE smile on her face at her 3^rd birthday party.
Annie going to preschool for the first time.
Watching Annie not participate in the Thanksgiving program and watching her sing and do hand motions at the Christmas program.
Seeing how much Annie has changed this past year..she is talking non-stop!
Annie wearing her dress-up outfits out in public.
Watching Annie go for one of the much coveted two swings we have in the backyard…she will run like lighting to beat Jacob and Gwyn.
Annie tagging along and playing with Gwyn and her friends.
Annie being Jacob’s little buddy.
Our family vacation to Seattle, Portland and the Oregon Coast this summer.
Summer visit to Oklahoma to visit family and friends.
Sitting on Cannon Beach during sunset and roasting marshmallows and having smores.
Meeting Nana, Papa, and Jason in North Texas to take the kids camping.
Taking the kids trick or treating as a ghost (Jacob), Sleeping Beauty (Gwyn) and Rapunzel (Annie).
Easter egg hunting with the Benson’s.
Meeting all of Brian’s family in Panama City, Florida for vacation...going to the beach and the kids catching crabs at night with flashlights.
Emily’s visit with her precious girls to Houston.
Visit to Tulsa for Christmas and getting to meet the new baby cousins Elijah and Hannah for the first time.
Taking the kids to Stillwater for an OSU basketball game.
The never-disappointing cake creations of Brian’s…R2D2 saving Silvermist for Gwyn’s birthday, Perry the Platypus karate kicking an Angry Bird for Jacob’s birthday and Peppa Pig jumping in the muddy puddles for Annie’s birthday.
Brian’s impressive high dives at 4^th of July.
Brian’s carved pumpkins at Halloween.
Family bike rides in the neighborhood.
Taking the kids to San Antonio (their first hotel stay) and going to Sea World.
Me getting my wisdom teeth out finally!
My Perry the Platypus pumpkin taking home the silliest ribbon at Jacob’s Fall Festival.
My much enjoyed couple of trips to Dallas for Em’s birthday and meeting Neely for some shopping.
Cooking Thanksgiving in Jason’s new kitchen.
Brian completing the remodel of our downstairs bathroom!